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/ 10 months agoFor decades, mothers have borne the brunt of scrutiny for alcohol use during pregnancy − new research points to dad’s drinking as a significant factor in fetal alcohol syndrome
Public health messaging has focused on the drinking habits of the mother during pregnancy. But a growing body of research shows...
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/ 10 months agoBiden-Xi meeting: 6 essential reads on what to look out for as US, Chinese leaders hold face-to-face talks
Scholars writing for The Conversation take a deeper look at some of the issues expected to be on the agenda when...
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/ 10 months agoMusic painted on the wall of a Venetian orphanage will be heard again nearly 250 years later
On the wall of an orphanage in Venice, a musicologist encountered a fresco featuring an aria written for an opera. She’s...
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/ 10 months ago1 in 4 Colorado 11th-graders skipped their state’s standardized test − geography and income help explain why
The opt-out movement caught on heavily in Colorado in the late 2010s. A group of education scholars is exploring the reasons...
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/ 10 months agoInsulin injections could one day be replaced with rock music − new research in mice
Researchers successfully treated diabetes in mice by engineering cells to make insulin in response to the music of Queen.
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/ 10 months agoHow PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are getting into Miami’s Biscayne Bay, where dolphins, fish and manatees dine
Scientists discovered PFAS hot spots in the bay and found PFAS in water along the Atlantic coast. In a new study,...
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/ 10 months agoBrains have a remarkable ability to rewire themselves following injury − a concussion specialist explains the science behind rehabilitation and recovery
Concussions can teach researchers a great deal about how the brain recovers after injury and offer insights into how people can...
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/ 10 months agoMass shootings often put a spotlight on mental illness, but figuring out which conditions should keep someone from having a gun is no easy task
Red flag laws are an important step in the right direction, but much more work is needed to determine the role...
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/ 10 months agoAmid ‘checkout charity’ boom, some Americans are more likely to be impulse givers than others
Middle-class consumers and shoppers of color give the most this way.
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/ 10 months agoDreams of a ‘broken up’ Russia might turn into a nightmare for the West – and an opportunity for China
Hawkish foreign policy wonks have called for a breakup of Russia. But would that fall into Beijing’s hands?