Dangerous ‘supershear’ earthquakes pose risk to California, new research suggests

Supershear earthquakes are more common than previously believed, some scientists say — carrying potentially profound risk for communities across California.

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Chemotherapy and Endocrine Therapy Have Different Long-term Effects on Physical Health Decline for Breast Cancer Survivors, New Study Suggests

Newswise imageA new study led by American Cancer Society investigators shows breast cancer survivors in the United States receiving chemotherapy or endocrine therapy (without chemotherapy) had different long-lasting physical health decline compared to women who were cancer-free.
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Laws Allowing Insurers to Deny Alcohol-Related Claims Do Not Deter Drinking, Study Suggests

State laws designed to prevent dangerous drinking behaviors do not appear to have that effect, according to a study published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. Alcohol exclusion laws allow insurance companies to deny payment for injuries caused by alcohol consumption and were adopted more than seventy years ago to prevent problem drinking and related insurance costs. But a rigorous analysis of drinking behaviors found no evidence that repealing these laws increases alcohol consumption or binge drinking. Previous reports have found these laws to be a barrier to screening and treatment for alcohol issues, resulting in billions of dollars in added healthcare costs.
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Covid-19 boosters could prevent about 90,000 US deaths this winter, but only if more people get them, analysis suggests

Covid-19 vaccinations could save thousands of lives and billions of dollars this winter.
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Almost half of cancer deaths globally are attributable to preventable risk factors, new study suggests

Globally, nearly half of deaths due to cancer can be attributable to preventable risk factors, including the three leading risks of: smoking, drinking too much alcohol or having a high body mass index, a new paper suggests.
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Military cannot rely on AI for strategy or judgment, study suggests

Using artificial intelligence (AI) for warfare has been the promise of science fiction and politicians for years, but new research argues only so much can be automated and shows the value of human judgment.
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Omicron ‘less severe’ than Delta for children ages 4 and younger, study suggests

New research suggests that the children younger than age 5 who are infected with the COVID-19 Omicron variant have less risk of severe health outcomes than those infected with the Delta variant.
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Unpopular teens could be at higher risk of heart conditions later in life, study suggests

Many of us hope to escape who we were in high school — particularly if you were last in line to be picked in gym class — but a growing body of research suggests that how popular you are in adolescence has a link with psychological and physical health decades later.

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Unpopular teens could be at higher risk of heart conditions later in life, study suggests

Many of us hope to escape who we were in high school — particularly if you were last in line to be picked in gym class — but a growing body of research suggests that how popular you are in adolescence has a link with psychological and physical health decades later.


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France suggests glyphosate exit could be even slower than planned

Only half of France’s farmland could do without glyphosate-based weed-killers by 2021, the country’s farm minister suggested, further lowering an initial ambition to get rid of the controversial chemical by then.


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