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The number of people newly infected each year and the number of people living with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease appears to be increasing, especially among women and those 65 and older, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

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Keywords: NTM, nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM), Lung Disease, Pulmonary Medicine

The Society of Toxicology (SOT) is pleased to announce the 2020 SOT award recipients. This year’s honorees come from a variety of backgrounds, educational experiences, and career paths and are recognized for their immense contributions to toxicology.

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Keywords: Award Announcement, Toxicology

• Among 1,018 children with newly diagnosed chronic kidney disease and 4,072 children with normal kidney function who were seen at primary care practices, 71% and 50%, respectively, received at least one medication that might be toxic to the kidneys over an average follow-up of 3.3 years. • The rate of such prescriptions was 4-times higher in patients with kidney disease than in those without.

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Keywords: Children, Kidney Disease

Millions of people from around the world can now witness a rare sight in real time: a Northern Royal Albatross pair nesting and raising their chick. The live views originate from a coastal albatross colony in Otago, on South Island, New Zealand, and are made possible by a new partnership between the country's Department of Conservation (DOC) and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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Keywords: Cornell, Ornithology, New Zealand, Royal Albatross, Bird Cams

Researchers at UC San Diego and MIT linked theory and experiment to move closer to developing materials that address global water scarcity.

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Keywords: Theoretical Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, metal organic frameworks (MOFs), Water Scarcity

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Keywords: Global Health, Health Care, Health, Resources, resource allocation, Empirical Evidence, Theorists, Philosophy, health access, Binghamton, Binghamton University, SUNY Binghamton, State University of New York at Binghamton

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Keywords: food label, Obesity, Nutrition

In their first attempt to quantify stormwater ponds, researchers with the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences found about 76,000 such ponds statewide. Many master-planned communities, especially in Florida, rely on stormwater ponds for flood control and water treatment. But the ponds also can be homes to many invasive plant species, which are costly to control.

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Keywords: Stormwater Ponds, Ecology, Invasive Plant Species, Habitat

A study from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital sheds light on the mechanisms governing feeding behavior in fruit flies and how skeletal muscle communicates energy needs to the brain.

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Keywords: Muscles, Brain, Neurobiological Development, feeding behavior, Dopamine