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Evidence, contained within an ice core, shows that in one location the West Antarctic Ice Sheet thinned by 450 metres — that’s more than the height of the Empire State Building — in just under 200 years. This is the first evidence anywhere in Antarctica for such a fast loss of ice.
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Evidence, contained within an ice core, shows that in one location the West Antarctic Ice Sheet thinned by 450 metres — that’s more than the height of the Empire State Building — in just under 200 years. This is the first evidence anywhere in Antarctica for such a fast loss of ice.
Environment
https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/ice-cores-reveal-rapid-antarctic-ice-loss-in-the-past/
Viagra may help to lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, suggests new study of 260,000 men with erectile dysfunction. Men prescribed Viagra and similar drugs were 18% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s. The effect was strongest in men with the most prescriptions, with a 44% lower risk of Alzheimer’s.
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Viagra may help to lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, suggests new study of 260,000 men with erectile dysfunction. Men prescribed Viagra and similar drugs were 18% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s. The effect was strongest in men with the most prescriptions, with a 44% lower risk of Alzheimer’s.
Neuroscience
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/07/viagra-may-help-to-lower-the-risk-of-alzheimers-disease-study-finds
After a heart attack in hospital, chances of survival drop rapidly as the duration of CPR increases | Chances of surviving while receiving CPR for a heart attack in hospital decline rapidly from 22% after one minute to less than 1% after 39 minutes.
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After a heart attack in hospital, chances of survival drop rapidly as the duration of CPR increases | Chances of surviving while receiving CPR for a heart attack in hospital decline rapidly from 22% after one minute to less than 1% after 39 minutes.
Health
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/after-a-heart-attack-in-hospital-chances-of-survival-drop-rapidly-as-the-duration-of-cpr-increases