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Adding fluoride to water supplies may deliver a modest benefit to children’s dental health, finds an NIHR-funded study. But, the benefits are smaller than shown in previous studies - carried out 50 years ago - when fluoride toothpaste was less available in the UK.
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A survey of people with long COVID in the Uk has found that 95% of them experienced stigma about the condition at least ‘sometimes’. The study also looked at the types of stigma people experience and found that around 63% had overt experiences of being treated unfairly due to long COVID.
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A study of coyotes’ diet & movement in the Canadian park where coyotes fatally attacked a woman in 2009 suggests the animals had to rely on moose rather than smaller mammals for most of their diet–and as a result of adapting to that large food source, perceived a lone hiker as potential prey.
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There were approximately 14.83 million excess deaths associated with COVID-19 across the world from 2020 to 2021, according to estimates by the WHO reported in Nature. This estimate is nearly three times the number of deaths reported to have been caused by COVID-19 over the same period.
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Reviewing over 8000 posts in two online incel groups, common themes that led to membership were revealed. Incel membership is related to a shared sense of perceived injustice and a method for increasing self-esteem through group membership, new research discovers.
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A little more information on restaurant menus could encourage people to choose meals with a lower climate footprint, according to a new study, which found that adding climate impact labels to foods was an effective strategy to reduce red meat consumption.
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Researchers propose new structures to harvest untapped source of freshwater. It's capable of capturing water vapor from above the ocean and condensing it into fresh water and do so in a manner that will remain feasible in the face of continued climate change.
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