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Every society and culture has been guilty of polluting their local areas of work and habitation, with some societies defiling more extensive regions or the world itself. As humanity has advanced scientifically, industrially and technologically, with more goods produced and longer lives, the amount of pollution has increased dramatically. Progress and pollution appear to go […]
<p>Chronic exposure to arsenic, often through contaminated groundwater, has been associated with Type 2 diabetes in humans, and there are new clues that males may be more susceptible to the disease when exposed.</p>
A new study – using lab mice genetically modified with a human gene to shed light on a potential link between arsenic exposure and diabetes – revealed that while the male mice exposed to arsenic in drinking water developed diabetes, the female mice did not.
Rates of breast cancer in Barnstable County are 14% higher than the rate in Massachusetts and 22% higher than the US average.
Scientists from the University of New Mexico are raising urgent concerns about the quality of drinking water that millions of Americans rely on. Their research suggests that the water could contain harmful substances, with the