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In the cave mines there are tenfold less bacteria in the air than in the most sterile room in a hospital, so it also helps people with skin problems. Again, 300 meter deep, but the temperature here stays pretty much the same the whole year round – around 22 Celsius.

For decades, hospitals have sent patients suffering from asthma, hay fever type allergies and various bronchial blockages to spend time in the dark and humid galleries of the mine, where the salt-permeated air is believed to have decongestant and curative qualities.

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Interesting short article on possible ways to increase agricultural yields on a warming planet.

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May be a true therapy for type 1 diabetes.

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Today is the 235th birthday of the United States Coast Guard, 4 August 1790. The Coast Guard originally founded as the United States Revenue Cutter Service as part of the Department of Treasury to collect tariffs and stop smuggling. Except for a brief period during and after the Civil War there was no income tax until 1913, therefore a major source of US tax revenue was collected through tariffs until the 16th amendment was ratified.

Should we reconsider how taxes such as tariffs are levied? Twelve US states are challenging the capricious and arbitrary way tariffs are currently levied by the Executive Branch instead of the Legislative Branch.

Happy birthday, US Coast Guard.

@uscg

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Hi 👋

Good morning. My name is Mark. What is your name?

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"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."

George Orwell

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Texas GOP are gerrymandering House seats to help Republicans steal the 2026 midterms.

Texas Democrats have left the state to stop the process.

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👏🇺🇸💙 http://dlvr.it/TM5tM9

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A Way with Words on NPR highlighted this article on their episode today.

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Trump always chickens out. 🐔 🌮

Really pathetic how Republicans are OK with a rapist trying to dodge world's sleaziest sex trafficking case with zero economic theory or international policy in play, just distractions for his lifetime of rape and molestation.

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A placebo controlled trial is no longer ethical for MACE outcomes trials in type 2 diabetes. However, why design a trial for non-inferiority instead of superiority? Yes a superiority trial is a special case of a non-inferiority trial but superiority is more difficult to prove than non-inferiority, that is why.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5430915-senate-rejects-trump-nih-cuts/

Wow a few Republican Senators are not invertebrates as they grew a backbone! Which 3 remain kowtowing leeches?

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Unmet medical need; therapy with GH instead a downstream hormone.

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5 words rediscovered of interest. My favorite is petrichor. What is your favorite? Please tell me in the comments.