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Tiny particles of plastic pollution could be finding their way deep into our lungs with every breath we take, new research reveals. Known as microplastics or nanoplastics, a study from the University of Technology Sydney has used complex computer models to find out what happens when we breathe these particles and where in our bodies they end up. “Plastic particle air pollution is now pervasive and inhalation ranks as the second most likely pathway for human exposure,” says lead author Dr Suvash Saha. Oral intake, or in other words eating and drinking them, is the most common exposure route. He...
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A European Commission proposal to tighten conditions in which Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) may benefit from a special exemption for use in hospitals has divided health stakeholders with concerns about the lack of EU-wide data and calling for guarantees on the specific use conditions. The principle of hospital exemption (HE) was first introduced in the EU regulation for ATMPs - medicines for human use based on genes, tissues or cells, and are mainly used to treat rare diseases - in 2007 to allow some treatments to be used without marketing authorisation under certain specified ci...
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The impact on Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) is one of the key emerging flashpoints of European Commission proposals to revise the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation which were tabled in April last year. ATMPs are medicines for human use based on genes, tissues or cells, and are mainly used to treat rare diseases, 80% of which are genetic and can be targeted by these innovative treatments. Although ATMPs have transformed treatment of rare diseases, high production and research costs make them inaccessible for many patients. Of 18 gene therapies authorised for EU use in recent years, ...
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An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant - the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported on Thursday. Scientists observed Rakus pluck and chew up leaves of a medicinal plant used by people throughout Southeast Asia to treat pain and inflammation. The adult male orangutan then used his fingers to apply the plant juices to an injury on the right cheek. Afterward, he pressed the chewed plant to cover the open wound like a makeshift bandage, according to a new study in Scientific Report...
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Washington (AFP) - Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry joined a group of US senators on Thursday to announce new legislation that would provide tens of millions of dollars towards menopause research and education. "The shame has to be taken out of menopause. We have to talk about this very normal part of our life," said the Hollywood star, who picked up a best actress Oscar for 2001 romantic drama "Monster's Ball." The bill, Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women's Health Act, is sponsored by senators from both parties and would divert $275 million to research, raising awareness and...
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Catholics typically baptise newborns with holy water. But according to one AI priest, Gatorade or other soft drinks will also do. The clerical chatbot, only the latest example of AI struggling to match the hype surrounding it, has now been defrocked from an online Catholic resource after it began giving confessions without permission. Also on dpa trends this week, we've reviewed Apple's latest version of its best-selling Beats headphones as well as Ryan Gosling as a very ignored stunt man in "The Fall Guy". Coman Hamilton,dpa trends & features \-------------------- TOP STORY: Wayward AI priest...
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Collage by Giovana Fleck using disability rights poster at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, used with permission, and a photo of Marijeta Mojasevic, courtesy Mojasevic. This article, written by Clarisse Sih and Bibbi Abruzzini, was part of the#MarchWithUs campaign — one full month of stories from gender justice activists worldwide. Waking up scared for life because of a neurological problem is a situation nobody ever wishes to find themselves in. Marijeta Mojasevic certainly never thought she could suffer a stroke, and even if, definitely not at 17 years old. Mojasevic was ...
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Scientists say a new form of mpox found amid an outbreak in Congo may spread more easily among people. The Democratic Republic of Congo has had more than 4,500 suspected cases of mpox and some 300 deaths since January. The country recently declared the outbreak a health emergency. An analysis of patients hospitalised between October and January in Kamituga, eastern Congo, suggests recent genetic mutations in mpox are the result of its continued transmission in humans. Dr Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, the lead researcher of the study, said "we’re in a new phase of mpox". Mbala-Kingebeni heads a lab ...
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Here's a good problem to have: Let's say the barbecue you'd planned fell through and you've got a couple of crates of beer on your hands that now will take nearly forever to drink. How long will it keep? The short answer is: longer than you may think. Although beer, in contrast to wine or spirits, is one of the few alcoholic beverages requiring a best-before date on the bottle or can, you don't have to pour it down the drain as soon as it's expired, says Daniele Krehl, a nutrition expert for the consumer advice centre in Bavaria, Germany. "The best-before date is simply the brewer's guarantee ...
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Here's a good problem to have: Let's say the barbecue you'd planned fell through and you've got a couple of crates of beer on your hands that now will take nearly forever to drink. How long will it keep? The short answer is: longer than you may think. Although beer, in contrast to wine or spirits, is one of the few alcoholic beverages requiring a best-before date on the bottle or can, you don't have to pour it down the drain as soon as it's expired, says Daniele Krehl, a nutrition expert for the consumer advice centre in Bavaria, Germany. "The best-before date is simply the brewer's guarantee ...
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