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SHOTS – HEALTH NEWS

Canada’s Decision To Make Public More Clinical Trial Data Puts Pressure On FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration treats most data it gets on the development of new drugs and medical devices as confidential to companies. Critics say making the data public would help patients.

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SHOTS – HEALTH NEWS

A Patient Hopes Gene-Editing Can Help With Pain Of Sickle Cell Disease

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GOATS AND SODA

Zika: Researchers Are Learning More About The Long-Term Consequences For Children

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THE SALT

Changing Your Diet Can Help Tamp Down Depression, Boost Mood

October 9, 2019 • Depression symptoms dropped significantly in a group of young adults who ate a Mediterranean-style diet for three weeks. It’s the latest study to show that food can influence mental health.

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ENVIRONMENT

Sweeping Study Raises Questions About Who Benefits From Buyouts Of Flood-Prone Homes

October 9, 2019 • Scientists have released the most detailed look yet at where and how the U.S. government helps residents retreat from flood-prone areas. Climate change is making such questions more urgent.

Dmitry Lovetsky; Jonathan Cohen/Binghamton University; The University of Texas at Austin via AP

3 Share Nobel Prize In Chemistry For Development Of Lithium-Ion Batteries

October 9, 2019 • An American, British and Japanese scientist have jointly received the award, according to an announcement from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.

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3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize In Physics For Work On Earth’s Place In The Universe

October 8, 2019 • The Royal Swedish Academy of Science made the announcement Tuesday in Stockholm that a Canadian-American and two Swiss scientists had won the prize.

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SHOTS – HEALTH NEWS

An App That Can Catch Early Signs Of Eye Disease In A Flash

October 7, 2019 • After his son developed a rare eye cancer, a chemist in Texas developed a smartphone app that uses a camera and artificial intelligence to detect early signs of eye disease.

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HIDDEN BRAIN

Screaming Into The Void: How Outrage Is Hijacking Our Culture, And Our Minds

October 7, 2019 • Turn on the news or look at Twitter, and it’s likely you’ll be bombarded by outrage. Many people have come to believe that the only way to spark change is to incite anger. This week on Hidden Brain, how outrage is hijacking our conversations, our communities, and our minds.

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Trio Wins Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine For Work On Cells And Oxygen

October 7, 2019 • The three physicians “found the molecular switch that regulates how our cells adapt when oxygen levels drop,” a member of the Nobel Committee said.

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SHORT WAVE

Introducing Short Wave

October 6, 2019 • Short Wave, NPR’s new daily science podcast, starts October 15th. Join host Maddie Sofia for new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines – all in about 10 minutes, Monday through Friday. Subscribe now.

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New Research: China Is Winning Some Health-Care Battles — And Losing Others

October 5, 2019 • A suite of new research shows the country beating infectious diseases over the last two decades. But deaths from lifestyle-related diseases like cancer and diabetes are on the rise.

A. Tournié, Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation

Ancient Greek Scroll’s Hidden Contents Revealed Through Infrared Imaging

October 4, 2019 • More than 200 years ago, a scroll damaged by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius was unrolled and pasted onto cardboard, even though it had writing on the back. New imagery shows some of what’s hidden.

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The End Of Guinea Worm Was Just Around the Corner. Not Anymore

October 4, 2019 • The World Health Organization had hoped to eradicate the painful parasite by 2020. That deadline just got moved a decade into the future. And dogs are part of the problem.

Ravenna Koenig

Researchers Are Freezing Their Ship Into Arctic Ice To Study Climate Change

October 4, 2019 • An ambitious Arctic expedition has reached a milestone. Researchers have found a floe to freeze into, where they’ll construct an observatory and study Arctic systems from a ship.

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THE SALT

We’re Pulling Tuna Out Of The Ocean At Unprecedented — And Unsustainable — Rates

October 4, 2019 • A new study finds that tuna harvests, including of some species considered “vulnerable,” have increased by an astonishing 1,000% in the last 60 years — a rate some scientists warn is unsustainable.

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ENVIRONMENT

How Penn State Is Cutting Greenhouse Emissions In Half — And Saving Money

October 4, 2019 • The university, which is as big as a city, has slashed its carbon emissions since 2004. That effort is now paying for itself in lower energy costs. Could actual cities do the same?

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HIDDEN BRAIN

I, Robot: Our Changing Relationship With Technology

October 3, 2019 • Do you ever catch yourself yelling at your Alexa? Or typing questions into Google that you would never ask aloud? This week, we explore our changing relationship with technology.

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THE SALT

Irrigation For Farming Could Leave Many Of The World’s Streams And Rivers Dry

October 2, 2019 • A new study shows many of the world’s streams and rivers could dry up because people are draining underground aquifers that sustain streams through dry periods. Climate change won’t help matters.

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Workers Are Falling Ill, Even Dying, After Making Kitchen Countertops

October 2, 2019 • Irreversible lung disease has started to show up among young workers who cut, grind and polish countertops made of increasingly popular “engineered” stone. The material is more than 90% silica.

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