Push for heat pump rebates and cheap rooftop solar loans to lower energy bills
“Reasonable changes to update our inadequate Building Code, cutting red tape for energy-efficient investments and improving information requirements…
Pima County Health Department warns some medications can increase heat risk
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Triple-digit temperatures are back in southern Arizona, and Pima County is working to…
Walking experts reveal the number of steps per day you need to boost health – and it’s not 10,000
“Walking should be on every doctor’s prescription pad”, says Dr Courtney Conley, co-author of a new book Walk:…
Annie Crummer mentors Gisborne Girls’ High bands as part of NZ Music Month
“I love it. I always look forward to learning from them and I must say I was lucky…
Climate change increases stroke risk through extreme weather and pollution
The World Stroke Organization is warning that climate change poses an escalating threat to brain health, with extreme…
A new liquid battery stores solar heat for weeks
There are several technologies out there that harvest the sun’s boundless energy. Solar panels soak up solar energy…
Scientists followed women through midlife for 15 years – this activity was linked to longer, better lives
Living longer has always occupied the human psyche – just look at history’s many Lazarus-inspired stories. But it…
A Single Sauna Session Causes White Blood Cell Mobilization
A new study shows that hitting a sauna for 30 minutes causes a transient spike in the number…
What a ‘super’ El Niño means for the planet
How does El Niño affect our planet? Depending on its strength, El Niño’s effects can be far-reaching, influencing…
Clusterin inhibition offers new hope for treating cervical gastric-type adenocarcinoma
Gastric-type adenocarcinoma (GAS) is one of the most aggressive non-human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cervical adenocarcinomas and remains especially difficult…
Living near Salton Sea linked to reduced lung growth in children
Children who live within 11 kilometers of the Salton Sea, a drying body of water with a high…
Heat-activated patch shows promise for noninvasive melanoma treatment
Melanoma is a deadly form of skin cancer that is typically removed surgically. Now, researchers publishing in ACS Nano report they have developed a potential noninvasive treatment for melanoma in the form of a stretchy, heat-activated patch similar…