Category: 6. Health

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  • Airborne Sensors Map Ammonia in California’s Imperial Valley

    Airborne Sensors Map Ammonia in California’s Imperial Valley

    A recent study led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and the nonprofit Aerospace Corporation shows how high-resolution maps of ground-level ammonia plumes can be generated with airborne sensors,…

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  • Inflammation Drives Early Bone Marrow Disorders

    Inflammation Drives Early Bone Marrow Disorders

    Every second of life, the bone marrow produces millions of new blood and immune cells. This continuous renewal relies on a delicate cooperation between hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), supportive stromal cells, and immune regulators.


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  • Prozac ‘No Better Than Placebo’ for Treating Children with Depression, Experts Say

    Prozac ‘No Better Than Placebo’ for Treating Children with Depression, Experts Say




    From The Guardian: “Clinical guidelines should no longer recommend Prozac for children, according to experts, after research showed it had no clinical benefit for treating depression in children and…

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  • Cancer Cells Counter Chromosome Loss With Protein Synthesis

    Cancer Cells Counter Chromosome Loss With Protein Synthesis

    In the context of cancer, many cells are associated with both extra and missing chromosomes. And, in some cases, the cancerous cells gain or lose only part of a chromosome. Each chromosome is divided into two “arms”—a shorter arm called…

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