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Physicians Committee Calls on MAHA to Drop Whole Milk from Recommendations

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has asked the Make America Healthy Again Commission to modify its Make Our ...
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National Health Advocacy Group Kicks Off Global Campaign to Combat Breast Cancer

Thousands of survivors, health care professionals, and community organizers are rallying this Breast Cancer Awareness season ...
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In Capitol Hill Event, Rep. Don Davis, NIH Deputy Director, and Johns Hopkins Scientist Discuss Replacing Animal Experiments and Increasing Public Transparency

In a Capitol Hill briefing held today for congressional staff, Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.) was joined by a deputy director from ...
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Former Macalester College Animal Lab Workers, Alumni, and Mental Health Experts Raise Alarm Regarding Student Stress and Coercion in Deadly Animal Experiments

Former Macalester College animal laboratory workers joined distinguished alumni and more than 130 mental health professionals ...
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New Poll: Most Women Don’t Know That Diet Change Can Reduce Hot Flashes

As Menopause Awareness Month approaches in October, a new poll finds that just 43% of women believe that diet influences the ...
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Physicians Committee Urges NIMH to End Outdated Animal Testing Practices

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has submitted a formal comment to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) advisory council, urging the institute to end its support for ...
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New Quality Control Framework for Cerebral Organoids Can Help Scale Their Application

Researchers developed a new quality control framework to make cerebral organoids more reproducible—so that many different researchers can achieve consistent results—broadening their application and ...
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The Processed Food Problem | Christopher Gardner, PhD

Nutrition scientist Dr. Christopher Gardner is at the forefront of the debate on ultra processed foods (UPFs). Some experts say you should avoid them entirely, while others (including the American ...
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Veterinary Training

For decades, the dark secret of veterinary schools has been that they sometimes kill otherwise healthy animals to train ...