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First comprehensive look at effects of 2020-2021 California megafires on terrestrial wildlife habitat

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

In 2020 and 2021, California experienced fire activity unlike anything recorded in the modern record. When the smoke cleared, the amount of burned forest totaled ten times more than the annual average going back to the late 1800s. We know that wildlife in western forests evolved with changing habitat and disturbances like wildfire.

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A cleaner future for tires: Scientists pioneer chemical process to repurpose rubber waste

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In the United States alone, over 274 million tires were scrapped in 2021, with nearly a fifth of them being discarded into landfills. Every year, millions of tires end up in landfills, creating an environmental crisis with far-reaching consequences.

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Reproductive health startup raises $65M for infertility drugs

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Founded in 2021, ReproNovo has licensed rights to two drugs from Mereo BioPharma and ObsEva that it thinks could address fertility issues in men and women.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis On The Rise Worldwide, AI-Powered Study Estimates

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million people worldwide in 2021, a 13% increase from 1990. MONDAY, June 16, 2025 — Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has steadily increased around the world during the past three decades, a new AI-powered study reports.The autoimmune disease affected 17.9

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Recent volcanic 'fires' in Iceland triggered by storage and melting in crust

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Scientists have detected geochemical signatures of magma pooling and melting beneath the subsurface during the 'Fagradalsfjall Fires', that began on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula in 2021. Samples show that the start of the eruption began with massive pooling of magma, contrasting initial hypothesis for magma ascent straight from the mantle.

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Ketamine Use Is on the Rise in U.S.

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adults increased 40% between 2021 and 2022, researchers say.That follows a nearly 82% increase in. MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2025 -- Many more Americans are turning to ketamine for kicks, a new study reports.Recreational use of the anesthetic drug among U.S.

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ELRIG UK Announces Drug Discovery 2021 Event to Host SLAS’s Innovation AveNEW

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• ELRIG Drug Discovery 2021, ACC Liverpool, UK, 19–20 October• Face-to-face event aims to re-connect, re-invent, and re-imagine drug discovery• SLAS’s Innovation AveNEW promotes start-ups by awarding free-of-charge exhibition space and access to a network of potential business partners

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