The Seine Is Clean Again, Bald Eagles Rebound, Teen Health Alarm

Happy Friday my friend,

After 100 years, Parisians are finally swimming in the iconic River Seine again, thanks to a massive $1.64B ecological cleanup to prepare for the 2024 Olympics. The Seine’s newly opened swimming sites are proof: we can heal ecosystems and reconnect people with nature! 🏊‍♀️

ECL TRIVIA: What sea creature has three hearts and blue blood? (Answer below)

🌎 Planet Health

🐬 DOLPHIN LANGUAGE: What are bottlenose dolphins really saying? “Non‑signature” whistles (NSWs) make up half the whistles produced by dolphins around Florida but have received very little research attention up until now. “Dolphins are flexible, life-long vocal production learners, unlike most other non-human mammals,” the authors wrote. Are dolphins communicating “word-like” sounds? Learn more here. 

🚴‍♀️ PEDAL ON: A global network of these unpaid “bicycle mayors” are changing the way cycling programs, bike lanes, and street safety are implemented across 34 countries. Boosting health, equity and clean air, two-wheeled transit via bicycle is something to champion, no matter where in the world you live!

🦅 BACK FROM THE BRINK: Did you know only 417 bald eagles existed in the U.S. in 1963? Now, the population is estimated at over 316k!Discover the 5 other species making remarkable recoveries from the brink of extinction, due to decades of conservation, public awareness, and legal efforts.

🧑‍⚕️ Human Health

🐝 BEES FOR CANCER: After decades of research, bee venom (packed with bioactive peptides and enzymes) is showing promise as a therapy against the second most common cancer in women in the United States. Tumor-cell death and chemotherapy improvement outcomes in the earliest lab studies are just a few promising and hopeful results. Click here to learn more. 

🧠 RETHINKING ALZHEIMER’S: Newborns exhibit “sky high” levels of p‑tau217, an Alzheimer’s-associated protein, but experience no harm, indicating it might play a vital role in early brain development. It also challenges “decades of medical dogma” about Alzheimer’s p-tau217 protein levels with “profound implications.” This Science Alert article reveals more! 

🍪 TEENAGE WAKE-UP CALL: What if 1 in 3 American teens were silently on the path to type 2 diabetes? New CDC data says they are, with over 8M adolescents showing signs of “prediabetes,” a “wake up call” for our youth who are on a path to developing type 2 diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. Fortunately, these early intervention lifestyle changes can be helpful tips on the journey to reverse prediabetes.

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Photo of the week

Trivia Answer:

The octopus — Its copper-rich blood helps transport oxygen in cold, deep ocean waters, and two of its hearts pump to the gills.

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