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February 13, 2024
“There is no safe level of lead,” said Olivia Halabicky, postdoctoral fellow in public health, who recommends that everyone test their water sources, homes and even nearby soil, and avoid consumer products that are high in lead. “We don’t want people to be exposed to this at all.”
National Geographic -
February 13, 2024
Recovery from China’s real estate crunch depends on Xi Jinping’s willingness to take the lead in patching long-term economic cracks the central government helped create, says Mary Gallagher, professor of political science and director of the International Institute: “These problems are not only rooted in the bad behavior of corrupt officials, greedy capitalists or overextended households,” but by bad actors motivated by incentives set up by China’s development model.
Newsweek -
February 12, 2024
“Elections are always won at the margins. So really, the question is whether either this case or maybe some of this other litigation will impact Trump’s chances of building the kind of coalition he needs to win in November,” said Will Thomas, assistant professor of business law and philosophy, regarding the legal challenges facing Republican front-runner Donald Trump.
CBS News Detroit -
February 12, 2024
Reducing deaths from car crashes required looking at the problem from lots of different angles and the same approach will be needed for firearm deaths, said Patrick Carter, associate professor of emergency medicine and public health and co-director of the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention: “Building that capacity is really critical to moving the needle and reversing the trends that we’re seeing.”
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February 12, 2024
White people are more likely than Native Americans and Black people to gain a spot on the national liver transplant list, new research shows. “It’s not like people are saying, ‘Oh, you are Black, you aren’t going to get it,’” said gastroenterologist Nikhilesh Mazumder, who believes it’s more that the history of race in the U.S. — and its persistent connection to poverty — has “ended up stacking the deck against referral.”
The Washington Post -
February 9, 2024
“It’s not a silver bullet. But when we see patients in our clinic, who have been through every treatment available and nothing has worked, to have even a quarter achieve a significant measurable response is very good,” said Paul Pfeiffer, professor of psychiatry, who along with fellow psychiatrist Avinash Hosanagar found that ketamine infusions are effective for treating depression.
UPI -
February 9, 2024
Sarah Mills, researcher at the Graham Sustainability Institute, says that if the windiest and sunniest places say no to large wind turbines and solar farms, developers move on to areas that are less efficient and more expensive: “Once you place these restrictions, what’s left is less optimal. What is the cost that we’re willing to pay for social acceptance?”
USA Today -
February 9, 2024
“Generally speaking, your EV battery is at least 400 volts. So, it’s pretty dangerous to go in there and muck about it yourself,” said Al-Thaddeus Avestruz, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, who recommends hiring a professional to install a transfer switch to disconnect from the grid when using an electric vehicle battery to power a house during an outage.
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February 8, 2024
“Is the author Epicurus’ follower, the philosopher and poet Philodemus, the teacher of Vergil? It seems very likely. Is he writing about the effect of music on the hearer, and comparing it to other pleasures like those of food and drink? Quite probably,” said Richard Janko, professor of classical studies, about a partially preserved ancient scroll that was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
TIME -
February 8, 2024
Research by Anne Fernandez, associate professor of psychiatry, found that more Americans older than 50 are using cannabis today than before the pandemic: “Older adults represent a vulnerable age group for cannabis use due to interactions with medications, risky driving, cannabis-related mental health impacts and increased possibility of falls and memory issues.”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
