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Unprecedented increase in ocean plastic since 2005 – PLOS ONE

Published on: March 9, 2023
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Washington, Mar 9 (Prensa Latina) A global database of ocean plastic pollution between 1979 and 2019 revealed a rapid and unprecedented increase in ocean plastics since 2005, the journal PLOS ONE published today, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Marcus Eriksen from The 5 Gyres Institute, USA, and colleagues.

Study finds staggering surge in meth deaths tied to opioid co-use

Published on: February 20, 2023
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Washington, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) An investigation revealed US methamphetamine (meth) mortality rate increased fiftyfold between 1999 and 2021, with most of the added deaths also involving heroin and fentanyl, researchers report in the American Journal of Public Health.

Sen. Hawley wants to create a legal age to be allowed on social media

Published on: February 8, 2023
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Washington, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) intends to make his focus in the present Congress a legislative package aimed at shielding children online, including by setting the age threshold to be on social media at 16.

Scientific research to be key to confirm Covid-19 lethality

Published on: February 3, 2023
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Washington, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) A Covid-19-related study could be key to confirm men are more vulnerable to coronavirus than women, a scientific source revealed Friday.

Young adults with depression are likely to develop CVD

Published on: January 30, 2023
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Washington, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) Young adults who feel down or depressed are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD), and have poor heart health, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers who analyzed data from more than a half million people between the ages of 18 and 49.

Solar reactor makes sustainable fuel from plastics and CO2

Published on: January 9, 2023
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London, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a system that may transform plastic wastes and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products by using just solar energy, Nature Synthesis published Monday.

Extreme heat, drought to impact 90 percent of the future world people

Published on: January 9, 2023
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London, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) A study by the University of Oxford found that nearly the entire world´s population is exposed to increased risks from the combined effects of extreme heat and drought, Nature Sustainability published Monday.

Earth’s inner core may be oxygen-rich – Study

Published on: December 13, 2022
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Washington, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) A scientific study revealed that oxygen, a key substance for life and one of the most abundant in Earth, may be present in the solid inner core, which is composed of nearly pure iron and where extreme high pressure and temperature conditions prevail, The Innovation magazine reported on Tuesday.

Roswell Cancer Center praises Cuba´s VSSP cancer drug effectiveness

Published on: October 6, 2022
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Washington, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (EPCCC) in the United States on Thursday reported that Cuba´s VSSP cancer drug effectiveness on metastatic kidney cancer paves the way for a new treatment on such a disease.

Loneliness can double risk for developing Type 2 diabetes

Published on: September 29, 2022
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Oslo, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD] finds that feelings of loneliness are linked to a significantly higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes (T2D), a specialized source revealed on Thursday.

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