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3 weeks ago | 
livescience.com | Miriam Bergeret
Microplastic pollution from industrial waste has been contaminating freshwater ecosystems for decades, with evidence pointing to this run-off starting in the 1950s to 1970s. Now, though, new evidence suggests the extent of that pollution might be even broader than once thought.
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1 month ago | 
clinicallab.com | Miriam Bergeret
Clinical laboratory professionals dealing with cancer in 2025 have a broad and varied menu of tools available to them. Even so, challenges remain. More research, and more equitable application of the benefits of that research, are needed to defeat the disease—and the clinical lab plays a critical role in that work.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
clinicallab.com | Miriam Bergeret |M ScMiriam Bergeret
The Nobel committee recently awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to Hopfield and Hinton for foundational work on machine learning and artificial neural networks, which The New York Times noted as “an acknowledgement of AI’s growing significance in the way people live and work.” The decision emphasizes how data analytics, computational science, and machine learning now form the basis of many modern scientific tools.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
msn.com | Miriam Bergeret
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
livescience.com | Miriam Bergeret
Certain bacteria can degrade the strong bonds that give "forever chemicals" their long shelf life, and this hints at potential low-cost treatments that could cleanse water of concerning PFAS. PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are human-made compounds found in many products. They contain strong chemical bonds that do not easily break down, making them difficult to remove from our bodies and the environment.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Miriam Bergeret
Miriam BergeretAugust 1, 2024 at 12:05 PM·5 min readWhen you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists have uncovered bacteria with enzymes that can break down various PFAS, also called "forever chemicals.".
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
msn.com | Miriam Bergeret
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
livescience.com | Miriam Bergeret
New research on "forever chemicals" called PFAS has added to growing concerns about their potential effects on human health. PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are chemicals used in many household products. We've known for years that they can enter our bodies through the food and water we consume. But recently, scientists showed for the first time that some PFAS can be absorbed through the skin and into the bloodstream.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Miriam Bergeret
How worried should we be about PFAS, the 'forever chemicals'? Recent studies suggest PFAS can pass through human skin and through the placenta. What does that mean for our health? New research on "forever …
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
livescience.com | Miriam Bergeret
In an extremely rare case, a patient who received a cell-based cancer treatment later developed a second cancer that arose from the treatment itself. Known as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, the treatment involves harvesting a patient's immune cells and genetically modifying them to target and attack specific types of cancers, including lymphomas, leukemias and multiple myeloma.
