Health
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PublishedOctober 9, 2024
Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to 3 scientists for work on proteins, the building blocks of life
Their work used advanced technologies, including machine learning, and holds the potential to transform how new drugs are made.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2024
Biden sets 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes nationwide
The president was expected to announce the final Environmental Protection Agency rule Tuesday in the swing state of Wisconsin during the final month of a tight presidential campaign.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2024
Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for microRNA discovery
Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the Nobel Prize for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that help control what the cells do.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2024
Hannaford recalls some fresh salads, pasta meals over listeria concerns
Customers should not eat the products, which were sold from Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 in the deli and produce departments.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2024
Severe obesity is on the rise in the U.S.
It’s too soon to know whether new treatments for obesity, including blockbuster weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Zepbound, can help ease the epidemic.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2024
West Nile virus found in Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, Washington counties
Mosquito-borne illnesses have now been found in 13 of Maine's 16 counties.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2024
Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2024
State agriculture agency recalls Rainbow Farm eggs following salmonella outbreak
The eggs were produced by Rainbow Farm and sold at its Orland location and a handful of farmers markets.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2024
How Boar’s Head plant closure could wreck this tiny Virginia town
The effects could ripple out well beyond those who lost jobs at the sprawling plant in Jarratt, a once-bustling railroad town about 60 miles south of Richmond.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2024
Toxic foam risks persist at other ‘deficient’ Brunswick airport hangars
Inspection reports from 14 months ago show unaddressed deficiencies in 2 sprinkler systems that still use aqueous film-forming foam that contains forever chemicals.
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