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Lawsuits against L’Oréal, Chicago-based companies over hair relaxers move forward

The filings claim the beauty brands ‘intentionally targeted Black and Brown women,’ as well as teenagers and children without warning them of the potential effects of the chemical ingredients.

Chicago Sun-Times

'Bionic breast' could restore sensation for cancer survivors

Scientists are developing a new device that could help breast cancer patients who experience a loss of sensation after having a mastectomy.

LiveScience

Jill Biden announces White House Women's Health initiative

This initiative will target both reproductive health care research and post-reproductive health care such as perimenopause and menopause.

Fortune

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Senate panel advances NIH nominee Bertagnolli - Roll Call

President Biden’s choice to run the National Institutes of Health won approval from a key Senate committee.

Roll Call

'America Funded It': Rand Paul Blasts Fauci and the Media for Suppressing the Lab Leak Theory

The notion that COVID-19 came from a lab was once touted as misinformation. But now the FBI, the Energy Department, and others agree with Paul.

Reason

Bernie Sanders will vote no on Biden's pick to lead NIH, but nomination may proceed

The Vermont senator held up the nomination process for Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to lead the health agency in order to make a point about drug prices. Now, he says he'll vote against her.

WEKU

Senators grill Bertagnolli on NIH priorities, drug costs - Roll Call

Monica Bertagnolli, nominated to head the National Institutes of Health, currently heads the National Cancer Institute.

Roll Call

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Gun deaths among children and teens have soared – but there are ways to reverse the trend

Firearm injuries are now the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens following a huge decadelong rise.

The Conversation

The Case Against Ultra-Processed Foods Is Missing One Crucial Piece of Evidence

Some researchers are questioning the strength of the evidence against ultra-processed foods.

Inverse

The Real Reason Science Can't Explain Why People Lose Their Sense Of Smell

Despite the increased attention to smell loss more broadly, the sense of smell remains complicated and not fully understood.

Inverse

The study of smell loss still struggles

The pandemic brought attention to an overlooked condition. But researchers are still fighting to show smell matters

Salon

Years of research laid the groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots

The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to two scientists whose work led to mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

The Independent UK

Republicans urge the ignorant to ‘just say no’ to science

Too many Americans now don’t trust the credentialed “elitists” with their graduate degrees and years of research. They’d rather go with the charismatic dunce who cheated his way through high school and can barely speak in complete sentences.

Chicago Sun-Times

Living In Polluted Areas Increases Risk Of Breast Cancer, New Study Finds

Breathing in high quantities of particulate matter raises breast cancer chance by 8%, says NIH research

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The Hindu

Seismic activities, construction loopholes, population pressure, among others cause for sinking of Joshimath: reports

Joshimath's land subsidence due to its location on a slope of morainic deposits, population pressure, multi-storeyed buildings, and lack of proper water disposal system, according to scientific reports. The reports suggest need for town planning review, construction typology, practices, materials, regulations, and awareness.

The Independent UK

A man bitten by a household spider nearly lost his leg. These are the symptoms he tells others to watch for

Had he waited one more day to seek medical attention, his infection could have been “uncontrollable”, doctors said

The Independent UK

Woman accused of faking symptoms of debilitating illness dies aged 33

Her condition, caused by gene mutations, was blamed baselessly on psychiatric issues

Salon

It's time to deschedule marijuana

Rescheduling cannabis opens the door to reform, but not wide enough

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The Conversation

Science experiments traditionally only used male mice – here’s why that’s a problem for women’s health

If you have ever taken a medicine, then you have benefited from research in animals. But ten years ago, if you looked at a scientific report involving mice or rats, it would probably have used only male animals.

Salon

Why are we still ignoring long COVID?

As COVID cases rise once again, we're unprepared for the "mass disabling" event caused by long COVID

The Conversation

Zebrafish are a scientist's favorite for early-stage research – especially to study human blood disorders

Scientists have relied on animal models as an alternative to testing on human tissues and cells for decades. But not just any organism can adequately model how human cells behave. Researchers take into account how quickly the organism can mature, how many offspring it can produce and how often it…

Inverse

Are Vitamin D Supplements a Scam? Two Experts Reveal the Best Way To Get the Sunshine Vitamin

Both the sun and supplements provide vitamin D, but going out in the sun brings plenty of other benefits.

WEKU

Filling Fauci's shoes: Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo is HIV expert and a lot of fun at parties

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will lead NIH's infectious diseases institute. Colleagues say she has a wide breadth of knowledge and a joyful demeanor.

The Independent UK

Brain fog and other long COVID symptoms are the focus of new small treatment studies

The National Institutes of Health is starting some studies to test possible treatments for long COVID

The Independent UK

What is cardiac arrest? The condition that sent LeBron James’ son Bronny to the hospital

Cardiac arrest differs from a heart attack

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