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Certain fruits and vegetables can increase the amount of pesticide chemicals found in the human body, according to a new peer-reviewed study conducted by scientists at the Environmental Working Group (EWG). Pesticides are thought to be linked to cancer in children, reproductive problems, hormonal interference, and harm to the nervous system. Traces of these chemicals are frequently found in agricultural products, so many consumers may be exposed through their diet. The researchers say this finding could inform future research into how long-term dietary exposure to pesticides affects human health. “The results of this study confirm that what we eat has…
Wildfires ravaging vast boreal forests in Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and Russia may be having a bigger impact on the climate than scientists once thought. A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley suggests that these northern fires could release far more carbon into the atmosphere than current estimates. That’s because these fires don’t just burn wood. In many boreal regions, flames can spread downward into the thick layer of carbon-rich soil beneath the forest floor. These soils, known as peat, contain partially decomposed plant matter that has accumulated over hundreds or even thousands of years. The…
A single dose of cacao, which is rich in certain plant compounds, can improve reaction time and decision-making skills during physically and mentally exhausting exercise. These cognitive benefits occur even when individuals feel similarly mentally drained, suggesting that their brains are unconsciously improving their performance. The research results were published in a magazine psychopharmacology. Hayato Tsukamoto, a researcher at Waseda University’s Faculty of Sport Science, led the investigation. His team wanted to understand how mental fatigue affects physical performance and whether nutritional supplements might have a protective effect. They focused on a mental process known as executive function. Executive function…
A team led by Ryo Shimano at the University of Tokyo directly observed how electron spins reverse inside antiferromagnets (materials in which opposite spins cancel each other out). By capturing the behavior of this process, the researchers identified two different switching mechanisms. One of them outlines a practical path toward ultrafast, nonvolatile magnetic memory and logic devices that have the potential to outperform today’s technology. The result is natural materials. From punched paper cards and metal rods to vacuum tubes and transistors, modern computing has always relied on physical systems that represent zeros and ones. As demand for processing power…
Vanda Pharmaceuticals’ seven-year ambition to expand the label for its sleeping drug Hetrios took an unusual turn when the FDA acquiesced in a formal hearing on the matter. The evidentiary hearing arrangement comes after the agency rejected Vanda’s proposal to expand Hetrios’ jet lag label for the second time in January, citing concerns that the company’s clinical trial protocols were “not sufficiently similar to actual jet travel,” according to Vanda’s explanation for the rejection. Banda disagreed with that assessment, vowing to consider “all appropriate avenues” to pursue its long-sought jet lag symptoms and arguing that the decision does not fully…
With significant manufacturing sites already under lockdown in China, CRDMO BioDuro is on a short trip to Taiwan for its latest pharmaceutical raw material production activities. California-based BioDuro has formed a new joint venture with Cenra API Solutions, a long-established Taiwan-based pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturer. The partnership will bring Cenra’s commercial-scale facility in Taipei into BioDuro’s production network, which is split across multiple facilities in mainland China. According to a March 4 press release, BioDuro will leverage its early-stage development know-how, and the final project is expected to provide an end-to-end API from initial development to commercial production. Cenra’s campus…
As artificial intelligence in revenue cycle management proliferates, a new startup, Procode AI, has launched from stealth a unique approach to AI-powered RCM for complex procedures and surgical cases. The company has adopted an AI roll-up strategy, acquiring established surgical billing businesses to incorporate AI into their workflows, while also strategically focusing on building an intelligent billing infrastructure for practitioners. Procode AI co-founders Jeff Cripe, a high-tech startup entrepreneur, Kameron Rezadeh, MD, a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon, and James Baez-Silva, an engineer, found that the RCM market was fragmented and did not meet the needs of practitioners facing increased…
Vermont’s only landfill, located in Coventry, is owned and operated by Casella Waste Systems. File photo: Riley Robinson/VTDigger Northeast Saudi accounts for less than one-tenth of Vermont’s total waste, but it pays for all of it, according to locals who live near the state’s only landfill in Coventry. They are asking Congress to protect the lake adjacent to the landfill through bill H.652, which would prohibit the discharge of waste from landfills and other dump sites into Lake Memphremagog, an international body of water that borders both Vermont and the Canadian province of Quebec. “Landfills are out of sight and…
Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI).Senate Republicans said in a hearing Wednesday that the changes to the nation’s main chemical safety law are necessary for America’s competitiveness, as Democrats warn that the changes would harm public health. The hearing comes a week after Republicans weighed in on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Announced draft bill for deliberation It aims to relax the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in order to speed up federal chemical reviews. The Senate bill comes a little more than a month after House Republicans released their draft version. Deliberation…
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized not only by strongly encoded traumatic memories but also by disruptions in the coordination of entire brain networks. New research shows that treatment with psychedelic drugs causes a massive reorganization of brain network dynamics caused by remodeling of myelin, the nerve insulating layer. Discoveries from new research in biological psychiatryA paper published by Elsevier shows that enhancing myelination may be a viable strategy to enhance or maintain the therapeutic effects of psychedelic-assisted treatments for PTSD and related disorders. Psilocybin and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) have rapid clinical effects in patients with PTSD. However, circuit-level stabilization is…