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Spicy Food Probably Doesn’t Cause Long-Term Harm
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative is boosting science — the West must engage, not withdraw
A high-speed Kenyan rail link connecting Nairobi to Mombasa, funded by China, has raised environmental concerns.Credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty There are two ways of looking at China’s US$1-trillion Belt and Road initiative (BRI), which was the subject of a tenth-anniversary summit in Beijing last week. In monetary terms, the project to build and develop…
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Coventry and Warwickshire chosen for Government funding to drive innovation and business growth in technology developments
Coventry and Warwickshire has been selected to receive up to £7.5m of new investment to drive local innovation and business growth, building on the region’s existing strengths in game development. Under the Immersive and Creative Technologies Launchpad programme, businesses and researchers working to grow their impact in the region can apply for competitive grants, with…
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Artificial intelligence may help predict infection risks after implant-based breast reconstruction
Newswise — October 24, 2023 – Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques may provide a more accurate approach to predicting the risk of periprosthetic infection after implant-based breast reconstruction, reports a study in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in…
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BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll Announced at Media Day
By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications Story Links BIG EAST Release NEW YORK – Xavier women’s basketball was picked to finish 11th in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The poll and the preseason all-conference team was announced on Tuesday morning at BIG EAST Media Day at Madison Square Garden. Head Coach Billi Chambers, Shelby…
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Two NYU Langone Health Faculty Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Céline R. Gounder, MD, ScM, and Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, two innovators at NYU Langone, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in their field. Dr. Gounder and Dr. Montgomery joined a 2023 class of 90 regular members and 10 international members, bringing the academy’s total membership to…
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Uptick in pediatric mental health ER visits persists through pandemic
Mental health crises among children and adolescents requiring emergency department care skyrocketed during the pandemic and have stayed elevated despite a return to normalcy, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators. The study, published Oct. 20 in the journal Pediatrics, compared rates of pediatric mental health visits in the emergency departments of…
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3 Ways to Strengthen Physical and Behavioral Health Integration
As hospital and health leaders continue to seek sustainable solutions to address workforce shortages, negative margins and rising labor costs, they may want to take a deeper look at ways to integrate physical and behavioral health services. At least six positive impacts can be achieved by integrating these two areas of care delivery, notes a…
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USDA Bolsters Investments in International Trade and Food Aid
Des Moines, Iowa, October 24, 2023 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $2.3 billion to help American producers maintain and develop markets for their commodities and use U.S. commodities to bolster international food aid. Consistent with a bipartisan request from the Senate Committee on Agriculture,…
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Assessing the scale of rubber deforestation in southeast Asia
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