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Air Pollution in India is Associated with Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
The association between ambient and household air pollution and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), a marker of atherosclerosis, has been explored for the first time in a population of a low-and-middle income country by a team led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by "la Caixa".
Scientists Take Giant Stride Towards Entirely Renewable Energy
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have taken a giant stride towards solving a riddle that would provide the world with entirely renewable, clean energy from which water would be the only waste product.
Hurricanes Affecting Puerto Rico Reveal the Serious Socio-Economic Crisis the Country Is Experiencing
In the autumn of 2017, hurricanes Irma and Maria destroyed Puerto Rico causing thousands of deaths, illnesses and suffering, which brought about a situation of serious economic, political and public health crisis, and widespread death and destruction.
Immersion in Virtual Reality Scenes of the Arctic Helps to Ease People’s Pain
Watching immersive 3D videos of icy Arctic scenes helps to relieve burning pain and could hold hope for treating chronic pain, a study has found.
Leading Conservation Scientists Call for Reverse to Biodiversity Loss with ‘Net Positive’ Goals
A group of international conservationists is urging governments across the globe to adopt a new approach to address the impact of economic development on the natural world.