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New European Code Against Cancer calls on politicians to phase out use of fossil fuels in homes
Cutting air pollution should form part of government strategies to reduce cancer rates, the European Code Against Cancer has recommended.
The code previously focused on advice to help people to reduce the air pollution that they breathe. But, for the first time since its launch in 1987, it has given clear direction to governments.
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The 55 pilot whales, which had to be euthanised, had been following a female having a difficult birth, scientists believe
The mass stranding and death of 55 whales on the Isle of Lewis in 2023 was caused by the mammals’ loyalty to their pod, a report has concluded.
It had been thought that the unusually large incident on Tràigh Mhòr beach, Tolsta, could have been caused by trauma, disease or acoustic disturbance from military or industrially generated noise.
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Badenoch and Strathspey, Cairngorms: Conservation efforts to help them are working – numbers are still small, but I’ve seen signs in the late winter snow
It is always interesting to see how overnight snow reveals what goes on under the cover of night. Around the granny pines, I see the smaller fore and larger hind prints of a red squirrel. Across the fields and along pinewood paths, there is evidence of hares and badgers, pine martens and deer, before they veered off, back into the heather and blaeberry understorey.
On a recent walk, I came across some less familiar animal tracks around the edges of the pinewoods and I was convinced they were those of a wildcat. After going to a talk by the Saving Wildcats project I’m even more certain. The project was launched in 2015 after conservationists feared the wild population was facing extinction in Britain. It involves captive breeding followed by careful release and monitoring – and so far it has been a success.
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The court of justice said Portugal had committed serious infringements of EU environmental law
Portugal has been fined €10m (£8.7m) by the EU’s court of justice for failing to comply with environmental laws that require it to protect biodiversity. It has also been ordered to pay €41,250 a day until it complies with a previous court order made in 2019.
The court said it was imposing the maximum fine possible to “encourage” Portugal to bring the infringement to an end.
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This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
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Fossil fuel price surge after US-Israeli attacks on Iran prompts calls to end dependence on ‘volatile’ energy source
The UK government must double down on its clean energy drive to protect bill payers from increasingly volatile fossil fuel markets in the wake of the US-Israel war on Iran, climate groups, academics and energy experts have warned.
Research publishedon Thursday shows that the last fossil fuel energy crisis, caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, cost the EU and the UK $1.8tn between 2022 and 2025, driving up bills and fuelling a devastating cost of living crisis.
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At least eight councils receive legal threats alleging flyers criticising wood burners are in breach of advertising codes
Lobbyists for the UK wood-burning stove industry have threatened councils with legal action over public information campaigns warning of the harms of air pollution.
At least eight councils have received legal threats, according to research by the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The Stove Industry Association (SIA), which represents the UK’s expanding industry around the burning of wood in domestic settings, wrote to the councils, all London boroughs, in late 2023 complaining that flyers stating wood burners were “careless, not cosy” were in breach of UK advertising codes.
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In this week’s newsletter: From nature projects to biodiversity funds, key programmes will suffer as the UK aims to lower its international climate finance commitments by billions
The UK’s spy chiefs are accustomed to being listened to at the highest levels of government. Prime ministers and cabinets take notice when the joint intelligence committee (JIC), which directs MI5 and MI6, warns of threats to national security. Except, it seems, when it comes to the future of the planet.
Last year the JIC produced a hard-hitting report which, the Guardian revealed, found the collapse of globally important ecosystems around the world – including the potential shift of the Amazon from rainforest to savannah, the demise of coral reefs, and the loss of glaciers – would threaten the UK’s national security, through food shortages at home and the potential for conflict overseas.
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Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn
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The country’s network of footpaths is growing – with hopes they will develop local economies and better preserve the environment
Follow the yellow footprints along Brazil’s newest long-distance trail, and they will take you through lush green forests and sandy shrubland, past sweeping vistas and bizarre rock formations, into grottos and rural communities.
Spanning 186km (115 miles) of paths once used by 19th-century merchants, the Caminhos da Ibiapaba is the first waymarked long-distance footpath in Brazil’s north-east region, adding to a growing network of hiking trails in the country.
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Jenny wants to spread her wings and see the world, but Teddy is happy at home. Where do they go from here? You decide
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I worry about my carbon footprint, but you can’t go everywhere by train and I want to see the world
It’s not an environmental issue. I’ve just had my fill of flying anddon’t really enjoy being a tourist
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Upalna osteoliza je stanje koje uključuje progresivno uništavanje koštanog tkiva i opaženo je kod mnogih poznatih skeletnih poremećaja, uključujući reumatoidni artritis, osteoporozu i kronični apikalni parodontitis. Ovo stanje je potaknuto imunosnom hiperaktivacijom, produženim imunološkim odgovorima i povećanim brojem osteoklastnih stanica koje razgrađuju kost, što zajedno uzrokuje upalu i slabljenje zahvaćenog koštanog tkiva.
Osobe koje koriste lijekove s antikolinergičkim učincima, uključujući određene antidepresive, lijekove za urinarnu inkontinenciju i uobičajene antihistaminike, imaju veći rizik od razvoja kardiovaskularnih bolesti, pokazuju rezultati nove studije.
Promjene na mozgu povezane s Alzheimerovom bolešću napredovale su do 20 puta brže kod žena koje su također imale abnormalne razine proteina alfa-sinukleina, inače povezanog s Parkinsonovom bolešću, tvrdi nova studija. Isti obrazac nije uočen kod muškaraca.
Sveobuhvatan pregled objavljen u stručnom medicinskom časopisu Lancet otkriva kako moderni lijekovi na bazi inkretina mijenjaju liječenje pretilosti i dijabetesa, ostvarujući snažan gubitak težine, a istovremeno štiteći srce, bubrege i metaboličko zdravlje. Pregled se izričito usredotočuje na agoniste receptora glukagonu sličnog peptida-1 (GLP-1), novije agoniste multireceptora i nove oralne terapije malih molekula.
Spavanje od 7 sati i 18 minuta svake noći moglo bi biti idealna točka za sprječavanje rizika od inzulinske rezistencije - preteče dijabetesa tipa 2, sugerira velika opservacijska studija.
Jedna od velikih misterija alergije na hranu jest zašto dvije osobe sa sličnim razinama specifičnih antitijela na kikiriki mogu reagirati tako različito. Ispada da bi odgovor mogao biti u ustima i crijevnim bakterijama.
Prema rezultatima novog istraživanja, prehrana s visokim udjelom masti ubrzava rast raka dojke i njegovu invaziju. Jednako tako, otkrilo se da spomenuta prehrana uzrokuje povećanje enzima MMP1, koji razgrađuje izvanstanični matriks i povezan je s lošom prognozom. Inače, studija se usredotočila na trostruko negativni rak dojke.
Novo istraživanje napravilo je veliki proboj u proučavanju kako naše tijelo održava zdravu razinu šećera u krvi, Naime, otkrilo se, da mladim beta stanicama, sićušnim tvornicama u gušterači koje proizvode inzulin, treba ogromna količina željeza da bi postale zrele i funkcionalne. Bez ovog esencijalnog minerala, stanice prerano umiru, što na kraju može doprinijeti razvoju dijabetesa.
Velika nacionalna studija u Danskoj koja je pratila gotovo 1.900 pacijenata tijekom gotovo desetljeća otkrila je da je minimalno invazivni postupak nazvan ablacija jednako učinkovit kao i operacija za liječenje malih karcinoma bubrega, s bržim oporavkom i manje komplikacija.
Nova studija detaljno opisuje kako transplantacija fekalija starijih ženki miševa značajno poboljšava funkciju i plodnost jajnika kod mladih miševa. Iznenađujući rezultati otkrivaju izravnu vezu između mikrobioma (skupa svih prisutnih bakterija i drugih mikroba) crijeva i zdravlja i funkcije jajnika.
