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World Blood Donor Day 2025: Honoring the Heroes of Life

Picture this: a world where countless lives are saved every day, not by superheroes in capes, but by ordinary people with an extraordinary gift to give. These are the blood donors, the unsung heroes who, on June 14th, we come together to celebrate during World Blood Donor Day (WBDD).

The Power of a Simple Act

World No Tobacco Day 2025: Uniting for a Tobacco-Free Future

Every year, on May 31st, World No Tobacco Day serves as a powerful reminder of the devastating impact that tobacco use has on individuals, families, and communities worldwide. Established by the World Health Organization (WHO) Member States in 1987, this global event aims to raise awareness about the dangers of tobacco use and advocate for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption.

The Toll of Tobacco

Reviews the effects of light pollution in urban ecosystems
This paper supports SDG 15 by highlighting that the effects of loss of biodiversity due to climate change and associated changes in the distribution of venomous snakes will be most pronounced in tropical regions, where extensive land is devoted to agriculture and rearing livestock.
Global view on sea turtle conservation
This article discusses the association between stress exposure, alcohol consumption, and Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias (ADRD), emphasizing the importance of understanding behaviors that impact neurodegeneration and cognitive decline, and the need for preclinical research to uncover the underlying biological mechanisms.
In the field of nutrition and brain aging research, dietary patterns, particularly the MIND diet, are a prominent area of interest. This systematic review provides an overview of studies examining the MIND diet in relation to brain aging. It updates previous systematic reviews with respect to cognition, cognitive decline, and dementia and extends to other brain aging outcomes including Parkinson’s disease, brain volume, and pathology.
In this study, we introduced an integrated assessment framework, and estimated both quality and quantity-related Water Scarcity Index (WSI), local economic water scarcity risk (WSR), and the cascading virtual WSR observed in global trade markets across 40 major economies spanning from 1995 to 2010. Results show that developing countries had rapid growth in both quantity and quality-related WSI, while major developed economies experienced a modest increase in water stress but mitigated quality-related risks, suggesting imbalanced progress towards SDG 6 across countries. 
This Article supports SDG 3 by showing that providing hepatitis C testing services in pharmacies would be beneficial in increasing case detection, in keeping with growing evidence showing the benefits of providing hepatitis services in community settings. Further research is needed to evaluate the provision of hepatitis C treatment, and hepatitis B testing and treatment, in pharmacies
This study supports SDG 3 by examining the impact of early liver transplantation on hospital admissions for alcoholic hepatitis.

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