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Indigenous peoples seek leadership and respect in the battle for biodiversity

Indigenous peoples seek leadership and respect in the battle for biodiversity

Montreal Canada – Indigenous communities are demanding a leadership role in protecting global biodiversity, as a United Nations conference on safeguarding critical ecosystems highlights the importance of Indigenous stewardship of lands and waters. Calls to put Indigenous rights and decision-making at the heart of biodiversity initiatives have intensified as representatives from nearly 200 countries gather …

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Myriad Genetics Patient Outcome Study Shows RiskScore Leads to More Accurate Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Than Standard Risk Model |  MarketScreener

Myriad Genetics Patient Outcome Study Shows RiskScore Leads to More Accurate Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Than Standard Risk Model | MarketScreener

Myriad’s MyRisk™ hereditary cancer test with RiskScore® provides personalized breast cancer risk assessment for women of all backgrounds SALT LAKE CITY, 08 Dec. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, today presented results from a longitudinal study validating RiskScore as a well-calibrated and more …

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A drug to prevent Alzheimer's?  Study to start enrolling young participants in the ultimate test

A drug to prevent Alzheimer’s? Study to start enrolling young participants in the ultimate test

article FILE – A woman holds a model of the human brain in her hands on June 1, 2019 in Cardiff, UK. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images) Researchers are soon recruiting participants for a study aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s disease in people genetically destined to develop it at a young age. Depending on the result, …

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A drug to prevent Alzheimer's?  Study to start enrolling young participants in the ultimate test

A drug to prevent Alzheimer’s? Study to start enrolling young participants in the ultimate test

article FILE – A woman holds a model of the human brain in her hands on June 1, 2019 in Cardiff, UK. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images) Researchers are soon recruiting participants for a study aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s disease in people genetically destined to develop it at a young age. Depending on the result, …

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A drug to prevent Alzheimer's?  Study to start enrolling young participants in the ultimate test

A drug to prevent Alzheimer’s? Study to start enrolling young participants in the ultimate test

article FILE – A woman holds a model of the human brain in her hands on June 1, 2019 in Cardiff, UK. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images) Researchers are soon recruiting participants for a study aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s disease in people genetically destined to develop it at a young age. Depending on the result, …

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Nicola Sturgeon's claim to be world climate change leader 'in tatters' after watchdog report

Nicola Sturgeon’s claim to be world climate change leader ‘in tatters’ after watchdog report

Nicola Sturgeon’s claim to be a global leader in the fight against climate change is ‘in tatters’ after the UK’s independent watchdog found his government was missing most of its green targets and failing to had no “clear delivery plan” on how to reach them. The prime minister has repeatedly bragged about her government’s ‘world-leading’ …

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Astronomers have just discovered the closest black hole to Earth.  Until now it was invisible

Astronomers have just discovered the closest black hole to Earth. Until now it was invisible

Astronomers have located the closest stellar-mass black hole to Earth ever discovered. Because this black hole doesn’t feed on matter or emit radiation, making it virtually invisible, scientists had to take a different approach to finding it. A star orbiting the black hole exhibited a “wobble,” which helped them locate the black hole-star binary system …

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Florida expected to be a hotbed of wildfires in early 2023

Florida expected to be a hotbed of wildfires in early 2023

The ingredients line up for parts of Florida to be active for wildfires in 2023, despite two hurricanes making landfall in 2022 bringing torrential rains. The recently released outlook from the National Interagency Fire Center shows the likelihood of above-normal wildfire potential developing in the new year along the Interstate 10 corridor and includes the …

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