World-first synthesis of globalization effects on people and planet

Researchers have compiled a world-first conclusive synthesis of the environmental and social impacts of globalization – using sophisticated computation to provide a bird’s eye view of the displacement of wealth-driven consumption into offshore production – highlighting effects such as child labor. The research reveals the extent developed countries are outsourcing burdensome production to poor countries and points towards a need for consumption-based accounting – where a country’s environmental score includes its imports – leaving no room for loopholes.

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Food industry should reduce food product portion sizes, experts urge

New research highlights the benefits of the food industry changing food product portion sizes in order to make healthier eating more normal.

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Keep calm and carry on: Scientists make first serotonin measurements in humans

Scientists have begun to unravel how serotonin acts, based on data collected in a first-of-its-kind experiment that utilized electrochemical probes implanted into the brain of awake human beings.

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T cell biomarker predicts which CLL patients will respond to CAR T cell therapy

Researchers may have found the reason why some patients with advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) don’t respond to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, and the answer is tied to how primed patients’ immune systems are before the therapy is administered.

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How smaller hospitals can effectively reduce antibiotic overuse

Researchers completed a study identifying how community hospitals with fewer than 200 beds can develop antibiotic stewardship programs that work to prevent the growth of superbugs.

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UNICEF 'muted' on tobacco control for children

The tobacco industry manipulated the renowned children’s rights agency UNICEF for more than a dozen years, from 2003 until at least 2016, during which time UNICEF’s focus on children’s rights to a tobacco-free life was reduced, according to previously secret documents recently uncovered.

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EEG signals accurately predict autism as early as 3 months of age

Autism is challenging to diagnose, especially early in life. A new study shows that inexpensive EEGs, which measure brain electrical activity, accurately predict or rule out autism spectrum disorder in infants, even in some as young as three months.

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