Fred Schwaller

Berlin

Science Writer at Freelance

Science Journalist at Deutsche Welle (DW)

British born, Berlin-based writer and science journalist.

Articles

Água contaminada com ansiolítico deixa salmão mais destemido – DW – 14/04/2025

1 week ago | dw.com | Fred Schwaller

14/04/202514 de abril de 2025Estudo sueco descobriu que traços do medicamento clobazam, um ansiolítico comum que tem poluído cursos d’água pelo mundo, alteram a forma como o salmão selvagem do Atlântico migra. https://p.dw.com/p/4t7biUsado para tratar a ansiedade, um medicamento comum que vem poluindo os cursos d'água mundo afora parece agora estar influenciando o comportamento migratório do salmão selvagem do Atlântico, concluiu um estudo realizado na Suécia.
Poluição da água com ansiolítico torna peixes mais destemidos

1 week ago | bol.uol.com.br | Fred Schwaller

Poluição da água com ansiolítico torna peixes mais destemidos - Estudo sueco descobriu que traços do medicamento clobazam, um ansiolítico comum que tem poluído cursos d'água pelo mundo, alteram a forma como o salmão selvagem do Atlântico migra.Usado para tratar a ansiedade, um medicamento comum que vem poluindo os cursos d'água mundo afora parece agora estar influenciando o comportamento migratório do salmão selvagem do Atlântico, concluiu um estudo realizado na Suécia.
Health Secretary Kennedy Jr.: US faces 'autism epidemic' – DW – 04/11/2025

1 week ago | dw.com | Fred Schwaller

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a "massive testing and research effort" that will determine "what has caused the autism epidemic" by September, its Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday. "By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic, and we'll be able to eliminate those exposures," Kennedy said in a cabinet meeting. The number of autism diagnoses in the US has been rising for decades.
US: RFK Jr. says there is an 'autism epidemic.' Is it true? – DW – 04/11/2025

1 week ago | dw.com | Fred Schwaller

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a "massive testing and research effort" that will determine "what has caused the autism epidemic" by September, its Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday. "By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic, and we'll be able to eliminate those exposures," Kennedy said in a cabinet meeting. The number of autism diagnoses in the US has been rising for decades.
RFK Jr. says there is an 'autism epidemic'. Is it true? - Fred Schwaller

1 week ago | qoshe.com | Fred Schwaller

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a "massive testing and research effort" that will determine "what has caused the autism epidemic" by September, its Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday. "By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic, and we'll be able to eliminate those exposures," Kennedy said in a cabinet meeting. The number of autism diagnoses in the US has been rising for decades.
RFK Jr. says there is an 'autism epidemic'. Is it true? – DW – 04/11/2025

1 week ago | dw.com | Fred Schwaller

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a "massive testing and research effort" that will determine "what has caused the autism epidemic" by September, its Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday. "By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic, and we'll be able to eliminate those exposures," Kennedy said in a cabinet meeting. The number of autism diagnoses in the US has been rising for decades.
RFK Jr says there is an 'autism epidemic'. Is it true?

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Fred Schwaller

7 hours agoWhy Are Routines So Important for Autistic People? In life, things can often be unpredictable, and we learn to face things that we might not be prepared for.
Psychoactive drug pollution makes fish less risk-averse – DW – 04/10/2025

2 weeks ago | dw.com | Fred Schwaller

04/10/2025April 10, 2025Clobazam, an anti-anxiety drug, is polluting our waterways. A Swedish study found traces of the drug had altered the way wild Atlantic salmon migrate. https://p.dw.com/p/4swwMA common anti-anxiety drug, which has been found to pollute the world's waterways, seems to be influencing the migration behavior of wild Atlantic Salmon, according to a study out of Sweden.
Prostate cancer: A new at-home saliva test beats blood test – DW – 04/10/2025

2 weeks ago | dw.com | Fred Schwaller

04/10/2025April 10, 2025Scientists writing in the New England Journal of Medicine said a genetic test using saliva is more accurate than a PSA blood test to assess prostate cancer risk. https://p.dw.com/p/4svc9A new at-home spit test is better at predicting men's prostate cancer risk than current hospital tests, a new study shows. The test assesses 130 genetic variants in people's DNA to provide a risk score of their developing prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer: A new at-home saliva test beats blood test

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Fred Schwaller

13 hours agoA saliva test may help "turn the tide" on prostate cancer, UK scientists claim. It analyses men's DNA to work out who was born with the greatest risk of developing the disease. Targeting them for prostate biopsies and MRI scans discovered some aggressive cancers that would otherwise have gone …