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Smoking and other risk factors cause almost half of cancer deaths, study finds

Largest research project of its kind also points to alcohol and being overweight as major contributors

The Guardian - UK

New study shows how COVID lockdowns impacted birds in Northwest US

SEATTLE — While the unusual quiet of COVID's first months was hard on many people, it allowed birds in the Pacific Northwest to use a wider range of habitats, according to a newly published University of Washington study.

Tribune News Service

Senior dogs could help us understand an incurable brain condition

In a citizen science project, thousands of pet dogs are helping scientists to understand what happens to memory and cognition in old age

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Alzheimer's researchers are looking beyond plaques and tangles for new treatments

An atlas showing how Alzheimer's changes individual brain cells could help researchers find new treatments for the disease.

WEKU

‘Living with COVID’: Where the Pandemic Could Go Next

As the third winter of the coronavirus pandemic looms in the northern hemisphere, scientists are warning weary governments and populations alike to brace for more waves of COVID-19. In the United States alone, there could be up to a million infections a day this winter, Chris Murray, head of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

More than 160 million women across the world have unmet contraception needs, study finds

Women in south Sudan – where just two per cent have access – are most affected

The Independent UK

More than 160m women unable to get contraception they need, study finds

Half of women without access live in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia, says global research

The Guardian - UK

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Professor Sues University of Washington Over 'Land Acknowledgment' Investigation

Stuart Reges placed a land acknowledgment in his syllabus. Just not the one his university wanted.

Reason

No amount of alcohol healthy for under-40s but older people ‘may benefit from small amounts,’ study finds

Researchers said that alcohol advice should vary according to age and gender

The Independent UK

Pesticide found in most Americans' urine

Glyphosate is a common pesticide ingredient and has been linked to a number of health conditions in humans

Salon

FIRE Suit Aimed at Protecting Univ. of Washington Professor's Criticism of "Land Acknowledgments"

From the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression today; you can also read the Complaint, in Reges v. Cauce: When Professor Stuart Reges challenged the University of Washington's position on land acknowledgements, administrators punished him, undermining his academic freedom. Today, backed by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Reges…

Reason

Toxic Artificial Intelligence: Robots Become Racist And Sexist Bigots Due To Flawed AI, Study Says

Robots become sexist and racist bigots because of flawed AI.

Zenger

With $10 million windfall, free Seattle coding school for women goes national to speed change in tech's bro culture

Amber Tanaka was burned out.

Tribune News Service

Carbon dioxide levels are now 50% higher than during the pre-industrial era

CO2 has not been so high since before hominids walked upright – and are not dropping fast enough to avert catastrophe

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Washington coaching legend Jim Lambright's brain donation pays dividends years after his death

SEATTLE — The brain behind the University of Washington's most dominant defense sits on a black mat in the basement of the Harborview Research and Training Building in downtown Seattle. It has been cut into a series of thin beige slices, some removed to be studied under a microscope.

Daily Record

Scientist look for ways to extend the lives of our pet dogs in new study

Experts at the University of Washington have trialed rapamycin - which is already used in human to aid their body in accepting kidney transplants.

Benzinga

EXCLUSIVE: 42 Macro's Darius Dale On His Wall Street Story, The Markets: 'This Is Not The Financial Crisis'

A lot of successes in life are owed to being at the right place at the right time.

Bangkok Post

Omicron infection turbo-charges vaccinated people’s immunity: study

People who are vaccinated and then get infected with Omicron may be primed to overcome a broad range of coronavirus variants, early research suggests.

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Inverse

NASA images reveal a man-made scar in the Amazon so big you can see it from space

Thanks to sattelites, there is proof of the Belo Monte Dam project’s impact on the Big Bend, though — from above.

The Conversation

Satellites over the Amazon capture the choking of the ‘house of God’ by the Belo Monte Dam – they can help find solutions, too

The Xingu River is revered as the “house of God” by the Indigenous people living along its Volte Grande, or Big Bend, in the Brazilian Amazon. The river is essential to their culture and religion, and a crucial source of fish, transportation and water for trees and plants.

Tribune News Service

Chiefs move up in NFL draft via trade with Patriots, pick corner Trent McDuffie at No. 21

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs made a first-round trade with the New England Patriots Thursday night, moving up from pick No. 29 to No. 21 and bolstering their defense by selecting University of Washington cornerback Trent McDuffie.

Reason

Public Records Law vs. First Amendment Rights of University Animal Experiment Review Committee

From a preliminary injunction decision by Judge Richard Jones (W.D. Wash.) in Sullivan v. Univ. of Washington (with PETA as intervenors; earlier coverage here): The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ("IACUC") at the University of Washington monitors animal research conducted at the university. The committee "approves and monitors all…

USA Today Sports Media Group

Meet Tanner Conner, Idaho State’s under-the-radar WR prospect

Check out Draft Wire's exclusive interview with Idaho State wide receiver prospect Tanner Conner

Tribune News Service

Robots are learning to think like humans. Can they meet Amazon's demands for speed?

In a lab at the University of Washington, robots are playing air hockey.

The Guardian - US

Five sets of fetal remains found in anti-abortion activist’s home, DC police say

Lauren Handy claims she gained access to organ bank at university in Seattle but authorities have not disclosed source of fetuses

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