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Rising Suicide Rates: According to a new CDC study, suicide rates jumped sharply in the U.S., particularly among women and

Rising Suicide Rates: According to a new CDC study, suicide rates jumped sharply in the U.S., particularly among women and Native Americans.
Source: theatlantic.com

Bacteria That Can Break Down Plastic - Science News | The Naked Scientists

Bacteria That Can Break Down Plastic - Science News | The Naked Scientists
Source: thenakedscientists.com

Court tosses Kansas case that tried to challenge science education guidelines

Court tosses Kansas case that tried to challenge science education guidelines
Source: arstechnica.com

Birds’ eye views | Chemistry World

Birds’ eye views | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org

Coral are bleaching along the entire Great Barrier Reef: Warm water is causing the most damaging event we’ve ever seen

Coral are bleaching along the entire Great Barrier Reef: Warm water is causing the most damaging event we’ve ever seen there.
Source: arstechnica.com

Meta-Analysis: Metformin Should Still Be First-Line Diabetes Therapy, Even with Newer Drugs Available: By Amy Orciari Herman

Meta-Analysis: Metformin Should Still Be First-Line Diabetes Therapy, Even with Newer Drugs Available: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Evidence from a new meta-analysis "supports current guidelines with metformin as the recommended first-line...
Source: jwatch.org

Beer brewers toast Australian gluten-free barley: Australian scientists say they have developed the world's first WHO-approved

Beer brewers toast Australian gluten-free barley: Australian scientists say they have developed the world's first WHO-approved "gluten-free" barley, a breakthrough for global beer manufacturers which have had to use alternatives to barley such as rice and sorghum to brew gluten-free beer.
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Anthropogenic carbon release rate unprecedented during the past 66 million years Richard E. Zeebe. Andy Ridgwell. James

Anthropogenic carbon release rate unprecedented during the past 66 million years Richard E. Zeebe. Andy Ridgwell. James C. Zachos. Nature Geoscience.
Source: nature.com

Slashdot Asks: What's Your View On Speed Reading?

Slashdot Asks: What's Your View On Speed Reading?
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Pressure mounts on Jeremy Hunt over handling of junior doctors’ dispute: Health secretary retreats from claim he has right

Pressure mounts on Jeremy Hunt over handling of junior doctors’ dispute: Health secretary retreats from claim he has right to impose contract – but threat may mean he has misled parliament
Source: theguardian.com

How long will it take? Conceptualizing the temporal dynamics of energy transitions

How long will it take? Conceptualizing the temporal dynamics of energy transitions
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Breakthrough Starshot announces plans to send ship to Alpha Centauri

Breakthrough Starshot announces plans to send ship to Alpha Centauri
Source: arstechnica.com

Watch the world’s first 360° VR surgery live stream on Thursday: VR operations: it’s all about stitch ‘em up, not

Watch the world’s first 360° VR surgery live stream on Thursday: VR operations: it’s all about stitch ‘em up, not shoot ’em up. "On May 22 2014, Mr Shafi Ahmed, consultant general colorectal, and laparoscopic surgeon at Barts NHS trust was in the news for bringing his craft a good deal...
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Document Moved

Document Moved
Source: sciencebasedmedicine.org

No excuse for doctors who refuse to treat transgender people: Society is making strides but doctors are still far behind

No excuse for doctors who refuse to treat transgender people: Society is making strides but doctors are still far behind when it comes to giving trans people the treatment they ask for and the respect they deserve, says Jessica Hamzelou
Source: newscientist.com