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According to new preliminary research published by scientific journal Cell, scientists may have uncovered a genetic variant of a specific gene in the human body that promotes slimness even if you were to sit around on the couch all day…

State and local emergency management officials are preparing for the possibility of facing synchronized disasters, with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the six-month hurricane season. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed. …

Vaccine critics suffered serious setbacks in the past year, as states strengthened immunization laws in response to measles outbreaks sparked by vaccine refusers. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed. HOUSTON, TX -…

Dr. Nora Volkow, who heads the National Institute on Drug Abuse, spoke about the emerging science around COVID-19’s relationship to vaping and to opioid use disorder, as well as how these underlying epidemics could increase people’s risks.…

The outlook for older adults is not encouraging. Advanced age is associated with significantly worse outcomes for older patients, and even those who survive are unlikely to return to their previous level of functioning. Image by kalhh from…

Expediting renewable energy development could help New York's economy after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Image by Sebastian Ganso. ALBANY, N.Y. - Clean energy advocates in New York say the budget passed by the Legislature this…

Although life expectancy inched up slightly in 2018, it hasn’t yet regained the lost ground, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. File photo: Pixabay. CALIFORNIA - For much of the 20th century, medical progress…

Ethan Howard is a musician who tested positive for HIV in 2015 as part of an outbreak centered around Austin, Indiana. Photo credit: Luke Sharrett, Kaiser Health News. AUSTIN, IN - Ethan Howard cradled his prized Martin-brand guitar,…

While 15 Coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the U.S. so far, tens of thousands of people have been infected worldwide and more than 1,300 have died. Global, and local fears of the spread of the respiratory virus are fueling…

In a nation where nearly 113,000 people are waiting for transplants, scores of organs — mostly kidneys — are discarded after they don’t reach their destination in time. When a human heart was left behind by mistake on a Southwest Airlines…

PFAS, used in the hundreds of everyday products, are called 'forever chemicals' because they build up in our bodies and don't break down. Very small doses have been linked to cancer, immune and reproductive harm and other diseases. File…

If continued tests yield similar results, Michigan scientists have noted that we could see a pill synthesized and made available for human consumption that could supply the same benefits as a marathon session pumping iron at LA Fitness.…

Reynolds notes that carbon pricing is similar to the approach taken by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, but instead of selling pollution credits, carbon pricing factors the cost of pollution directly into the market price of power…

NEW YORK - A new report says farming has an important role to play in fighting climate change. The Climate Change and Land Use report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says rising temperatures and severe weather are…

Scientists have stated that if experimental space gardening is a success – establishing an environment capable of allowing organic food growth to take place and flourish – could lead to addressing food shortages on Earth. File photo:…

The oyster populations from Maine to Florida has shrunk to less than 10% of its historic size. Nulovetoyo/Adobe Stock. NEW YORK - The efforts to restore shellfish to New York Harbor and Long Island have made real progress, but there's…

With enactment of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, the Empire State will be on track to set the most ambitious legislative mandate for carbon reductions in the world. Photo credit: Kovalenko I/Adobe Stock NEW YORK -…

New York may be closing its coal-fired power plants, but smog and acid rain still drift in from plants in the Midwest. (laborec425/AdobeStock) NEW YORK - The last of New York state's coal-fired power plants will be phased out by the end…