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Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy Linked to Behavior Problems in Kids

Elaine Hadley

Summary: A new study finds that higher fluoride levels in pregnant women are associated with increased odds of their children ...

Novel mRNA Vaccine Shows Promise Against Deadly Brain Cancer

Debi Johnson

Summary: Researchers introduced a new mRNA cancer vaccine that rapidly activates the immune system against glioblastoma, the deadliest form of ...

Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu Identified in Dead Florida Dolphin

Debi Johnson

A Florida bottlenose dolphin was found with avian influenza in a landmark case studied by University of Florida researchers and ...

UF scientists hope to stop lethal bronzing disease in Florida palms

Daisy Hips

Phipps Park in West Palm offers skating, exercise stations, baseball Phipps Park in West Palm Beach is host to a ...

70-foot sperm whale beached on sandbar 50 yards from coast in Florida

Elaine Hadley

Officials are attempting to help a 70-foot beached whale off the coast of Venice Beach in Florida on Sunday. The ...

Climate Change Threatens Global Forest CO2 Sequestration

Daisy Hips

A new study shows that climate change is disproportionately affecting U.S. forests, particularly in the West, where adverse effects like ...

Webb Telescope Unravels Mysterious Secrets of “The Brick”

Daisy Hips

New research on the Milky Way’s central region, “The Brick,” using the JWST, has uncovered a paradox: high levels of ...

Bilingual Brains Show Enhanced Attentional Control

Debi Johnson

Summary: Speaking two languages may improve attentional control and information filtering. Researchers examined how bilingual and monolingual individuals process incoming ...