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Review Examines Pharmaceutical Contamination in Edible Plants Grown on Waste-Amended Soils
Medicines Are Turning Up in Food Crops Fertilized With Wastewater, Manure and Biosolids As cities search for ways to conserve…
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CnQuant Enables High-Resolution Chromosomal Copy Number Profiling for Precision Oncology Clinics
A new open-source software platform could bring high-resolution chromosome analysis closer to routine cancer care, allowing clinicians to inspect tumor…
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Modified Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Show Promise for Termite Control
Termite-Killing Nanoparticles Reach 100 Percent Mortality After Blue-Laser Treatment A laboratory study has identified a potentially powerful way to intensify…
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Hip X-ray indices may improve osteoporosis screening before hip replacement in women
A Simple Hip X-Ray Could Reveal Hidden Osteoporosis Before Replacement Surgery A routine hip X-ray may contain a surprisingly clear…
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BEST4⁺ Intestinal Cells May Link Ion Transport to Viral Diarrhea
A little-known population of intestinal epithelial cells may help explain how the gut balances fluid, electrolytes, acidity and mucus—and how…
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Smartwatch Detects Serious Sleep Apnea in Prospective Clinical Study
A consumer smartwatch has shown strong performance in identifying moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea and distinguishing patients with a high physiological…
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Southwest Nigerian Poultry Farmers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Avian Influenza Studied
Nigerian Poultry Farmers Recognize Bird Flu’s Economic Threat—but Many Underestimate the Risk to Their Own Health Avian influenza is widely…
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Skin Metastases from Hepatobiliary Cancers: A Systematic Review
A rare but revealing complication of liver and bile-duct cancers is drawing renewed attention to the skin, where malignant cells…
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Early-pregnancy uric acid-to-HDL ratio predicts gestational diabetes, prospective cohort study finds
A Simple Blood-Marker Ratio in Early Pregnancy Could Flag Gestational Diabetes Months Before Diagnosis A routine blood test taken during…
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A Porous Five-Metal Alloy Boosts Acidic Hydrogen Production
A self-supporting alloy made from five relatively abundant metals has delivered efficient hydrogen evolution in a strongly acidic electrolyte, pointing…