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Women’s heart health, Artemis update, postbirthing vitamins for reindeer

Women’s heart health, Artemis update, postbirthing vitamins for reindeer

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What a worrying forecast says about women’s heart health, what’s happening with NASA’s Artemis II moon mission and why female reindeer have antlers

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In this episode of Science Quickly, we’ll unpack a worrying
prediction for women’s heart health that says nearly 60 percent of
women in the U.S. will have some form of cardiovascular disease by
2050. We’ll also get you the latest on NASA’s upcoming historic
moon missions. Plus, we’ll look at a new explanation for why female
reindeer have antlers. Recommended Reading: Heart disease in young
women projected to rise sharply by 2050 NASA scraps 2027 Artemis
III moon landing in favor of 2028 mission Female caribou grow
antlers as a built-in postbirthing snack E-mail us at
sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or
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Pierre-Louis, Fonda Mwangi, Sushmita Pathak and Jeff DelViscio.
This episode was edited by Alex Sugiura, with fact-checking by
Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. Our theme music was composed by
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