National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Announces 2024 Rare Impact Award Winner Emmy Award-winning Journalist Peter Alexander Serves as Host

Quincy, Massachusetts, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD)) will recognize an outstanding group of individuals and industry leaders who have contributed to helping improve the …

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Francis Collins, former director of the National Institutes of Health, has prostate cancer. Use his story to reduce your risk of dying from this disease.

Francis Collins, former director of the National Institutes of Health, has prostate cancer. Use his story to reduce your risk of dying from this disease.

Francis Collins in the East Room of the White House on April 2, 2013 in Washington, DC.Mandel … [+] Yan/AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images Dr. Francis Collins …

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Baltimore school becomes finalist in national STEM competition

Baltimore school becomes finalist in national STEM competition

Lisa Robinson explains how. 13.7% of adults in Baltimore suffer from asthma, compared with 9% nationally. Every index above 100 indicates severe air pollution in Baltimore. Baltimore has one of …

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Scientists worry ‘zombie’ deer disease could spread to humans after first case of deadly brain virus found in Yellowstone National Park that makes animals drool and not fear humans

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Scientists are warning that a virus dubbed “zombie deer disease” could spread to humans after the first case was discovered in Yellowstone National Park last month. The deadly brain virus, …

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Climate crisis kills more than 100 elephants in Zimbabwe’s largest national park

Climate crisis kills more than 100 elephants in Zimbabwe's largest national park

Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe is home to about 45,000 elephants and a variety of wild animals, but at least 100 elephants have suffered devastating losses due to the severe …

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China to buy pork for national reserves on December 25

China to buy pork for national reserves on December 25

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory simulates ‘doomsday’ nuclear asteroid deflection TechCrunch

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory simulates 'doomsday' nuclear asteroid deflection TechCrunch

As if last year’s exciting double-asteroid redirection test (firing satellite bullets at an asteroid) wasn’t enough, now researchers are conducting detailed simulations of the nuclear deflection scenario envisioned in the …

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