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=====Delaying Aging May Have A Bigger Payoff Than Fighting Disease=====
   
[https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/10/08/230175345/delaying-aging-may-have-a-bigger-payoff-than-fighting-diseases by Ina Jaffe 7/10/13 npr]
  Curing cancer and eliminating heart disease has been the holy grail of medical research. But there could be even greater benefits if aging itself could be delayed, a study finds.
=====Scientists are waging a war against human aging. But what happens next?=====
[https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/5/4/15433348/aubrey-de-grey-life-extension-aging-death-science-medicine by Sean Lling 6/5/17 Vox]
There’s too much news and too little context. At Vox, we’ll help you understand what really matters. We report urgently on the most important stories shaping our world, but we also spend time on issues the rest of the media neglects.
=====Daily Movement — Even Household Chores — May Boost Brain Health In Elderly=====
[https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/01/16/684589375/daily-movement-even-household-chores-may-boost-brain-health-in-elderly by Patti Neighmond 16/1/19 npr]
We've all heard about techniques to get us more physically active — take the stairs, park the car a bit further from your destination, get up and march in place for a minute or two when standing or sitting at a desk.
=====Why brain aging can vary dramatically between people=====
[https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/07/health/brain-aging-research-wellness by Jacqueline Howard 7/11/24 CNN]
Researchers are uncovering deeper insights into how the human brain ages and what factors may be tied to healthier cognitive aging, including exercising, avoiding tobacco, speaking a second language or even playing a musical instrument.
=====Japan firms face serious labour crunch from aging population, survey shows=====
[https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/japan-firms-face-serious-labour-crunch-aging-population-survey-shows-2025-01-15/ by Reuters 15/1/25 Reuters]
Labour shortages in Japan, particularly among non-manufacturers and small firms, are reaching historic levels, the government has said, stoking concerns that this supply-side constraint could stifle economic growth.
=====How gerontology, the study of aging, came to be=====
[https://www.npr.org/2024/02/27/1234271511/how-gerontology-the-study-of-aging-came-to-be by ALL THINGS CONSIDERED 27/2/24 npr]
For centuries, people have been obsessed with staying young and even living forever. We spend billions of dollars on anti-aging products. We're told to look younger. We question whether older people are fit to lead. Well, NPR's history podcast, Throughline, brings us the story of the scientist who helped launch gerontology, the study of aging, and how we started viewing aging as a disease.
=====Heat can age you as much as smoking, a new study finds=====
[https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5325273/heat-accelerates-aging-new-study-finds by Alejandra Borunda 17/3/25 npr]
A new study published in Science Advances shows that prolonged heat exposure of that magnitude can even modify how people's genes behave, speeding up aging at the molecular level and potentially impacting people's long-term health.
=====Google is super secretive about its anti-aging research. No one knows why.=====
[https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/4/27/15409672/google-calico-secretive-aging-mortality-research by Julia Belluz 28/4/17 Vox]
There’s too much news and too little context. At Vox, we’ll help you understand what really matters. We report urgently on the most important stories shaping our world, but we also spend time on issues the rest of the media neglects.
=====Can the Anti-Aging Secret Be Found In ... Red Wine?=====
[https://www.npr.org/2013/03/08/173821482/can-the-anti-aging-secret-be-found-in-red-wine by TALK OF THE NATION 8/3/13 npr]
This is SCIENCE FRIDAY, I'm Ira Flatow. Here's some news to raise a glass to: the idea that red wine may help us live longer and healthier lives. Well, it got a new boost this week. According to a team of researchers, a compound found in the skin of grapes could be an antidote to aging by slowing down the process and even fending off disease and inflammation associated with getting old. It's the topic of a new study published this week in the journal Science.
=====The theory: the US population is just aging out of crime=====
[https://www.vox.com/2016/1/14/17991864/crime-drop-murder-aging-out-elderly-old by Dara Lind and German Lopez 19/1/16 Vox]
There’s too much news and too little context. At Vox, we’ll help you understand what really matters. We report urgently on the most important stories shaping our world, but we also spend time on issues the rest of the media neglects.
=====“Aging in Place” is the focus of a multi-platform report by the PBS NEWSHOUR=====
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/press-releases/aging-in-place-is-the-focus-of-a-multi-platform-report-by-the-pbs-newshour by All Press Release 8/8/13 PBS NEWS]
As Americans live longer, more-productive lives, many seniors are seeking ways to “Age in Place” – to grow old in their own homes rather than move in with family or to traditional retirement facilities.  As part of its ongoing reporting on the challenges of aging and long-term care, Ray Suarez reports from Boston on a non-profit membership organization that helps seniors grow old in their own homes.
=====< VIDEO: What If Aging Wasn't Inevitable? The Quest To Slow And Even Reverse Aging=====
[https://www.npr.org/transcripts/717487451?storyId=717487451?storyId=717487451 by Elise Hu 25/9/19 npr]
You know, aging has its benefits, right? There's wisdom. There's experience. There's retirement - for some people, at least. And yet, there is this undying quest for the fountain of youth because what happens to our bodies is - I mean, let's just say it - not that appealing - weaker muscles, less endurance, overall slowdown, losing your hair. So what if these symptoms of getting old could be stopped or slowed or even reversed?
=====This is how Asia can make the most of its ageing population=====
[https://www.weforum.org/stories/2018/05/making-the-most-of-asia-s-aging-populations/ by Lee Jong-Wha 31/5/18 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM]
A consistent supply of young, skilled workers was an essential ingredient of Asia’s rapid economic catch-up process over the last three decades. But that process is not over, and middle-income countries like China and Vietnam are now facing accelerating population aging. In South Korea, the working-age population (15-64 years) will shrink by 10% from 2017 to 2030.
====='Love and service make us rich': Anne Lamott on aging=====
[https://www.npr.org/2024/09/06/nx-s1-5101575/love-and-service-make-us-rich-anne-lamott-on-aging by Jordan-Marie Smith 6/9/24 npr]
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Washington Post aging columnist Anne Lamott about what it means to get older in the United States.
=====Telomeres May Hold Clues To Effects Of Aging=====
[https://www.npr.org/2013/09/17/223309093/telomeres-may-hold-clues-to-effects-of-aging by Richard Knox 17/9/13 npr]
RICHARD KNOX, BYLINE: For a couple of decades now, scientists have been fascinated by telomeres. They're like the plastic tips of shoelaces. Telomeres protect the tips of chromosomes, the strings of genes in the heart of every cell that tell it what to do.
=====Aging Well: Keeping Blood Sugar Low May Protect Memory=====
[https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/10/25/240784956/aging-well-keeping-blood-sugar-low-may-protect-memory by Allison Aubrey 25/10/13 npr]
There's a growing body of evidence linking elevated blood sugar to memory problems.
=====Impact of coffee intake on human aging: Epidemiology and cellular mechanisms=====
[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568163724003994 by Ageing Research Reviews 12/24 ScienceDirect]
Living longer has always been a desire nurtured by humans, but this increased longevity might not be of interest if it is not accompanied by a sustained health status to ensure autonomy and quality of life.
=====Trump officials axed an online portal for its key climate report. Read it in full here=====
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/10/national-climate-assessment-published by Oliver Milman 10/7/25 The Guardian]
Five national climate assessments have been compiled since 2000 by researchers across a dozen US government agencies and outside scientists, providing a gold standard report to city and state officials, as well as the general public, of global heating and its impacts upon human health, agriculture, water supplies, air pollution and other aspects of American life.
=====Kennedy touts ultra-processed meals he once called ‘poison’=====
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/09/rfk-ultra-processed-food-medicaid by Jessica Glenza 9/7/25 The Guardian]
The US health secretary appeared at an enormous food plant in Oklahoma for a company called Mom’s Meals, which makes 1.5m “medically tailored” meals each week and ships them all over the country.
=====Undocumented builders face unchecked exploitation amid Trump raids: ‘It’s more work, less pay’=====
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/09/construction-workers-builders-immigration-trump by Michael Sainato 9/7/25 The Guardian]
As the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on immigration, undocumented workers in the construction industry claim raids and arrests have emboldened some contractors to cut pay and increase hours.


Rogelio, a tile setter, works for various contractors in the the Tucson, Arizona, region. He is undocumented, and did not provide his full name.
 
 
 
=====Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing=====
[https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-universities-trump-cuts-funding by Matt Krupnick 3/6/25 PROPUBLICA]
The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90%, a move that would likely shut down most or all of the institutions created to serve students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities.
 
[[Education-Schools]]
=====Scenic forest trails near Santa Cruz to open to the public for the first time=====
[https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/scenic-forest-trails-santa-cruz/3884608/?amp=1 by Joe Rosalito 4/6/25 NBC]
The one-time dairy-turned-national monument sits nine miles north of Santa Cruz at the edge of the Santa Cruz Mountains overlooking the ocean. Its opening this summer will cap years of fundraising and labor to convert the scenic landscape into a public recreational destination.
[[Environment-Habitat Preservation]]
 
=====We Saw Medicaid Work Requirements Up Close. You Don’t Want This Chaos.=====
[https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/opinion/medicaid-work-requirements-arkansas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NU8.wJE1._9ddBnCcgVCO&smid=url-share by Kevin De Liban 8/6/25 The New York Times]
Many of the Republicans pushing for Medicaid work requirements — permanent program cuts that will strip up to 14 million people of their health care coverage — likely have no idea what it takes to comply with them. We do. As legal aid lawyers, we were on the front lines helping low-income people in Arkansas keep their health care coverage when the state rolled out work requirements in 2018.
[[Health Care-Insurance]]
 
=====‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines=====
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/12/mrna-vaccine-cancer-research-trump-administration by Melody Schreiber 12/7/25 The Guardian]
Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall
[[Health Care-Prevention]]
 
=====The Texas way: why the most disaster-prone US state is so allergic to preparing for disasters=====
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/13/texas-disaster-weather-preparations-us by Ed PilKington 13/7/25 The Guardian]
It faces hurricanes, heat, drought, rising seas and – as last week showed – deadly floods. But despite the clear need for preventive action, that is not the political mood
[[Doing Nothing]]
 
=====Colville Tribes confirms first salmon sighting in Kettle River eight years after reintroducing salmon near Coulee Dam=====
[https://www.yoursourceone.com/columbia_basin/colville-tribes-confirms-first-salmon-sighting-in-kettle-river-eight-years-after-reintroducing-salmon-near/article_5a29f663-bcba-4c83-b106-69dc3c9410aa.html by ONE News Staff 11/7/25 SOURCEONE]
NESPELEM — A juvenile Chinook salmon was recently photographed in the Kettle River near Cascade Falls in British Columbia, marking the first confirmed sighting of a Chinook in the river since the Colville Tribes began reintroduction efforts upstream of Grand Coulee Dam in 2017.
[[Environment-Habitat Preservation]]
 
=====Why the Southwest megadrought is here to stay=====
[https://www.earth.com/news/why-the-southwest-megadrought-is-here-to-stay/ by Jordan Joseph 13/7/25 earth.com]
Snowpack once reliably fed water into the Colorado River, yet winter precipitation across the Four Corners has dropped by roughly 23 percent since 1980. Reservoirs and ranchers feel the strain each spring.
[[Heat and Drought]]
 
=====The deepening water shortage row between the US and Mexico=====
[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0epzp21z47o by Will Grant 13/7/25 BBC]
After the thirtieth consecutive month without rain, the townsfolk of San Francisco de Conchos in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua gather to plead for divine intervention.
[[Heat and Drought]]
 
 
=====There is no safe amount of processed meat to eat, according to new research=====
[https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/07/02/health/processed-meats-sweet-drinks-disease-wellness by Madeline Holcombe 2/7/25 CNN]
There is strong evidence that there is “no safe amount” of processed meat to eat, nutrition experts say in response to a new study on the connection between diet and the risk of major diseases, including cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The researchers also found elevated risks from the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and trans fatty acids.
[[Diet]]
 
 
=====Six-hour ‘undo’ button: GAI-17 rewinds stroke damage and may beat Alzheimer’s=====
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250715043357.htm by Osaka Metropolitan University 15/7/25 Science Daily]
Protein aggregation inhibitor shows lower levels of cell death and paralysis in mice with acute strokes.
[[Health Care-Illness]]
 
=====Agroecological farming promotes yield and biodiversity but may require subsidy to be profitable=====
[https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.70079 by B.A Woodcock 1/7/25 BTITISH ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY]
The intensification of global agriculture has devolved reliance on natural ecosystem services to agrochemicals and crop breeding, while simultaneously losing semi-natural habitats (Priyadarshana et al., 2024; Pywell et al., 2015; Stoate et al., 2009). In the short term this has increased yields at a level inconceivable in previous centuries but has come with negative externalities like biodiversity loss, nutrient losses and pollution burdens (Defra, 2023; Stoate et al., 2009;
[[Environment-Agriculture]]
=====#290  ReWilding our Water: From Rain to River to Sewer and back with Tim Smedley, author of The Last Drop=====
[https://accidentalgods.life/rewilding-our-water-from-rain-to-river-to-sewer-and-back-with-tim-smedley-author-of-the-last-drop/ by Tim Smedley The Last Drop]
If you listen to this podcast for any length of time, you’ll know that I believe the way forward is predicated on our finding shared values—I’d go for integrity, compassion, courage and generosity of spirit as the baselines—and then a suite of clear asks in the outer world and needs in the inner world.
[[Environment-Habitat Preservation]]
 
=====First-of-its-kind wildlife overcrossing in Northern California officially in progress=====
[https://krcrtv.com/news/local/first-of-its-kind-wildlife-overcrossing-in-northern-california-in-progress by Timea Horvath 18/7/25 KRCR]
Wildfire Crossing Structure Project includes construction of a single-span, approximately 100-foot long by 140-foot wide wildlife overcrossing bridge at Post Mile 19.77. Caltrans crew will also install approximately two miles of 8-foot-high wildlife exclusion fencing on both sides of the highway, jump-outs every half mile to allow wildlife to escape the roadway corridor, cattle guards at private road access points and a reinforced concrete box culvert to enhance wildlife undercrossing opportunities.
[[Environment-Biodiversity]]
 
=====Named after a historic dairy ranch that still stands today, Wilder Ranch covers a staggering 7,000 acres, from the treelined ridges of Ben Lomond Mountain to rugged cliffs overlooking a particularly untamed expanse of the Pacific Ocean. A testament to the area's rich agricultural history, farmers still grow artichokes, Brussels sprouts, and other fog-loving crops on the land between the ocean and Highway 1. 
 
Read More: https://www.islands.com/1911800/california-coastal-wilder-ranch-state-park-near-downtown-santa-cruz-uncrowded-beach-trails/=====
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/20/trump-energy-environment-agenda by Peter Stone 20/7/25 The Guardian]
Ever since Donald Trump began his second presidency, he has used an “invented” national energy emergency to help justify expanding oil, gas and coal while slashing green energy – despite years of scientific evidence that burning fossil fuels has contributed significantly to climate change, say scholars and watchdogs.
=====California's Hidden Coastal State Park Near Downtown Santa Cruz Offers Uncrowded Beach Access And Ethereal Trails
 
Read More: https://www.islands.com/1911800/california-coastal-wilder-ranch-state-park-near-downtown-santa-cruz-uncrowded-beach-trails/=====
[https://www.islands.com/1911800/california-coastal-wilder-ranch-state-park-near-downtown-santa-cruz-uncrowded-beach-trails/ by Eva Johnstone 19/6/25 Islands]
Named after a historic dairy ranch that still stands today, Wilder Ranch covers a staggering 7,000 acres, from the treelined ridges of Ben Lomond Mountain to rugged cliffs overlooking a particularly untamed expanse of the Pacific Ocean. A testament to the area's rich agricultural history, farmers still grow artichokes, Brussels sprouts, and other fog-loving crops on the land between the ocean and Highway 1. 
 
Read More: https://www.islands.com/1911800/california-coastal-wilder-ranch-state-park-near-downtown-santa-cruz-uncrowded-beach-trails/
=====Only 3 years left – new study warns the world is running out of time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change=====
[https://theconversation.com/only-3-years-left-new-study-warns-the-world-is-running-out-of-time-to-avoid-the-worst-impacts-of-climate-change-261229 by Piers Forster 20/7/25 THE CONVERSATION]
Bad climate news is everywhere. Africa is being hit particularly hard by climate change and extreme weather, impacting lives and livelihoods.
 
We are living in a world that is warming at the fastest rate since records began. Yet, governments have been slow to act.
=====“Remarkable” Results – Scientists Say This Supplement Reversed Heart Damage=====
[https://scitechdaily.com/remarkable-results-scientists-say-this-supplement-reversed-heart-damage/ by THE UNIVERSITY OF OSAKA 19/7/25 SciTechDaily]
Japanese researchers have uncovered that tricaprin, a dietary supplement, triggered a dramatic reversal of heart disease symptoms in two patients with a rare, treatment-resistant condition. After years of chest pain and failed therapies, the patients experienced relief and even regression of artery-clogging fat deposits. The key wasn’t lowering cholesterol, but breaking down triglycerides inside heart cells—a novel and potentially groundbreaking approach to cardiac care.
=====Can cannabis impact aging? Study shows marijuana could alter 'genetic code'=====
[https://komonews.com/news/offbeat/can-cannabis-impact-aging-study-shows-marijuana-could-alter-genetic-code-pot-weed-smoke-smoking-smokers-epigenetic-research-effect-impact-body-health-healthy-lungs-brain-drugs-substance-abuse-addiction-tobacco-disorders-infections-cincinnati by WKRC 20/7/25 KOMONEWS]
The study highlighted the importance of understanding marijuana's effects on the body, as it remains one of the most widely used drugs globally. While some effects are well-known, the research indicated a broader impact than previously anticipated.
=====Stop telling us it’s not about that=====
[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/7/23/2334876/-Stop-telling-us-it-s-not-about-that?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web by MurielVieux 23/7/25 DAILY KOS]
Deny the truth to yourselves all you want people, but stop telling us Black folks that what’s going on today, what won the 2024 election is not white supremacy.
=====The 5 Best Drinks for Kidney Stones (Plus 3 to Avoid)=====
[https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/kidney-stones/best-drink-for-kidney-stones?srsltid=AfmBOor1LT8uh3L5QL8wWUjNkhhr98fzsrGgsTkJ98A-9iN8PcID1ern by Tracy Norfleet 13/3/24 GoodRx]
If you’ve ever had a kidney stone, you know that they can be incredibly painful. And about half of people with kidney stones end up having more in the future. But there are things you can do to lower your risk of kidney stones, like drinking the right things.
=====What to do about gallstones=====
[https://www.health.harvard.edu/womens-health/what-to-do-about-gallstones by Harvard Health Publishing 20/7/23]
Gallstones begin with bile, a substance that helps with the digestion of fats and the absorption of certain vitamins. Bile is made in the liver and carried to the gallbladder, a small, pear-shaped organ that concentrates and stores it. The fat in food triggers the release of a hormone that causes the gallbladder to contract and release bile into the intestine.
=====Where the next deadly flood wave could strike=====
[https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/24/climate/flash-flood-risk-hot-spots by Andrew Freedman 24/7/25 CNN]
The ingredients that led to the Hill Country disaster — steep terrain, swollen rivers and unsuspecting people in harm’s way — are not unique to Texas. Across the United States, there are pockets of vulnerability where geography, weather and human nature converge in ways that heighten the risk of flash flooding.
=====Why the U.S. is leading the world in extreme weather catastrophes=====
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/why-the-u-s-is-leading-the-world-in-extreme-weather-catastrophes by Seth Borenstein 2/4/23 PBS NEWS]
The United States is Earth’s punching bag for nasty weather.
 
Blame geography for the U.S. getting hit by stronger, costlier, more varied and frequent extreme weather than anywhere on the planet, several experts said. Two oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, jutting peninsulas like Florida, clashing storm fronts and the jet stream combine to naturally brew the nastiest of weather.
=====It is one of the deadliest chemicals on Earth – but even Mexico’s cartels can’t resist the lure of mercury=====
[https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jul/24/mexico-toxic-mercury-smugglers-gold-rush-poisoning-amazon by Luke Taylor 24/7/25 The Guardian]
An undercover investigation reveals 200 tonnes of the deadly substance is being smuggled across South America, where it is poisoning rivers, soil and air
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