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Vaccines May Protect Against New COVID-19 Strains -- And Maybe The Common Cold | Johns Hopkins University
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Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: ...
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Reducing Police Inappropriate Use Of Force | Nora Luongo
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain April 22, 2021 (Phys.org) -- Experts on violence have policy and procedural recommendations for reducing police use of inappropriate force. A report from the Police ...
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Reversible CRISPR Method Controls Gene Expression Leaving DNA Sequence Unchanged | Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
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A new CRISPR method allows researchers to silence most genes in the human genome without altering the underlying DNA sequence -- and then reverse the changes. Credit: Jennifer Cook-Chrysos/Whitehead ...
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Children learned 'little or nothing' during school closures, despite online learning | University of Oxford
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Photo: litmos.comApril 9, 2021 (Phys.org) -- School closures in the last year have led to serious learning losses, with primary-age school pupils making virtually no progress studying at home, accord ...
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Therapists Can Weaken Traumatic Memories | Caitlin Clark
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April 8, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- Scientists could be a step closer to reducing the impact of traumatic memories. Procedures used by clinicians to indirectly reactivate traumatic memories render a win ...
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Gene Expression And Neurological Disease Heritability | Ingrid Fadelli
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Photo credit: Penn State March 17, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- The expression of genes in response to neuronal activity can significantly influence the human brain's development over time. While many neu ...
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BOOKS: Bill Gates offers a hopeful take on climate change | Jeff Rowe
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain "How to Avoid Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need," by Bill Gates (Knopf) Feb. 17, 2021 (AP) -- Watching Bill Gates in the news over the ye ...
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Most Of Those Arrested For Capitol Riot Had A History Of Financial Trouble | Todd C. Frankel
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Trail of bankruptcies, tax problems and bad debts raises questions for researchers trying to understand motivations for attack Feb. 10, 2021 (Washington Post) -- Nearly 60 percent of the people facin ...
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Vegan Diet Better For Weight, Cholesterol Than Mediterranean Diet | Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Feb. 5, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- A vegan diet is more effective for weight loss than a Mediterranean diet, a groundbreaking new study shows. The randomized crossover trial, w ...
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Computer Model Shows If You'll Die From COVID-19 | University of Copenhagen
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Feb. 5, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- Artificial intelligence is able to predict who is most likely to die from the coronavirus. In doing so, it can also help decide who should be ...
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Ramanujan Machine Creates Mathematical Conjectures | Israel Institute of Technology
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Feb. 5, 2021 (Phys.org) -- Using AI and computer automation, researchers have developed a "conjecture generator" that creates mathematical conjectures, which are considered ...
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