Stefano Dalla Casa
radioprozac.bsky.social
Stefano Dalla Casa
@radioprozac.bsky.social
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Ho scritto una cosa strana su incendi, alluvioni, urbanizzazione, cambiamenti climatici, emergenza e rivoluzione. Grazie a Matteo de Giuli e a Nicolò Porcelluzzi per l'ospitalità su MEDUSA newsletter
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di Stefano Dalla Casa. Urbanizzazione selvaggia, privilegio e sfruttamento: cosa raccontano gli incendi di Los Angeles, dove le catastrofi naturali sono ormai frutto di una certezza statistica.
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The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory
The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory
In 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the United States, aided by allies of President Trump who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still can’t find her.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
'Fix this now!' Raging Trump hits Mexico with new threat
'Fix this now!' Raging Trump hits Mexico with new threat
President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Monday to demand that Mexico release vast amounts of water to the United States — or face yet another round of tariffs."Mexico continues to…
www.rawstory.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
What is most important advance in evolutionary biology since Darwin?
What is most important advance in evolutionary biology since Darwin?
Picking apart some strong claims
substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
GRIN2A null variants confer a high risk for early-onset schizophrenia and other mental disorders and potentially enable precision therapy - Molecular Psychiatry
GRIN2A null variants confer a high risk for early-onset schizophrenia and other mental disorders and potentially enable precision therapy
Rare genetic factors have been shown to substantially contribute to mental illness, but so far, no precision treatments for mental disorders have been described. It was recently identified that rare variants...
www.nature.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
African swine fever outbreak in Spain may have leaked from research lab, officials say
African swine fever outbreak in Spain may have leaked from research lab, officials say
Authorities say strain of virus that has killed wild boars in Catalonia is one often used for experiments in secure facilities
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Association between cigarette smoking status, intensity, and cessation duration with long-term incidence of nine cardiovascular and mortality outcomes: The Cross-Cohort Collaboration (CCC)
Association between cigarette smoking status, intensity, and cessation duration with long-term incidence of nine cardiovascular and mortality outcomes: The Cross-Cohort Collaboration (CCC)
Using data from 22 prospective cohort studies, Erfan Tasdighi and colleagues investigate the relationships among smoking burden, intensity, and cessation duration across multiple cardiovascular…
journals.plos.org
December 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Nitrous oxide for the treatment of depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nitrous oxide for the treatment of depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis
N2O demonstrates rapid, reproducible antidepressant effects in early-phase trials. Its future clinical value depends on whether these effects can be sustained over time through optimised dosing and…
www.thelancet.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
EU launches ‘pre-pandemic’ plan to stop bird flu jumping to humans
EU launches ‘pre-pandemic’ plan to stop bird flu jumping to humans
A plan sent to EU health ministers urges heightened surveillance and capacity building as H5N1 spreads in birds
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
When Did Syphilis Enter Europe? The Origins Debate
When Did Syphilis Enter Europe? The Origins Debate
For a family of pathogens that has likely been with humanity since the dawn of agriculture, Treponema has a funny way of keeping its secrets.
theedgeofepidemiology.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Inside the old church where one trillion webpages are being saved | CNN Business
Inside the old church where one trillion webpages are being saved | CNN Business
The Internet Archive has been saving web history for nearly 30 years. CNN’s Hadas Gold goes inside its headquarters to see how the archive is innovating for the AI age and protecting itself from both…
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
The scores aimed to predict a property’s risk from fires, floods and storms, but some in the real estate industry as well as homeowners have called them inaccurate.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing
The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing
One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5…
english.elpais.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Tattoo ink induces inflammation in the draining lymph node and alters the immune response to vaccination | PNAS
Tattoo ink induces inflammation in the draining lymph node and alters the immune response to vaccination | PNAS
Despite safety concerns regarding the toxicity of tattoo ink, no studies have reported the consequences of tattooing on the immune response. In thi...
www.pnas.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Meet the researcher aiming to halt use of ‘fundamentally flawed’ database linking IQ and nationality
Meet the researcher aiming to halt use of ‘fundamentally flawed’ database linking IQ and nationality
Rebecca Sear Rebecca Sear is on a mission to convince publishers to retract articles that use a database that purports to rank countries based on intelligence. To maintain the integrity of scientif…
retractionwatch.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Digital asset treasury companies are running out of steam
Digital asset treasury companies are running out of steam
Convincing traders to pay $2 for $1 of bitcoin worked — for a while. As premiums evaporate, an unwind could be painful.
www.citationneeded.news
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
It soothes my bitter heart to know that no matter how much money Elon Musk has, he will never, ever be funny | Rebecca Shaw
It soothes my bitter heart to know that no matter how much money Elon Musk has, he will never, ever be funny | Rebecca Shaw
What the Tesla tycoon wants his billions can’t buy: being able to get a true laugh
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism
Claims that the gut microbiome causally contributes to autism regularly appear in the scientific literature and popular press. Mitchell et al. critically examine influential studies underpinning…
www.cell.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of Modified mRNA Influenza Vaccine | NEJM
Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of Modified mRNA Influenza Vaccine | NEJM
Influenza remains a major health burden despite the use of licensed vaccines. Nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (modRNA) influenza vaccines have shown promising immunogenicity against influenza and...
www.nejm.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect | npj Mental Health Research
Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect
Prosocial behavior, the act of helping others, is essential to social life, yet spontaneous environmental triggers for such behavior remain underexplored. This study tested whether an unexpected event,...
www.nature.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The loss of efficacy of fluoxetine in pediatric depression: explanations, lack of acknowledgment, and implications for other treatments
The loss of efficacy of fluoxetine in pediatric depression: explanations, lack of acknowledgment, and implications for other treatments
Fluoxetine is among the most used antidepressants for children and adolescents and frequently recommended as first-line pharmacological treatment for pediatric depression. However, in contrast to…
www.jclinepi.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Medical Students’ Exposure to and Attitudes About Drug Company Interactions
Medical Students’ Exposure to and Attitudes About Drug Company Interactions
Context While exposure to and attitudes about drug company interactions among residents have been studied extensively, relatively little is known about relationships between drug companies and…
jamanetwork.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
How Crypto Could Trigger the Next Financial Crisis
How Crypto Could Trigger the Next Financial Crisis
The danger of stablecoins lies in the ways they are meant to be safe.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
About The Coin Laundry investigation
About The Coin Laundry investigation
The investigation reveals how crypto companies profited from crime while victims were financially ruined.
www.icij.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Transgender persons receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy: risk of acute cardiovascular events in a Dutch cohort study
Transgender persons receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy: risk of acute cardiovascular events in a Dutch cohort study
AbstractBackground and Aims. Despite favourable effects of oestradiol on cardiovascular risk factors, previous studies found higher risks of cardiovascular
academic.oup.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM