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Posted on: 2023-10-03
What do we know about the safety of COVID-19 vaccine mRNA in breast milk?

The mRNA inCOVID-19 mRNA vaccines can enter breast milk. However, research only detected small amounts of it, which were mostly degraded and non-functional form. COVID-19 vaccines are beneficial to pregnant women because they are particularly at risk of severe disease and poorer pregnancy outcomes. Furthermore, breast milk from lactating women contains antibodies able to neutralize the COVID-19 virus, meaning that vaccinated women can pass on some protection against COVID-19 to their babies.
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Posted on: 2023-09-13
Are phthalates causing a decline in male fertility?

Introduction According to an estimate published by the World Health Organization in April 2023, infertility affects roughly one in six…
- Climate
Posted on: 2023-05-24
What’s in a number? The significance of the 1.5°C warming threshold and reporting on its possible breach in popular media

These findings were widely covered by popular media outlets, including in articles published by The Guardian, CNN, and BBC, which all reported that this temperature increase would represent a breach of the key IPCC threshold. However, this is missing some important context.
“A single year above 1.5°C does not mean the world has passed that particular warming level”, said Zeke Hausfather. Such nuance was better captured by articles published in Reuters and Axios, which both correctly did not report that these new temperature projections, if realized, would constitute a breach of the threshold.
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Posted on: 2023-05-23
How much of a climate solution can technologies such as carbon capture and storage be?

Science has shown consistently that adding CO2 to the atmosphere is changing the climate in various ways, including raising the…
- Health
Posted on: 2023-05-16
Can mistletoe cure cancer?

Introduction Cancer is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. In 2020, an estimated 19.3 million new cancers were diagnosed and…
- Health
Posted on: 2023-04-11
Can you achieve a balanced diet by eating only meat? A look at the scientific evidence

While a person may be able to consume some form of the carnivore diet in the short run without many ill effects, it’s clear that the diet comes with significant restrictions that can eventually prove detrimental to human health. Nutritional deficiencies, like a lack of vitamin C, can soon lead to illness, like scurvy. And in the long run, excessive consumption of red meat, which is rich in protein and fat, but deficient in carbohydrates and dietary fiber, increases the risk of heart disease and certain cancers.
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Posted on: 2023-02-24
What we know about the safety of mifepristone for medical abortions and the effectiveness of progesterone for “abortion reversal”

Introduction The World Health Organization considers access to safe and affordable abortion services as important for the good health and…
- Health
Posted on: 2023-02-13
What do we know about the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging?

SUMMARY Bisphenol A is an industrial chemical that has been used for decades to make certain plastics and resins. These…
- Climate
Posted on: 2022-12-14
Wind turbines can kill birds, but not as many as fossil fuels and other anthropogenic impacts

“It is true that renewable energy developments like solar and wind farms (along with the power lines to connect them to the grid) can impact negatively on birds and other wildlife, but compared to other human driven causes of bird mortality the impact remains small,” noted Aldina Franco, an avian ecologist at the University of East Anglia.
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Posted on: 2022-11-07
Authorization of bivalent COVID-19 boosters is based on scientific evidence of their safety and effectiveness

image credit The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Publich Health SUMMARY In August 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…

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What do we know about the safety of COVID-19 vaccine mRNA in breast milk?

Are phthalates causing a decline in male fertility?

What’s in a number? The significance of the 1.5°C warming threshold and reporting on its possible breach in popular media

How much of a climate solution can technologies such as carbon capture and storage be?

Can mistletoe cure cancer?

Can you achieve a balanced diet by eating only meat? A look at the scientific evidence

What we know about the safety of mifepristone for medical abortions and the effectiveness of progesterone for “abortion reversal”

What do we know about the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging?

Wind turbines can kill birds, but not as many as fossil fuels and other anthropogenic impacts

Authorization of bivalent COVID-19 boosters is based on scientific evidence of their safety and effectiveness

Can you achieve a balanced diet by eating only meat? A look at the scientific evidence

What do we know about the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging?

Wind turbines can kill birds, but not as many as fossil fuels and other anthropogenic impacts

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