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Smart tech to play vital role in addressing plastic pollution crisis – new study

A new study by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) offers a number of technological solutions aimed at tackling one of the world’s most pressing issues. 

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Innovations and smart water technologies key to food systems transformation in Central Asia

Creating the food systems that people want & need across Central Asia will depend in part on how water is managed under climate uncertainty.

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Farming for the future: How climate-smart agriculture can protect Sri Lanka’s smallholders

More than 1,300 farmers received over 1.6 million LKR as part of insurance payouts for crop damage caused by excess rain or dry spells.

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IWMI Board and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka discuss opportunities for research support

The IWMI delegation conveyed their appreciation of the support provided to the institute by the Government of Sri Lanka in hosting IWMI as the only international organization headquartered in the country.

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IWMI part of global, five-year program to build sustainable food systems

IWMI will implement the Innovation Lab for Irrigation & Mechanization Systems, funded by USAID and led by University of Nebraska.

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IWMI announces development of a new, Google-supported tool that will harness AI and satellite data for water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa

A new grant from Google’s philanthropic arm will help researchers develop a tool to bolster water security and climate resilience in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Smoking, Diabetes, and Mobile Phone Use: A Deadly Mix for Your Heart Health

Highlights: Regular mobile phone use is associated with a 4% increased risk of cardiovascular diseases The risk




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Heart-Healthy Diwali: Savor the Festivities, Stay Fit

Highlights: Swap sugar and refined flour for healthier alternatives Practice portion control and mindful eating




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Combat Hypertension With Just 5 Minutes of Exercise Daily

Highlights: Five minutes of daily exercise can lower blood pressure Replacing sitting with 20-27 minutes of exer




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Is Anti-Mullerian Hormone Test a Reliable Fertility Prediction Tool?

Internet and social media sites contain misinformation on Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) test. However, a study finds that most medlinkwomen/medlink




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World Breastfeeding Week: Support for Working Nursing Mothers Urged

Health experts emphasized that employers must enhance support for medlinkbreastfeeding/medlink mothers returning to work, as part of medlinkWorld Breastfeeding Week/medlink.




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New Approach to Abortion Care: Administration of Misoprostol at Home

Women take two types of pills for abortion during their pregnancy: medlinkmisoprostol/medlink, which causes the womb to contract, and medlinkmifepristone/medlink,




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Endometriosis: A Hidden Heart Attack Risk for Women

Endometriosis (a chronic gynecological disease) increases women's risk of heart attack and medlinkstroke/medlink, warns a new study. h2Endometriosis:




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Nighttime Hot Flashes: A Hidden Heart Disease Risk

Nocturnal heat flashes, no matter when they occur, are unpleasant. According to a recent study, there is a higher possibility of hot flashes during the




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Prostaglandin Receptors: New Hope for Women with Infertility

medlinkProstaglandin/medlink receptors are responsible for successful embryo implantation, and new research from Kumamoto University has revealed




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Can Brain Activity Predict Postpartum Depression?

Approximately 80% of women experience "medlinkbaby blues/medlink" after giving birth, which is a brief period of feeling down. However, about one




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Period Poverty Affects One-Third of Teens in Emergency Rooms

One in three teens visiting a pediatric emergency room struggles to access menstrual products due to their inability to afford them. The research




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Rise of Chain Fertility Clinics: A Positive Shift in IVF Care

In the U.S., the demand for in vitro fertilization (IVF) surged by nearly 140% from 2004 to 2018. This trend indicates a significant business opportunity,




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Sleep Well, Mom-to-Be: Insomnia Therapy Lowers Postpartum Depression Risk

While poor sleep is common during and after pregnancy, Canadian researchers suggest cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) as an effective solution.




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Is It Safe to Use Abortion Pills Very Early in Pregnancy?

The practice of ending a pregnancy is becoming more widespread. Clinics and hospitals currently postpone medication abortion until an ultrasound confirms the pregnancy is inside the uterus.




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Fertility More Likely to Decline in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic

New study outlines the findings on the link between COVID-19 and fertility. The findings of the study are published in the journal iScience/i. Throughout




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Flirting: Does It Really Work?

Flirting can lead to a lot of misunderstandings, awkwardness and even sexual harassment allegations. Not everyone knows to figure out what the other person is trying to convey.




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Importance of Sex to Women in Their Midlife

Significant percentage of women rate sex important throughout midlife, according to a new study. The study also found the factors that affect which women continue to value sex most.




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Dealing With Secondary Infertility in Males

Secondary infertility arises when a couple has at least one child, but doesn't conceive after at least one year of trying. In many cases, about one-third




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Did Articles Influence People's Sexual Orientation?

People's reported sexual orientation could change after reading about the nature of sexual orientation, according to a study published in journal iNature's Scientific Reports/i.




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How to Predict Future Fertility in Children With Undescended Testis?

The ratio of a few sex hormones in serum can serve as important clues to predict future infertility in cryptorchid boys, revealed a pioneering study by




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Is the Infertility Rate Rising in Delhi?

Delhi is stated as the lowest fertility-rated Indian state, with a Total Fertility Rate of 1.5, which is significantly lower than the national average (2.




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Male Fertility Have Such a Hard Time With Aging - Here's Why

The abnormalities associated with aging sperm cells might be exacerbated by elevated body mass index (BMI), suggests research that appears in the journal iDevelopmental Cell/i.




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Intrigued By Frozen Testicular Tissue's Immortality After Two Decades

Male testis tissue that is cryopreserved can be reimplanted after more than 20 years and will go on to make viable sperm, according to a new study published in the journal iPLOS Biology/i.




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Can Stress Cause Infertility?

Sexual performance and sperm health can be impaired through stress as per a recent study. This can further lead to infertility. The study found that




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Short-Term Air Pollution Causes 7.3% of Deaths in Kolkata

Short-term exposure to medlinkair pollution/medlink is responsible for 7.3% of total deaths in Kolkata, with the city ranking third highest among




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Air Pollution can Affect Success of IVF Fertility Treatment

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM) before the retrieval of oocytes (eggs) during medlinkin vitro fertilization/medlink (IVF) can reduce the




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Artificial Sweetener Sucralose Poses a Sweet Threat to the Environment

medlinkSucralose/medlink, an artificial sweetener found in many zero-calorie food and drink products, escapes during wastewater treatment and affects




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Earth's Vegetation Needs Millions of Years to Heal from Global Warming

Nature often holds the key to humanity's greatest challenges. In the case of global warming, Earth's geological past provides a crucial long-term lens.




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Exercise: A Nightmare for Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

People with medlinkknee osteoarthritis/medlink (OA) often avoid doing exercise, reports a new study. bKnee osteoarthritis patients refrain from




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Use of Regular Multivitamins Has No Link to Reducing Mortality Risk

The evaluation of an extensive data from about 400,000 healthy American adults, who were monitored for over two decades, revealed that there is no link




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Atrial Fibrillation Patients Beware: Smart Watches can Trigger Health Anxiety

Wearable devices like smart watches and health trackers can adversely affect health and increase medlinkanxiety/medlink among patients with irregular heart rhythm.




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For Better Mental Health: Stop Worrying! Start Painting!

Arts and crafts can boost your medlinkmental health/medlink. So, grab your paintbrushes and add more colors to your mind. A new study in iFrontiers




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Unsanitary Practices at Airports Spark Contamination Fears

Concerns about cross-contamination risks at airports due to the unsanitary practice of using the same trays for shoes and personal items during security




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Beyond Fashion: Smart Fabric Monitors Your Health in Real-Time

Imagine wearing clothes that use solar energy to keep you warm on winter walks, or a shirt that automatically measures your temperature and heart rate.




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Ubrogepant : Drug That Stops Migraines Before They Start

A new study, published in the August 28, 2024, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggests that the




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Stay Alert, Stay Alive: Texting While Walking is a Dangerous Distraction

Watch out! Texting while medlinkwalking/medlink can turn even safe roads into danger zones, warns a new study. A new UBC study analyzing actual




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Caffeine Consumption Links to Better Heart Health

Consuming more caffeine may improve heart health, finds a new paper in IRheumatology,/I published by Oxford University Press. h2Increased Cardiovascular




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Is Detection of AI-Supported Caries Cost-Effective?

The cost-effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI)-supported detection of proximal caries was assessed by new study published in iInternational Association for Dental Research (IADR)/i.




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Artificial Intelligence Takes Manufacturing of Dental Crowns to Next Level

A new method of manufacturing dental crowns using generative medlinkartificial intelligence/medlink (AI) was developed by researchers from the Faculty




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Germs From Dirty Dentures Could Cause Pneumonia

medlinkDentures/medlink are oral appliances that replace missing teeth in the jaws. Cleaning your dentures is important and here's why. A recent study




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Artificial Intelligence Way to Save your Tooth

An medlinkartificial intelligence/medlink (AI) platform developed by the University of Surrey, in partnership with King's College London, Royal Surrey




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Walnut Consumption Benefits Heart Health: A Systematic Review

Consuming walnut-rich diet benefits a healthy heart by a significant reduction in cholesterol, triglycerides, and apolipoprotein B levels when compared to control diets, reports a systematic review.