Human Health

Human health describes the physical and mental well-being of individuals, shaped by biological, social, and environmental factors. In climate and environmental contexts, it often refers to how environmental changes affect human bodies and living conditions.

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Cold weather linked to 40,000 extra heart-related deaths each year in the U.S.Science

Cold weather linked to 40,000 extra heart-related deaths each year in the U.S.

On the heels of one of the coldest winters in memory for large swaths of the country, new research highlights an often overlooked cost of…
SourceSourceMarch 26, 2026 Full article
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EU urged to broadly restrict ‘forever chemicals’News

EU urged to broadly restrict ‘forever chemicals’

Helsinki, Finland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk 'Forever chemicals' pose a growing risk to health and the environment and should be broadly banned across the European…
SourceSourceMarch 26, 2026 Full article
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Air pollution linked to higher Alzheimer’s riskScience

Air pollution linked to higher Alzheimer’s risk

Cohort study finds people with stroke may be extra susceptible to air pollution’s impact on the brain Summary: Air pollution may play a direct role…
SourceSourceFebruary 20, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: February 6, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: February 6, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (February 6, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Health threat of global plastics projected to soarScience

Health threat of global plastics projected to soar

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The threat posed by plastic production, usage and disposal to human health will skyrocket in the coming years unless…
SourceSourceJanuary 27, 2026 Full article
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World enters era of global water bankruptcy, UN scientists warnClimate

World enters era of global water bankruptcy, UN scientists warn

Report in brief The world has entered what United Nations scientists describe as an era of “global water bankruptcy,” a condition in which decades of…
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Climate Science Digest: January 18, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: January 18, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (January 18, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Melting glaciers could release ancient antibiotic resistance into freshwater systemsClimate

Melting glaciers could release ancient antibiotic resistance into freshwater systems

As climate change accelerates the melting of glaciers around the world, scientists are warning of a little-known risk flowing downstream with the meltwater: antibiotic resistance…
SourceSourceJanuary 12, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: January 12, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: January 12, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (January 12, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Study finds widespread burning of plastic for cooking and heatingScience

Study finds widespread burning of plastic for cooking and heating

Research sheds new light on the prevalence of burning plastic as an everyday energy source, uncovering serious international health, social equality and environmental concerns Summary:…
SourceSourceJanuary 11, 2026 Full article
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French ban on ‘forever chemicals’ in cosmetics, clothing to enter forceNews

French ban on ‘forever chemicals’ in cosmetics, clothing to enter force

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A French ban on the production and sale of cosmetics and most clothing containing polluting and health-threatening "forever chemicals"…
SourceSourceDecember 31, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: December 28, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: December 28, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (December 28, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Japanese eels,…
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Climate Science Digest: December 8, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: December 8, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: November 28, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 28, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: November 11, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 11, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 11, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Climate Science Digest: October 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: October 3, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (October 3, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: September 24, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 24, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 24, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Over 60,000 Europeans died from heat during 2024 summer: studyNews

Over 60,000 Europeans died from heat during 2024 summer: study

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk More than 60,000 people died from heat in Europe during last year's record-breaking summer, a benchmark study said Monday,…
SourceSourceSeptember 22, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: September 22, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 22, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: September 19, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 19, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: September 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 3, 2025

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Deforestation linked to thousands of heat-related deaths in the tropicsClimate

Deforestation linked to thousands of heat-related deaths in the tropics

Deforestation in tropical countries could contribute to increased deaths from heat exposure in nearby populations, new research has shown Summary: Deforestation in tropical regions could…
SourceSourceAugust 27, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 27, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 27, 2025

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Climate Science Digest: August 13, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 13, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 13, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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