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The surprising medication that can give you back ache - and what you must ask your GP: DR MARTIN SCURR

Q: I have lower back ache which makes walking upright difficult, so I tend to lean forwards for relief. Ask your GP to refer you for an X-ray or MRI scan, says Dr Scurr You also mention that you've had both knee joints replaced due to severe osteoarthritis, and it's highly likely you also have it in the spine. You …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Serena Williams’ husband and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian undergoes surgery after cancer scare

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Deep sea rocks suggest oxygen can be made without photosynthesis

Raw Story

Oxygen, the molecule that supports intelligent life as we know it, is largely made by plants. They found that this “dark” oxygen production at the seafloor seems to only happen in the presence of mineral concentrates called polymetallic nodules and deposits of metals called metalliferous sediments. The authors also suggested that the amount of oxygen created may fluctuate depending on …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Surprising ‘dark oxygen’ discovery could ensnarl deep-sea mining | Explained

The Hindu

An unknown process is producing oxygen deep in the world’s oceans, where it is too dark for photosynthesis, scientists reported on July 22 in the journal Nature Geoscience. The oxygen discovery raises questions about how deep-sea mining to extract polymetallic nodules will affect marine ecosystems. Experts have found deep-sea mining itself could be harmful to the marine environment, ‘dark oxygen’ …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Deep-sea metals may be source of oxygen for life on ocean floor

LA Times

New research suggests that polymetallic nodules on the deep-sea floor may produce oxygen, a conclusion that could have enormous consequences for mining companies. That’s because a team of international scientists found that the prized nodules produce oxygen — and may be responsible for enriching this dark, remote ecosystem with one of life’s most important elements. The company noted it was …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Dark oxygen’ produced by metals on deep-ocean floor, study finds

The Independent

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5 months ago

The deep sea is home to “dark oxygen”

The Economist

Listen to this story. Any oxygen found in regions where photosynthesis is impossible—such as the abyssal seafloor, a pitch-black realm up to 6,000 metres deep—was thought to be surface gas on the move. In a paper published in Nature Geoscience, however, Andrew Sweetman at the Scottish Association for Marine Science and his colleagues reveal that some is, in fact, “dark …

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5 months ago

Scientists discover ‘dark’ oxygen being produced more than 13,000 feet below the ocean surface

CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. NERC Smartex project, SAMS, the Abyssline project, iAtlantic Sampling the seafloor Sweetman first made the unexpected observation that “dark” oxygen was being produced on the seafloor while assessing marine biodiversity in an area that’s earmarked for mining potato-size polymetallic nodules. NHMDeepSea Group/Natural History Museum, UK The pristine ecosystem, 16,400 feet below the …

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10 months ago

Thyroid health: Functions, disorders and 5 tips to manage thyroid wellness

Hindustan Times

The thyroid is a little butterfly-shaped gland in the neck, vital to maintaining general health as the thyroid gland produces hormones that control a wide range of bodily processes and any imbalance in these hormones can lead to several health issues. Thyroid health: Functions, disorders and 5 tips to manage thyroid wellness In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Amol Naikawadi, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Inside India’s ‘Deep Ocean Mission’, a challenge harder than going to space

The Hindu

The Deep Ocean Mission is India’s ambitious quest to explore and harness the depths of the ocean. The submersible will be equipped with a suite of scientific sensors, tools and an integrated system for mining polymetallic nodules from the central Indian Ocean; Development of ocean climate change advisory services, involving an array of ocean observations and models to understand and …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Understanding Thyroid Nodules: Are They Cancerous Or Not? Expert Chips In

News 18

The Thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland situated in the neck and it plays an important role in maintaining metabolism, heart rate and other body functions through hormone production. Thyroid nodules are small, fluid-filled solid nodules which is an abnormal growth in the thyroid gland. With technological interventions and techniques, thyroid nodules can be detected in terms of cancerous or …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Using robots to take lung biopsies could be ‘transformative’ for cancer patients

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

Explained | What is deep sea mining and what are the concerns related to the industry?

The Hindu

The story so far: The two-year deadline for the International Seabed Authority to finalise deep-sea mining rules, set in 2021, has ended. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the extraction of mineral resources from the ocean below 200 metres is called deep sea mining. Seabed ecosystems are not yet fully explored, and depleting terrestrial deposits amid an …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Biodiversity: Deep-sea mining will be 25 times as bad as mining on land

The Hindu

Extracting minerals from the ocean floor could negatively impact biodiversity on a scale of up to 25 times greater than land-based mining, and fixing the damage would cost twice as much as extraction, a new report said on Thursday. Deep-sea mining would extract cobalt, copper, nickel, and manganese from potato-sized nodules which pepper the sea floor at depths of 4-6 …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Woman took higest dose of Ozempic for six months but eventually found her ‘curvs’ where due to rare case of lipoedema legs

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

The looming threat of deep-sea mining

BBC

The looming threat of deep-sea mining The Metals Company Machinery to collect polymetallic nodules from the ocean floor has been deployed in tests, but not yet commercially in the international seabed A new international treaty aims to support protection of the high seas – what will this mean for deep-sea mining? Getty Images Deep-sea mining has been opposed by environmentalists, …

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1 year, 9 months ago

The Mining Industry’s Next Frontier Is Deep, Deep Under the Sea

Wired

In October of last year, an enormous new creature appeared on the seabed of the Pacific Ocean, about 1,400 miles southwest of San Diego. Subscribe to WIRED Photograph: Andria Lo The ship, called the Hidden Gem, was a former oil-drilling vessel nearly 800 feet long, retrofitted for sea mining by the Metals Company, an international firm officially headquartered in Canada. …

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2 years ago

Fact-check on vaccine-related misinformation

China Daily

Vaccine is a powerful weapon in the fight against COVID-19. As the second COVID booster becomes available for eligible people and the health authorities work to boost senior vaccination rates, misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines is also rising. The COVID-19 vaccines work by imitating an infection and can cause mild side effects, such as a fever or pain at the injection …

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2 years ago

Fact-check on vaccine-related misinformation

China Daily

Vaccine is a powerful weapon in the fight against COVID-19. As the second COVID booster becomes available for eligible people and the health authorities work to boost senior vaccination rates, misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines is also rising. The COVID-19 vaccines work by imitating an infection and can cause mild side effects, such as a fever or pain at the injection …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Portugal's mysterious 'birthing stones'

BBC

Portugal's mysterious 'birthing stones' Biosphoto/Alamy In northern Portugal, a geological phenomenon has baffled scientists for decades: the rare Pedras Parideiras, or "Birthing Stones", which appear to miraculously spawn baby rocks. Nestled into the side of the Freita Mountain, the village is home to the Pedras Parideiras, or "Birthing Stones" in English – 300-million-year-old rocks that seem to "give birth" to …

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3 years, 6 months ago

India to launch deep ocean mission

The Hindu

The Union Cabinet has approved the long pending Deep Ocean Mission, which among other things involves developing a submersible vehicle that will allow a crew to plunge 6,000 metres into the ocean and hunt the floor for precious metals. Understanding climate variables The second component involves developing Ocean Climate Change Advisory Services, which entails developing a suite of observations and …

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4 years ago

The unseen man-made 'tracks' on the deep ocean floor

BBC

The unseen man-made 'tracks' on the deep ocean floor GEOMAR/MiningImpact Project This track was 37 years-old when it was photographed in 2015 Far from land, deep sea mining trials have left barren marks that are still there decades later, and as Richard Fisher writes, they symbolise two different timescales colliding. "They’re like the rocky areas in a garden – you’re …

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The surprising medication that can give you back ache - and what you must ask your GP: DR MARTIN SCURR

Serena Williams’ husband and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian undergoes surgery after cancer scare

Deep sea rocks suggest oxygen can be made without photosynthesis

Surprising ‘dark oxygen’ discovery could ensnarl deep-sea mining | Explained

Deep-sea metals may be source of oxygen for life on ocean floor

‘Dark oxygen’ produced by metals on deep-ocean floor, study finds

The deep sea is home to “dark oxygen”

Scientists discover ‘dark’ oxygen being produced more than 13,000 feet below the ocean surface

Thyroid health: Functions, disorders and 5 tips to manage thyroid wellness

Inside India’s ‘Deep Ocean Mission’, a challenge harder than going to space

Understanding Thyroid Nodules: Are They Cancerous Or Not? Expert Chips In

Using robots to take lung biopsies could be ‘transformative’ for cancer patients

Explained | What is deep sea mining and what are the concerns related to the industry?

Biodiversity: Deep-sea mining will be 25 times as bad as mining on land

Woman took higest dose of Ozempic for six months but eventually found her ‘curvs’ where due to rare case of lipoedema legs

The looming threat of deep-sea mining

The Mining Industry’s Next Frontier Is Deep, Deep Under the Sea

Fact-check on vaccine-related misinformation

Fact-check on vaccine-related misinformation

Portugal's mysterious 'birthing stones'

India to launch deep ocean mission

The unseen man-made 'tracks' on the deep ocean floor