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Even small increases in air pollution can affect respiratory health. A Singapore study found that for every 10 µg/m³ rise in PM2.5 above 15 µg/m³, asthma emergency visits rose 4.4% over the next 2 days.

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New Duke-NUS research finds excess salt may drive fatty liver disease (lean MASH) via its own distinct mechanism, hinting at why obesity-based treatments fall short in lean patients.

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People shed traces of pathogens into wastewater before symptoms appear.

Pakistan's new Wastewater Surveillance Strategy uses this to detect outbreaks 1–2 weeks early.

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New software developed by scientists Assoc Prof Adam Claridge-Chang and Dr Sangyu Xu from #DukeNUS, along with colleagues from A*STAR and NUS, can improve how scientists analyse data gathered from their studies: nature.com/articles/s4159…

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