Transgender women are still at risk for prostate cancer
Updated: 2023-04-30 14:59:23
Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Transgender women are still at risk for prostate cancer April 30, 2023 UC San Francisco Transgender women keep their prostates even after gender-affirming surgery , but the extent to which they remain at risk of prostate cancer has been . unclear Now a first of its kind study led by UC San Francisco has estimated the risk at about 14 cases per 10,000 . people The study  drew on 22 years of data from the Veterans Affairs Health System . Although the sample size was necessarily small , it is still the largest study of its kind . It publishes Saturday , April 29, 2023 in the Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA  and is timed to the annual meeting of the American Urological .
, Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Just 6 of nations provide for citizens in just , sustainable manner April 28, 2023 Ohio State University To be environmentally safe , human activities should fall below an ecosystem's capacity to supply goods and services . Photo : Getty Images Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a framework for quantifying how well countries around the world are doing at providing adequate food , energy and water to their citizens without exceeding natureâ s capacity to meet those . needs They found that only 6 of 178 countries provide for all their citizens in an ecologically sustainable way in both carbon sequestration and water . consumption The study found that while 67 of nations
, Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Old dogs with dementia sleep less deeply , just like people with Alzheimerâ s April 28, 2023 Frontiers In Credit Pixabay In people with Alzheimerâ s , the earliest symptoms are commonly disruptions in sleep . rhythms These include daytime sleepiness , showing agitation or confusion around dusk , staying awake longer , and waking up often at night . These changes are thought to result from damage to sleep-regulating areas in the brain . Alzheimer patients tend to spend less time in both REM rapid eye movement sleep , in which most dreaming occurs , and non-REM NREM sleep . But they show the greatest reduction in so-called slow-wave sleep SWS â a stage of non-dreaming deep sleep ,
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Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Gut microbiome fluctuates throughout the day and across seasons April 28, 2023 UC San Diego Credit Pixabay The balance of microbes in the human gut varies substantially from morning to night and even more by season â with profound fluctuations completely transforming the microbiome from summer to winter , according to a study to be presented at Digestive Disease Week® DDW 2023. The microbiome â bacteria that live in and on the body â accounts for about half of the cells that make a human , and fluctuations in the makeup of the microbiome could have wide-ranging implications for health and . medicine âThe seasonal variations we see in conditions like allergies or the flu occur in
Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Highly educated Black women experience poorer birth outcomes April 28, 2023 Pediatric Academic Societies Credit Pixabay Black mothers with a masterâ s or doctorate degree experienced some of the worst birth outcomes , compared to Black mothers with less education and white mothers with the same or less education , according to a new study . The research will be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies PAS 2023 Meeting held April 27-May 1 in Washington , . D.C Researchers examined how educational achievement and race affected preterm births and low birth weights for babies born to non-Hispanic Black and white women over the age of 25. The study used birth certificate records obtained
Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search One-hour endoscopic procedure could eliminate need for insulin for type 2 diabetes April 28, 2023 Amsterdam University Credit Pixabay A procedure that uses controlled electrical pulses to induce changes to the lining of the first part of the small intestine could allow patients with Type 2 diabetes to stop taking insulin and still maintain glycemic control , according to a preliminary first-in-human study that will be presented at Digestive Disease Week® DDW 2023. âThe potential for controlling diabetes with a single endoscopic treatment is spectacular,â said Celine Busch , the studyâ s lead researcher and PhD candidate in gastroenterology at Amsterdam University Medical Center . âOne
Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Disclaimer Privacy Shell Blog Shell Online Library Ofcom UK Name Shell Energy as UK ISP with Most Complaints in Q4 2022 Apr 27th , 2023 by John Donovan ISPreview Ofcom UK Name Shell Energy as UK ISP with Most Complaints in Q4 2022 Thursday , Apr 27th , 2023 10:57 am The latest Ofcom study of UK consumer complaints for Q4 2022 has , once again , named and shamed Shell Energy for attracting the most consumer moans about both home broadband and landline phone services Shell Energy continued to attract the most broadband complaints in the final quarter of 2022. Related complaints against the ISP were mainly driven by faults , service and provisioning issues 31 as well as complaints
Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search US should begin laying the foundation for new and advanced nuclear reactors April 27, 2023 U.S . National Academies of Sciences , Engineering , and Medicine Credit Pixabay New and advanced types of nuclear reactors could play an important role in helping the U.S . meet its long-term climate goals , but a range of technical , regulatory , economic , and societal challenges must first be overcome , says a new report  from the National Academies of Sciences , Engineering , and . Medicine Development , testing , and widespread deployment of these reactors could take several decades . The report makes recommendations for the U.S . Department of Energy , the Nuclear Regulatory Commission , other
: Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Sounds from nature : A soothing remedy for gambling addiction April 27, 2023 Chiba University Credit Pixabay Gambling addiction , also called âpathological gamblingâ and âgambling disorder GD â is known to have severe economic , social , mental , and physical consequences on those . affected One of the major factors contributing to the development and relapse of this disorder is stress . However , studies show that replacing gambling with alternative leisure activities may reduce the likelihood of developing the disorder . In recent years , forest bathing , or âshinrin-yoku,â a form of nature therapy , has emerged as an effective and convenient way to alleviate stress . In
Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Light-based computing scheme reduces power needed to mine cryptocurrencies April 27, 2023 Optica Researchers have developed a new light-based computing scheme called LightHash that reduces the energy necessary for cryptocurrency and blockchain applications . First author Sunil Pai is pictured with the optical setup used for the new research . Researchers have developed a new light-based computing scheme that uses a photonic integrated circuit to reduce the energy necessary for cryptocurrency and blockchain applications . Mining cryptocurrencies like Bitcoinâa process of verifying transactions and adding new cryptocurrency to the blockchainâconsumes up to 1 of the worldâ s energy . This
Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Weird asteroid gets weirder April 26, 2023 NASA JPL This illustration depicts asteroid Phaethon being heated by the Sun . The asteroidâ s surface gets so hot that sodium inside Phaethonâ s rock likely vaporizes and vents into space , causing it to brighten like a comet and form a tail . We have known for a while that asteroid 3200 Phaethon  acts like a comet . It brightens and forms a tail when itâ s near the Sun , and it is the source of the annual Geminid meteor shower , even though comets are responsible for most meteor . showers Scientists had blamed Phaethonâ s comet-like behavior on dust escaping from the asteroid as itâ s scorched by the Sun . However , a new study using two
Oil Change International Home About Values Jobs Blog Program Areas Global Policy Public Finance Global Industry Africa Asia United States Research Press Donate Home About Values Jobs Blog Program Areas Global Policy Public Finance Global Industry Africa Asia United States Research Press Donate Facebook Twitter New report reveals Norwegian Oil Fund as Europeâ s largest institutional investor in coal despite claiming to be a global climate leader April 26, 2023 By OCI Team Global Policy Press Releases Contact : Silje Ask Lundberg silje[at priceofoil.org New report reveals Norwegian Oil Fund as Europeâ s largest institutional investor in coal despite claiming to be a global climate leader Oslo , Norway A new report by ActionAid Denmark , Urgewald , Oil Change International , Greenpeace
Despite fierce local and national opposition, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved new LNG projects in South Texas at a time when we so clearly must transition away from fossil fuels.
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Our new report shows that certified gas programs are likely highly unreliable and ineffective, resulting in increased threats to health and climate from the oil and gas industry.
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Today, G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers issued a communique ahead of next month's G7 Leaders Summit that leaves the door open for investments in new capacity and endorses fossil fuel-based technologies promoted by Japan, this year’s G7 host. This contradicts the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) most recent G7 analysis.
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There have been few concrete developments on the G7-led 'evolution roadmap' and a new Paris Alignment ‘sector note on energy and extractives’ keeps all existing pathways for WBG fossil gas support open.
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Today, ahead of the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministerial meeting this weekend in Japan, the International Energy Agency (IEA)released analyses to inform the G7 energy agenda, including on the outlook for fossil gas.
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