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/ 11 months agoHow the Iowa caucuses became the first major challenge of US presidential campaigns
A political scientist traces the development of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses and how the small, rural state became influential in presidential...
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/ 11 months agoPundits: Central to democracy, or partisan spewers of opinion who destroy trust
Pundits are everywhere, giving their analyses of current events, politics and the state of the world. You’ll hear a lot more...
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/ 11 months agoFocus on right now, not the distant future, to stay motivated and on track to your long-term health goals
Long-term goals can be hard to stick to if the benefits are only way off in the future. Research suggests ways...
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/ 11 months agoDrugs of the future will be easier and faster to make, thanks to mRNA − after researchers work out a few remaining kinks
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the promise of using mRNA as medicine. But before mRNA drugs can go beyond vaccines, researchers need...
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/ 11 months agoSeeing the human in every patient − from biblical texts to 21st century relational medicine
The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on how fragmented medical care can be. Relational, or person-centered, medicine is attempting to provide...
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/ 11 months agoSchool board members could soon be blocked from blocking people − and deleting their comments − on social media
A law scholar examines a pair of cases that pit free speech rights against politicians’ online prerogatives.
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/ 11 months agoStories about war, violence and hate crime can cause anxiety, anger and depression in kids — here’s how to discuss bad news with your children
Talking about violence with teens and tweens is very different from the conversation you’ll have with younger children.
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/ 11 months agoWe used AI and satellite imagery to map ocean activities that take place out of sight, including fishing, shipping and energy development
A new study reveals that 75% of the world’s industrial fishing vessels are hidden from public view.
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/ 11 months agoWorkers in their teens and early 20s are more likely to get hurt than older employees
Better training and supervision make younger workers less vulnerable to injuries.
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/ 11 months agoRadiation therapy takes advantage of cancer’s poor DNA repair abilities – an oncologist and physicist explain how
Radiotherapy takes many forms: from directing powerful high-energy beams toward specific areas of the body to placing radioactive seeds right next...
