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| Reducing air pollution: Policies that pay off Posted: 13 Jan 2022 08:14 AM PST Fine particle pollution affects most of the world's population, causing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases as well as premature deaths, all at a cost to society. A multidisciplinary research team has now drawn up various scenarios that would reduce the mortality caused by fine particles by two thirds over the entire conurbation, and has shown that the benefits obtained would exceed the costs of the policies implemented. |
| Environment key to injury recovery Posted: 12 Jan 2022 11:50 AM PST Black men are disproportionately impacted by injuries in the United States. This disparity is glaring given that injury is one of the top ten causes of death. Data show that injured Black men from disadvantaged neighborhoods experience higher injury mortality, years of life-expectancy loss, and psychological symptoms that persist after initial wounds have been treated. |
| Rare African script offers clues to the evolution of writing Posted: 10 Jan 2022 07:32 AM PST Writing evolves to become simpler and more efficient, according to a new study based on the analysis of an isolated West African writing system. |
| Cannabis poisoning in young children increased nine times after legalization Posted: 07 Jan 2022 09:15 AM PST Ontario saw nine times more emergency department visits per month for cannabis poisonings in young children under the age of 10 after Canada legalized recreational cannabis. While single hospitals have reported on child cannabis poisonings before, this is the first study to look at an entire region. |
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