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2022 C.E. November 8
First human patients receive transfusions of lab-grown blood cells
Demand for blood donations currently far outstrips supply and matching blood types is an extra hassle that often results in patients missing out even as donated blood goes to waste.
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2022 C.E. November 7
Prevalence of dementia is declining among older Americans
The age-adjusted prevalence of dementia declined from 12.2 percent of people over age 65 in 2000 to 8.5 percent of people over age 65 in 2016—a nearly one-third drop from the 2000 level, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
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2022 C.E. November 7
Icelandair to use electric aircraft for all domestic flights by 2030
This decision puts Icelandair at the forefront of sustainable aviation, considering that many other airlines are only aiming to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
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2022 C.E. November 4
“Remarkable” results for new maternal RSV vaccine in Phase 3 trial
Maternal vaccination reduced rates of severe medically attended lower respiratory tract illness due to RSV by 81.8% across the first three months of life.
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2022 C.E. November 4
Niue designates its entire exclusive economic zone as a marine park
The small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean has designated its entire exclusive economic zone — an area about the size of Vietnam — as a multiple-use marine park called Niue Nukutuluea.
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2022 C.E. November 2
Ethiopia’s warring sides agree to a permanent cessation of hostilities
This "monumental" breakthrough formally ends a two-year war that has displaced millions and threatened to destabilize a swath of the continent.
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2022 C.E. November 2
Trans people in the U.S. can now easily update their gender with the Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration has announced that it is now possible to self-select sex on Social Security records without the need to provide any legal or medical proof of a gender change.
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2022 C.E. November 2
Tokyo begins issuing same-sex couples partnership certificates
Some hope this may be a step towards the whole of Japan embracing equality. It is currently the only country in the G7 group of developed nations which doesn't recognize same-sex unions.
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2022 C.E. November 2
Fish eggs make stunning comeback in Bangladesh’s Halda River following conservation efforts
The Halda River — the world’s only gene bank for pure Indian carp fishes — has resumed hosting fish eggs in recent years, after fish eggs had all but disappeared from the river in 2016.
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2022 C.E. November 1
Norway to pay Indonesia $56 million for drop in deforestation and emissions
In the deal, the Nordic country will pay Indonesia, home to the world’s third-largest tropical forests, to keep its forests standing, thereby reducing its emissions.
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2022 C.E. November 10
Millennial fathers in the U.S. spend more quality time with children than in previous generations
Fathers in the U.S. have a growing preference for spending time with their children over working. According to Pew Research, dads spend three times more time with their children than two generations ago. Most of these men now see being a good father as central to their identity.
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2022 C.E. November 8
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, and Scotland pledge more than 200 million euros for climate damages in the Global South
Rich nations, which bear the brunt of responsibility for warming the atmosphere, have long resisted making such payments, seeking to avoid assuming legal liability for their contributions to climate change.
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2022 C.E. November 8
First human patients receive transfusions of lab-grown blood cells
Demand for blood donations currently far outstrips supply and matching blood types is an extra hassle that often results in patients missing out even as donated blood goes to waste.
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2022 C.E. November 7
Prevalence of dementia is declining among older Americans
The age-adjusted prevalence of dementia declined from 12.2 percent of people over age 65 in 2000 to 8.5 percent of people over age 65 in 2016—a nearly one-third drop from the 2000 level, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
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2022 C.E. November 7
Groundbreaking experimental breast cancer vaccine passes first human trials
The study found that after ten years 80% of patients were still alive. Typically, only roughly 50% of people in similar conditions would be expected to survive over that span.
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2022 C.E. November 7
Icelandair to use electric aircraft for all domestic flights by 2030
This decision puts Icelandair at the forefront of sustainable aviation, considering that many other airlines are only aiming to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
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2022 C.E. November 4
“Remarkable” results for new maternal RSV vaccine in Phase 3 trial
Maternal vaccination reduced rates of severe medically attended lower respiratory tract illness due to RSV by 81.8% across the first three months of life.
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2022 C.E. November 4
Niue designates its entire exclusive economic zone as a marine park
The small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean has designated its entire exclusive economic zone — an area about the size of Vietnam — as a multiple-use marine park called Niue Nukutuluea.
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2022 C.E. November 3
Canada’s First Nations and Inuit have set aside over 50 million acres of land and ocean for conservation
These massive conservation efforts will not only serve to preserve ancestral Indigenous lands and ways of life, but ecosystems that promote biodiversity, help sequester carbon, and keep polluting resources out of the air.
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2022 C.E. November 2
Ethiopia’s warring sides agree to a permanent cessation of hostilities
This "monumental" breakthrough formally ends a two-year war that has displaced millions and threatened to destabilize a swath of the continent.