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I have been away due to some research duties. I also contemplated doing a podcast where I do a deep dive into science topics. I will return here in a few days. I hope you all are well.

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🧪A company in West Virginia is dumping PFAS into pubic water ways used for drinking water in the state. This is a poor state where the people cannot fight a corporation and if they become sick will not be able to afford treatment for long. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪This is infuriating. This is a plan to poison the waters of America. This will increase health maladies and deaths. www.azfamily.com/2025/01/23/e... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪Avian flu in Georgia halts poultry sales. This means chicken prices will begin to rise along with the chance of a pandemic. www.fox5atlanta.com/news/avian-i... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪Generation X had the highest lead exposure of any generation. The amount of people with mental conditions rose greatly in this generation. wtop.com/health-fitne... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪Exciting FDA News. Red 3, or erythrosine is now banned in the United States completely. It is a known carcinogen that has been banned from cosmetics for decades. www.sciencealert.com/fda-finally-... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪The rules on obesity have changed. BMI will not be the only factor. A person much have obesity related diseases must and other criteria. This is a welcomed change. www.sciencealert.com/new-obesity-... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪Xenon, a neuroprotective noble gas, has treated Alzheimer's in rats paving the way for clinical trials. Xenon is really good at dealing with neuroinflammation. scitechdaily.com/a-breath-awa... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪An optometrist and I had a conversation about retinal scans and he mentioned to me they were one of the best diagnostic methods. Now, AI can predict stroke accurately from a retinal scan. www.news-medical.net/news/2025011.... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪A group of researchers published a list of ultra-processed foods online. The definition is not in flux. www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪When temperatures in a dwelling are between 68 to 75 Fahrenheit, mental function in elder people is conserved. Higher than 75 places stress on the brain. I have observed this many times in my life. The brain is not meant to take high temperatures. neurosciencenews.com/temperature-... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪Alcohol breaks down into acetaldehyde, a carcinogen. It produces free radicals damaging cells and DNA. It is a solvent, increasing absorption of dangerous chemicals. It is mutagenic, increases estrogen, and linked to breast cancer. theconversation.com/even-1-drink... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪Microbial resistance is an evolutionary process. This process is a detriment to human health when it concerns pathogenic microbes. When microbes become resistant to medical treatment, more untreated disease leads to worse outcomes. www.livescience.com/health/virus... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪Rice is problematic for insulin insensitive people. The food landscape in America unsafe for metabolic disorders. Engineering foods to eliminate detrimental health effects is a key temporary fix. technology.inquirer.net/139690/philr... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪The effects of alcohol on human neurobiology is a spell of misfortune. Alcohol is known to degenerate many cell types and in the long run it makes sense neurodegenerative disease is an endpoint. The genetic understanding makes this very interesting. www.psypost.org/alcohol-use-... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪Action on formaldehyde Is unlikely even as a new assessment outlined the health effects of this chemical because of the new administration. Knowledge will help people to avoid negative health effects from formaldehyde. www.propublica.org/article/form... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪Human metapneumovirus is wreaking havoc in China. The situation is being watched with countries issuing warnings throughout Asia. www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/h... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪Alcohol is a carcinogen. At "safe" limits, one drink per day for women and two for men, the risk for certain cancers are present. It mirrors my earlier assertion that there is no safe amount. I support the placement of the labels on alcoholic beverages. www.pennlive.com/nation-world... #WomeninSTEM

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I believe the military person who ended their life at Trump's hotel, most people are just going to dismiss him because he has PTSD. It is sad that ignorant, poorly educated people do such things. I think he had a legitimate fear and he may have awakened from the cult mentality and realized reality.

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🧪Happy New Year to all. California is dealing with ultra-processed foods responsible for the rise in chronic diseases like obesity, cancer, & diabetes. Companies want to make cheap products & maximize profits while the common person has no clue or care. www.reuters.com/business/hea... #WomeninSTEM

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Happy New Year to all.

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🧪Texas officials have put out advisories to be on the lookout for the New World Screwworm. If sighted, it will be the first time since the 1960s that the parasite was in the U.S. www.kvue.com/article/news... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪The nucleolus, a cellular structure containing rDNA (ribosomal DNA) is the clock mechanism. A small nucleolus keeps a cell younger by delaying senescence. One powerful trick to doing this in humans is something that fascinates me - calorie restriction. scitechdaily.com/scientists-d... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪 Let's take a moment and pay tribute to former United States President Jimmy Carter, a true champion of the environment before Reagan ruined everything. www.npr.org/2024/12/29/1... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪 Glyphosates are highly dangerous. Even if you are exposed and then do not have other exposures, the damage is done. These chemicals are persistent in the brain. Time to ban them completely. scitechdaily.com/alarming-com...

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🧪Glyphosates. We now have the evidence that lasting brain damage occurs post exposure without subsequent exposures. scitechdaily.com/alarming-com... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪Fracking is terrible. Unregulated anything is terrible. The terribleness of this is additive. Unregulated fracking poisons public water supply causing cancer and other long term illness. Why is everyone so afraid to regulate? www.desmog.com/2024/12/23/j... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪 H5N1 has made the last step to becoming transmissible between humans. Where we will go from here is only speculation. #WomeninSTEM

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🧪I have both conditions anauralia and aphantasia. Anauralia is the lack of an inner voice and aphantasia is the lack evoked imagery in your mind. I had a dream where I was waiting for test results and I cannot see the dream nor can I hear the dream. neurosciencenews.com/anauralia-au... #WomeninSTEM

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I just wanted to take a little time out of my day to make some well wishes. Have a happy Christmas if you celebrate. Have a freilichen Chanukah if you celebrate. And a happy Festivus for the rest of us.

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🧪Petrochemical plants affect poor, disadvantaged communities who do not enjoy protection under our federalist system. Petrochemical companies pollute our waters without penalty. If laws are not enforced, then why have them for some and not others? www.ehn.org/petrochemica... #WomeninSTEM

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🧪If you have allergic rhinitis, as do I, and you have chronic Sniffles, you may have higher nasal populations of microbes living there. www.sciencealert.com/your-sniffle... #womeninscience

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🧪Valley Fever is a fungal infection that affects the lungs. It is persistent in the environment. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti... #womeninscience

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🧪The States enacting anti-vaccine laws are setting up children to die. Adults would be equally at danger and the elderly would be more prone to death from preventable cause. Good luck living in those states. thebulletin.org/2024/12/rfk-... #womeninscience

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🧪Over the last 50 years, air pollution has declined 80%. There is still a long way to go. Air pollution Is responsible for human infertility and even failures with IVF. Elimination of government regulations would be perilous for human fertility. 19thnews.org/2024/12/air-... #womeninstem

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🧪Ok, I examined the weight loss percentages these drug companies reported and how that would affect people. I then pressed on to find the mathematical limits of where obese people would still be obese with these drugs. There is always a limit. www.politico.eu/article/weig... #womeninstem

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🧪Happy holidays. Holiday candles pollute your home with VOCs, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, fine particulate matter, and more. Health effects cand damage the heart, brain. Causes cancer, heart disease and more. nypost.com/2024/12/11/h... #womeninstem

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🧪A lawsuit filed to sue 3M for damages due to the company releasing PFAS into the potable water supply. 3M knew the risks to humans and flagrantly disregarded threats to humans safety. www.nj.com/essex/2024/1... #womeninstem

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🧪The FDA has rules that allows companies leeway to place harmful substances into food. Why is a mystery to anyone. This rule seems illogical when protect human health medicalxpress.com/news/2024-12... #womeninscience

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🧪Glyphosates are terrible for human health. Causes stress to cells pushing them to the brink of death. Glyphosates are responsible for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. It is time to ban these neurotoxic chemicals. We can solve pest issues in other ways. #womeninscience www.earth.com/news/herbici...

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Yesterday, my dentist's office notified me when I went in for my cleaning to bring ear plugs or headphones. I did and it made so much of a difference. If I knew before how to live more successfully, my life would have been easier. My upbringing was not conducive to that. #Disability #Austistic

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🧪The cattle screwworm has been detected at the U.S.-Mexican border. The vector is a fly and can infect all mammals. The American meat supply could be affected in time. nypost.com/2024/12/08/s... #womeninscience

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