Humanity is eating too much meat - putting pressure on animals, people, and the planet. Here are some alternatives: nature.com/articles/d4158…

This week in Nature: Troubled Waters - Plastic pollution in reefs and freshwater ecosystems Read the full issue here: nature.com/nature/volumes…

Africa is underrepresented in genomic studies. This isn’t all due to lack of genomic data but partly due to lack of motivation by African scientists to share their data as a result of previous exploitation, mistrust, and misuse of research participant samples and data. 1/4

Is aspartame bad for you? WHO weighs in on the artificial sweetener usatoday.com/story/news/hea…

According to the United States special envoy on climate change, John Kerry, the US will not pay reparations to developing countries hit by climate-fueled disasters under any circumstances reuters.com/world/us/us-un…

Ancient Buddhist murals in northwestern China are under ‘direct threat’ as a result of unprecedented levels of rainfall brought about by climate change, according to researchers reut.rs/3QkTKE3

PFASs are extraordinarily useful, but after they escape from factories, homes and vehicles into the environment, they add to a forever-growing pollution problem. go.nature.com/3Ojwt2m

Modern agriculture has not been kind to soils. Regenerative practices can increase soil health and store carbon, slowing #ClimateChange and generating carbon credits that can be sold. But calculating the benefits is tricky. Learn more: scim.ag/3zQ News from Science

On the road to modern human evolution, there was a population crash about 930,000 years ago that our ancestors almost didn’t survive, some scientists have concluded. Not all experts are buying it. nyti.ms/487bUQ2

“College is a unique time in your life to discover just how much your mind can do.” via New York Times Opinion nytimes.com/2023/09/04/opi…

New study from Jones lab: In >11,000 people with cancer and up to 25 yrs followup, exercise reduced all-cause mortality by 25% and reduced risk of cancer-specific death for kidney and head and neck cancers. Summary: mskcc.org/news/does-exer… Article: ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.120…

Dr. Neil Iyengar, MD, director of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Healthy Living program, was presented with an Oncology Heroes art piece at the Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium for his dedication to cancer research and care. #CFS

CancerNetwork and the journal ONCOLOGY are very excited to announce our new co-editor-in-chief of solid tumors, Neil Iyengar, MD from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Stay tuned to see new initiatives from him and Julie Vose, as we move into 2024!

Great study digging into association of #exercise with pan-cancer incidence. Reduced risk in some, but not all cancers, and different exercise doses required (breast: 4+; lung: 2-3 hrs/wk) Jessica Lavery Chaya Moskowitz cell.com/cancer-cell/fu…

This spring break, join a vibrant community of NYU change agents at Camp Changemaker (March 18-20)! Undergrad students will explore and identify social impact opportunities aligned with their academic and professional goals. Apply by February 21nd at bit.ly/nyu_change

Medical students' attitudes and perceived competence regarding medical cannabis and its suggestibility pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38360743/

Does Menopause Cause Breast Cancer? Learn more in this ⁦IndiaToday⁩ interview with ⁦Neil Iyengar, MD.⁩ Health Wealth, Ep 31 podcasts.indiatoday.in/health/health-…

Why are so many young people getting cancer? What the data say nature.com/articles/d4158…?

Cancer Benefits and Risks from Ozempic, Wegovy and Other Weight Loss Drugs | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center mskcc.org/news/cancer-be…

NYU to Host Jason De León at the Annual Liberal Studies Student Research Colloquium—April 4 nyu.edu/about/news-pub…