A new study reveals particles that were released from nuclear plants damaged in the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami contained small amounts of radioactive plutonium.
In Stanford Biodesign’s project-based courses, student teams compete for and are awarded Biodesign NEXT extension funding for further development of early-stage technologies and business plans, with the hope of ultimately making a difference for patients.
Turmeric is a key contributor to lead levels in the blood of rural Bangladeshis and that the problem arises when processors add a color-enhancing industrial pigment to make their product more attractive to buyers.
Characterized by geographic remoteness and a general scarcity of health care providers, the U.S. rural West is home to many low-income, aging and chronically ill Americans, who struggle disproportionately with opioid addiction, obesity, mental health issues and more.
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China has had great success, but the era of miracle growth is over. Citizen needs and expectations are rising, and deferred reforms are riskier and more necessary, explain Jean Oi and Thomas Fingar on the World Class Podcast
