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There Is an Effective Treatment for Monkeypox, but It’s Hard to Get
As monkeypox cases continue to rise in the U.S. and the rest of the world, many of those most affected…
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Stroke drug improves memory and repairs injured brain tissue in mice
Unlike existing treatments that focus on rehabilitation or reducing the risk of an additional stroke, the experimental drug targets the…
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Coronavirus in late pregnancy raises premature birth risk seven-fold
Testing positive for the coronavirus in the last three months of pregnancy may double the risk of a premature birth,…
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Starch supplement reduces the risk of some hereditary cancers
Taking a supplement of 30 grams of ‘resistant starch’ a day — about the amount in two slightly unripe bananas…
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How to Make Sure Wildfire Shelters Save Firefighters’ Lives
Wildfires burn hot, fast and unpredictably. Although wildland firefighters receive extensive training to keep themselves safe, they sometimes become cut…
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In ominous sign for global warming, feedback loop may be accelerating methane emissions
If carbon dioxide is an oven steadily roasting our planet, methane is a blast from the broiler: a more potent…
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Efforts to regulate ‘killer robots’ are threatened by war in Ukraine
International efforts to legally control the use of “killer robots” are faltering because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Technology 13…
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Draft bill would ban CDC, NIH from funding lab research in China
A proposal moving through Congress to bar the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and…
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10 per cent chance falling rockets will hit someone in next decade
Humans are sending ever more rockets up into space – bits of them falling back to Earth could result in…
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Science Needs to Shrink Its Carbon Footprint
What is science worth? For many researchers, the answer is “priceless.” It’s not just that science has provided the basis…
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