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Middle age is a time when women are vulnerable to eating disorders
Survey shows immigrants in Florida – even US citizens – are less likely to seek health care after passage of anti-immigrant laws
How Pakistani media misses stories about solutions during smog season
Might Xenon gas be useful for treating Alzheimer’s, as a new study suggests?
Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs may lower risk of 42 health conditions, but also pose risks
Majority of Ukrainians ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Trump presidency, study finds
Knowing less about AI makes people more open to having it in their lives – new research
NASA’s micro-mission Lunar Trailblazer will make macro-measurements of the lunar surface in 2025
Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors − one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages
Brain inflammation may be the reason behind muscle fatigue after infection and injury
Weight loss plans are less effective for many Black women − because existing ones often don’t meet their unique needs
Animals that are all black or all white have reputations based on superstition − biases that have real effects
NYS-Himalaya Pollinator Project Receives $1.8M Grant
A potential non-invasive stool test and novel therapy for endometriosis
DEA could reclassify marijuana to a less restrictive category – a drug policy expert weighs the pros and cons
Supplemental Medicare Benefits Still Leave Dental, Vision, and Hearing Care Out of Reach for Many
Dr. Kara Marshall named a 2024 Rita Allan Foundation Scholar
New NFL helmet accessory reduces concussions − but players and fans may not be ready to embrace safety over swag
Ancient grains of dust from space can be found on Earth − and provide clues about the life cycle of stars
How the US election turned ‘weird’ – and why it’s working for the Democrats
Chang’e 6 brought rocks from the far side of the Moon back to Earth − a planetary scientist explains what this sample could hold
Love for cats lures students into this course, which uses feline research to teach science
Preclinical study explores approved drug for ovarian cancer
We now know what a brain looks like on psilocybin – but what does that tell us?
PHASE III ARCADIA 1 and 2 Trial Primary Results Published in The Lancet: Galderma’s Nemolizumab Improves Key Aspects of Atopic Dermatitis -…
Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – the picture is unsettling
Unlocking World’s ‘virosphere’
Supreme Court sidesteps case on whether federal law on medical emergencies overrides Idaho’s abortion ban
Supreme Court unanimously concludes that anti-abortion groups have no standing to challenge access to mifepristone – but the drug likely faces more court challenges
Low-cost Tech Program Supports Healthcare In Africa
Pregnancy is an engineering challenge − diagnosing and treating preterm birth requires understanding its mechanics
ERR-gamma ‘trains’ stomach stem cells to become acid-producing cells
Understanding the brain mechanisms behind emotion processing bias in treatment-resistant depression
A natural deception: 3 marketing myths the supplement industry wants you to swallow
Seven Early-Career Scientists will Attend the AACR Annual Meeting with Ludwig Support
Cancer-predisposition variants associated with adverse outcomes in rhabdomyosarcoma
How AI and a popular card game can help engineers predict catastrophic failure – by finding the absence of a pattern
Talk Focuses On Academic Freedom Post Oct. 7
The tools in a medieval Japanese healer’s toolkit: from fortunetelling and exorcism to herbal medicines
We’ve been here before: AI promised humanlike machines – in 1958
Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores
How to create safe spaces with and for Black girls
D-mannose reduces age-triggered changes in urinary tract that increase susceptibility to UTIs
New study of hydroclimate records reveals how water cycle on Earth responds to temperature increases
Could antivirals reduce your risk of long COVID? Where the research is up to on prevention and treatment
Exploring the Origin of Nucleosynthetic Isotope Variations in Ryugu Samples
Global changes in water movement linked to higher temperatures
Environmental DNA breakthrough detects genetic diversity of invasive fish