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Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI).The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not issue warnings about pesticides linked to cancer, even though the agency has determined that the ingredients in the products are carcinogenic, according to two new analyzes of federal data. The EPA found that 1.4% (69 of 4,919) of pesticide labels issued cancer warnings for products containing active ingredients that the agency itself designated as “likely” or “likely” to cause cancer. Additionally, only 1.1% (242 of 22,147) of pesticide labels containing ingredients with a “probable” or “suggestive” cancer risk include an EPA cancer…

Massachusetts General Brigham researchers report that the cholesterol-lowering drug evolocumab can significantly reduce the risk of a first major cardiovascular event in diabetic patients who are considered high-risk but have not yet been diagnosed with atherosclerosis (plaque buildup within the walls of arteries). The findings were presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Sessions and Expo and published concurrently. Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. “For more than a decade, intensive cholesterol-lowering therapy has been limited to patients who already had cardiovascular disease,” said corresponding author Nicholas A. Marston, MD, MPH, a cardiologist at Massachusetts General Brigham Heart and Vascular…

Recent experiments have shown evidence that relying on artificial intelligence to learn new material tends to reduce the amount of information students remember after a few weeks. The findings suggest that while these tools may speed up initial learning, they may actually weaken the deep mental processing required for long-term retention of knowledge. The study was published in the journal Open social sciences and humanities. Generative artificial intelligence refers to computer programs that can create text, images, or other media in response to a user’s prompts. These systems can answer complex questions, integrate vast amounts of information, and write essays…

The MOMENTUM study found that 27% of patients with resistant hypertension had hypercortisolism. This finding is important because it shows that excess cortisol is much more common in these patients than researchers and clinicians previously thought. Resistant hypertension occurs when blood pressure remains high even after taking three or more medications. Approximately 10 million people in the United States have this condition. Researchers are increasingly recognizing that underlying health problems can interfere with the effectiveness of standard treatments. One of those problems is hypercortisolism, a condition in which the body produces too much cortisol. Cortisol, also known as the “stress…

A recent analysis of historical blood samples from Wilmington residents detected high levels of very short-chain PFAS, which were previously thought not to accumulate in the body.First, the good news.“The good news for the environment and our drinking water is that PFAS levels are much lower than they have been in the past, and the regulations currently adopted and in development should help bring those numbers down even further,” said Dr. Jane Hoppin, principal investigator of the GenX exposure study and member of the North Carolina Center for Human Health and Environment.But as we all know, there’s always a “but”.”But…

New research reveals why some young people are more vulnerable to overuse of short-form videos, suggesting deeper emotional blind spots and lapses in attention could be behind endless scrolling. Research: From attachment anxiety to short video addiction: The role of attentional control and alexithymia. Image credit: Javier Bermudez Zayas/Shutterstock.com recent frontiers of psychology This study investigated the association between short-form video addiction and attachment anxiety, attentional control, and alexithymia. Higher levels of short video addiction are positively associated with attachment anxiety, but an indirect association exists through two pathways: increased alexithymia and decreased attentional control. Short video addiction and attachment…

Public health experts monitoring the lack of leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have long predicted that finding someone to lead the agency would be a daunting task. In the first 15 months of the second Trump administration, the agency had a Senate-confirmed director for just four weeks — Susan Monales, who was fired last August after clashing with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy. The administration had indicated last week that it would recommend a new candidate, but that did not happen. National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharyya now runs his own…

A University of Michigan study suggests that nitrile and latex gloves commonly used by scientists may make microplastic levels appear higher than they really are. Researchers have found that these gloves can unintentionally transfer particles to laboratory equipment used to analyze air, water, and other environmental samples. The source of the contamination is stearate, which is not plastic but can closely resemble plastic during testing. Because of this, scientists may be detecting particles that are not true microplastics. To alleviate this problem, UM researchers Madeline Clough and Anne McNeil recommend using cleanroom gloves, which emit far fewer particles. Stearate is…

Just a few minutes of vigorous physical activity each day can significantly reduce your chances of developing several major diseases, including arthritis, heart disease and dementia, according to research published today (March 30). european heart journal. To explore this link, researchers analyzed data from about 96,000 people. They compared overall physical activity levels with how active they were, and tracked participants’ risk of developing eight major diseases over time. Even brief moments of higher intensity effort, such as running to catch a bus, were associated with lower risk of both illness and death. This protective effect was particularly strong against…

Scientists have discovered that the magma chamber associated with the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is filling up again. The discovery, led by Kobe University researchers studying Japan’s Kikai caldera, provides new insights into how large caldera systems such as Yellowstone and Toba evolve over time, and could help improve predictions of future eruptions. Some volcanic eruptions are so extreme that they release enough magma to bury the entirety of Central Park within a 7-mile radius. After such an event, the landscape collapses into a wide, relatively shallow crater known as a caldera. Famous examples include Yellowstone in the…