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Men’s Prostate Health Linked to Oral Health

Sep 30, 2019 ● By Maureen Cary

Inflammatory diseases affecting the prostate can have a negative effect on men’s health. Many studies have been conducted to demonstrate the bi-directional relationship between oral health and systemic health.

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Boot the Bottle for Mental Well-Being

Sep 30, 2019

Study finds that men and women who have abstained from alcohol during their lives have the highest levels of mental well-being.

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Panther Power: Texas Pumas Counter Inbreeding

Sep 30, 2019

The endangered Florida panther has been saved from extinction thanks to the introduction of female Texan pumas.

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Other-Worldly Rock: Extraterrestrial Matter Found on Earth

Sep 30, 2019

A 3.3 billion-year-old layer of rock has been found in South Africa that contains two types of insoluble organic matter, suggesting extraterrestrial origins.

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Humanitarian Plea: Environmental Destruction Tapped as War Crime

Sep 30, 2019

A group of 24 scientists is urging that environmental destruction in conflict zones be treated as war crimes by establishing a new protocol in the Geneva Conventions.

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Tiny Scrubbers: Nanoparticles Purify Water

Sep 30, 2019

A chemical engineer who grew up in Tanzania has designed a water purification system based on nanomaterials that is being put into use throughout the country.

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Runoff Results: Gulf Dead Zone Keeps Growing

Sep 30, 2019

Agricultural fertilizer runoffs from the Midwest are resulting in an algae-choked “dead zone” the size of Massachusetts at the mouth of the Mississippi River in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Fertile Fish: Unexpected Aquatic Rebound

Sep 30, 2019

Overfished and struggling widow rockfish are returning to the Pacific coast faster than expected, thanks to legal protections.

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Mushrooming Problem: Climate Crisis May Promote Superbugs

Sep 30, 2019

A new analysis links climate change to the recent global rise of a multidrug-resistant fungal superbug, Candida auris.

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Superfund Success Story: Toxic Site Now Welcomes Walkers

Sep 30, 2019

A 47-acre contaminated Superfund site in Bellingham, Washington, has been cleaned up and now holds restored wetlands, walking paths, new trees and returning bird life.

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