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Wagamaga

Healthcare workers in England experience PTSD at twice the rate of the general public. NHS staff have diagnosable mental health conditions, and are likely be functionally impaired, increasing the likelihood of poor care delivery, and other undesirable outcomes for themselves and others

kcl.ac.uk

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zgvr49 on December 9, 2022 at 12:14 PM in science

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Iron Supplementation ‘Is Beneficial For Intelligence’. The effect was shown to increase with supplement dosage, with researchers highlighting that the “results suggest that oral iron intake can improve the cognitive development of children and adolescents living in LMICs.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zy3fe5 on December 29, 2022 at 11:43 AM in science

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Researchers co-led a large genetic study that identified more than 2,300 genes predicting alcohol and tobacco use after analyzing data from more than 3.4 million people. They said a majority of these genes were similar among people with European, African, American and Asian ancestries.

psu.edu

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zf6o2u on December 7, 2022 at 5:03 PM in science

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Adopting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle might prevent up to 60% of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) cases. Diagnoses of IBD have been increasing globally, the study authors noted, with the condition currently affecting around 1.3 million adults in Europe

nursingtimes.net

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zey7t0 on December 7, 2022 at 10:53 AM in science

49 comments

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Hearing aids might be an important tool in the effort to prevent cognitive decline and dementia. The use of hearing aids was associated with a 19% reduction in long-term cognitive decline. The use of these devices can even benefit those who have begun to show a decline in cognition

jamanetwork.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zdgsav on December 5, 2022 at 7:27 PM in science

14 comments

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The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine limits transmission, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19 even among patients infected by variants of the virus, but the effectiveness of antibodies it generates diminishes as patients get older

cell.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zclze1 on December 4, 2022 at 9:17 PM in science

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Children and teens who survive a firearm injury have a high rate of developing new mental health diagnoses in the year afterward, even compared with kids who suffered injuries in a motor vehicle crash, a new study shows.

journals.lww.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zaksb4 on December 2, 2022 at 12:26 PM in science

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Traffic related air pollution is associated with an increased likelihood of having multiple long-term physical and mental health conditions, research on 364,000 people found. Simple measures to reduce traffic levels could potentially improve lives and lessen the pressure on our healthcare systems.

kcl.ac.uk

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zaioe6 on December 2, 2022 at 10:50 AM in science

10 comments

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Sleep duration declines in early adulthood until age 33, and then picks up again at age 53. The study, involving 730,187 participants spread over 63 countries, revealed how sleep patterns change across the lifespan, and how they differ between countries.

nature.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_ztjlh5 on December 23, 2022 at 3:34 PM in science

49 comments

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Smoking increases the risks of 56 diseases and kills more than one million adults in China each year from 22 different causes. The study included over 512,000 adults who were recruited during 2004-08 from 10 diverse urban and rural areas

ox.ac.uk

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z9lspk on December 1, 2022 at 11:45 AM in science

18 comments

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White House's Jha: Social media platform owners should consider role in COVID misinformation

reuters.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z4bp4j on November 25, 2022 at 12:00 PM in technology

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U.S. Renewable Energy Will Surge Past Coal and Nuclear by Year’s End

scientificamerican.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z2ofer on November 23, 2022 at 12:56 PM in technology

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Disinformation should be regulated, but not outlawed - Human Rights Commission

nzherald.co.nz

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z1th5z on November 22, 2022 at 1:22 PM in technology

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Ford CEO: 40% Less Labor To Build Electric Vehicles

cleantechnica.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_yxos6v on November 17, 2022 at 12:17 PM in technology

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Twitter removes misinformation policies

thestate.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_yotvxn on November 7, 2022 at 5:26 PM in technology

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'Landmark achievement': Rolls-Royce and easyJet hail successful hydrogen jet engine test

businessgreen.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z6v699 on November 28, 2022 at 12:22 PM in technology

188 comments

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Michael Bloomberg announces a new initiative to phase out coal in 25 countries.

nytimes.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_yok2b6 on November 7, 2022 at 11:32 AM in technology

38 comments

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Google and YouTube are investing to fight misinformation

mashable.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z7w3zc on November 29, 2022 at 2:49 PM in technology

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Attorney General Bonta Calls on Social Media Companies to Stop the Spread of Disinformation Ahead of 2022 Midterm Elections

oag.ca.gov

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_ynulyw on November 6, 2022 at 4:21 PM in technology

111 comments

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Egypt inked deals on renewable energy, green hydrogen worth $119 bln

egyptindependent.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z0fimy on November 20, 2022 at 9:15 PM in technology

16 comments

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From post-truth to post-reality: the future of disinformation

friendsofeurope.org

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z54obz on November 26, 2022 at 10:47 AM in technology

22 comments

Green and black | Oil-rich Saudi Arabia plans largest renewable energy plant

rechargenews.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z8wsb0 on November 30, 2022 at 5:04 PM in technology

7 comments

Record efficiency of 26.81% for large silicon solar cells

eenewseurope.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z5ibnc on November 26, 2022 at 9:21 PM in technology

113 comments

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China intensifies disinformation, cyberattacks on Taiwan: report

asia.nikkei.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z560oj on November 26, 2022 at 12:06 PM in technology

43 comments

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When people in the United States die by firearm suicide, they most frequently use handguns, many of which are stored loaded and unlocked. Researchers examined the deaths of 117,126 individuals who died by firearm suicide between 2003 and 2018.

tandfonline.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z65vxw on November 27, 2022 at 4:44 PM in science

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