HEALTH AND SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

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May 26, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

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NATURE

They brought wolves to Yellowstone, but they had no idea this would be the result. (The Shrug)

How wolves change rivers.

Pink Poison, the Surprising New Trend That’s Saving Rhinos (takepart)

Rhino experts discuss a bright approach to keeping poachers away.

Scientists praise US government plan to help bees, butterflies (CS Monitor)

The federal government plans to make federal land bee friendly in hopes of reducing America's declining bee and monarch butterfly populations. 

First warm-blooded fish discovered (USA Today)

Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) determined that unlike other fish, opah generate heat as they swim and distribute the warmth throughout their entire disc-shaped bodies by special blood vessels. 

Galapagos Island volcano erupts first time in 33 years (AP)

A volcano atop one of the Galapagos Islands has erupted for the first time in 33 years, threatening a fragile ecosystem that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

TECH

A Desk That Can Take A Ton Of Earthquake Rubble (NPR)

It's fairly light, costs $35 per student and could save lives in earthquake zones. But not everyone thinks this quake-proof desk is a good idea.

Plane safe? Hacker case points to deeper cyber issues (Reuters)

Security researcher Chris Roberts made headlines last month when he was hauled off a plane in New York by the FBI and accused of hacking into flight controls via his underseat entertainment unit.

Pew poll: Americans value digital privacy (U-T)

Americans want control over the information collected on them both online and in their daily travels, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. But many of them don’t believe they have enough command over their personal data and how it is being used.

HEALTH

'Right to try' helps evade the FDA logjam (U-T)

California bills let patients try experimental drugs rather than wait for bureaucracy.

Maternal Obesity Linked To Babies' Weakened Immune System (KPBS)

Maternal obesity is associated with an increased riskof birth defects and diabetes, according to a new study. New research from UC Riverside suggests it also may also weaken babies' immune system. 

Drug-resistant typhoid ‘concerning’ (BBC)

Antibiotic-resistant typhoid is spreading across Africa and Asia and poses a major global health threat, warn experts.

FDA warning on new class of Type-2 diabetes drugs (Reuters)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned that a widely used newer class of type 2 diabetes drugs sold by AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly in partnership with Boehringer Ingleheim may cause dangerously high levels of blood acids that could require hospitalization.

Teen obesity 'link to bowel cancer'(BBC)

Being overweight or obese in adolescence is linked to a greater risk of bowel cancer later in life, a study suggests.

Dyslexia 'not linked to eyesight' (BBC)

There are no differences in the eyesight of dyslexics and non-dyslexics, say researchers


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