Earth sciences

— Replacing weekly servings of bacon or hot dogs with nuts and legumes linked to reduced dementia risk PHILADELPHIA – A long-term observational study involving 130,000 healthcare professionals found that eating processed red meat twice a week over several decades was associated with a higher likelihood of developing dementia. Participants from the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study who consumed at least one-quarter of a daily serving of processed red meat —

CORVALLIS, Oregon – In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers from Oregon State University have confirmed the presence of two distinct shark species in Puget Sound for the first time, with one being critically endangered. The documented species—broadnose sevengill shark and the endangered soupfin shark—have been found in this vital section of the Salish Sea, a body of water recognized for its economic, cultural, and ecological significance, according to biologists from OSU’s Big Fish Lab. The

— Lack of Institutional Support and Knowledge rank as Key Factors A recent systematic review of 283 studies has determined that a lack of institutional backing remains the top reason clinicians hesitate to intervene in addiction cases, as highlighted by the findings. In their analysis, Wilson Compton, MD, MPE, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and his colleagues reported in JAMA Network Open that 81.2% of the reviewed articles cited the institutional environment as