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    Shots - Health News
    Recruiting patients for medical studies has been challenging during the pandemic, especially older people who are more vulnerable to COVID-19.
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    A Big Alzheimer's Drug Study Is Proceeding Cautiously Despite The Pandemic

    Oct 20, 2020
    Researchers launched a major study of an experimental Alzheimer's drug this summer. They also learned a lot about how to protect participants who must make frequent visits to a medical center.
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    Goats and Soda
    This Bornean horseshoe bat and other bat species can harbor coronaviruses. The nonprofit group EcoHealth Alliance had U.S. government funding for an ongoing research project in China on bats and coronaviruses — until the money was cut on April 24.
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    77 Nobel Laureates Denounce Trump Officials For Pulling Coronavirus Research Grant

    May 22, 2020
    In a letter sent to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, these U.S. scientists said they were "gravely concerned" about the abrupt termination of a federal grant to EcoHealth Alliance.
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    The Salt
    Rose McAdoo makes cakes based on research performed by her colleagues at Antarctica's McMurdo Station research base.
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    Antarctic Research Takes The Cake In These Science-Inspired Confections

    Nov 22, 2019
    A former sous chef at Antarctica's McMurdo Station is making cakes inspired by her colleagues' research projects. She says cake can be a gateway to conversations people might otherwise shy away from.
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    Goats and Soda
    Indonesians independently carry out fumigation in their neighborhood to eradicate the larvae of mosquitoes that cause dengue fever. A new vaccine to prevent dengue may be on the horizon.
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    There's A Promising New Vaccine For One Of The World's Top Health Threats

    Nov 07, 2019
    Dengue afflicts nearly 400 million people worldwide every year, but a vaccine has remained elusive. New research offers a path forward.
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    Goats and Soda
    <em>Malassezia</em> is a genus of fungi naturally found on the skin surfaces of many animals, including humans. The researchers found it in urban apartments, although some strains have been known to cause infections in hospitals.
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    Scrubbing Your House Of Bacteria Could Clear The Way For Fungus

    Nov 06, 2019
    A new study in Brazil finds that urban apartments have more diverse fungi — some healthy, some potentially not — than villages in the Amazon rainforest.
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    Business
    A new study found that investors were significantly more likely to bet a company's stock price was going to increase if the company had more women on staff compared with other companies.
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    Investors May Prefer Companies With More Women In The Workforce

    Sep 20, 2019
    A new study found investors were significantly more likely to bet a company's stock price was going to increase if the company had more women on staff compared with other companies.
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    Shots - Health News
    Astrocyte cells like these from the brain of a mouse may differ subtly from those in a human brain.
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    Subtle Differences In Brain Cells Hint at Why Many Drugs Help Mice But Not People

    Aug 21, 2019
    A detailed comparison of mouse and human brain tissue found differences that could help explain why mice aren't always a good model for human diseases.
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    Shots - Health News
    Allen Institute in Seattle has produced a visualization of human cell division.
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    Computerized Model Reveals Details Of How Human Cells Divide

    May 22, 2019
    The nonprofit Allen Institute in Seattle has produced a visualization of human cell division that promises to be useful for professional scientists and curious amateurs alike.
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    National
    Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have launched a free online gun violence prevention course.
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    Free Gun Violence Prevention Course Launches To Educate Young Activists

    May 13, 2019
    Researchers want new activists to lean on decades of public health research when engaging in work with policymakers and candidates seeking elective office.
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    Shots - Health News
    The image on the left shows the brains of pigs that were untreated for 10 hours after death, with neurons appearing as green, astrocytes as red and cell nuclei as blue. The image on the right shows cells in the same area of brains that, four hours after
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    Scientists Restore Some Function In The Brains Of Dead Pigs

    Apr 17, 2019
    The cells regained a startling amount of function, but the brains didn't have activity linked with consciousness. Ethicists see challenges to assumptions about the irreversible nature of brain death.
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    Shots - Health News
    Skeletal muscle cells from a rabbit were stained with fluorescent markers to highlight cell nuclei (blue) and proteins in the cytoskeleton (red and green).
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    Muscles May Preserve A Shortcut To Restore Lost Strength

    Jan 25, 2019
    Muscle cells may retain nuclei that helped them grow strong, even after muscles shrink from lack of use. This provocative contentious idea could have implications for public health and sports.
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    The Salt
    People who are sensitive to the bitterness of caffeine tend to drink more coffee than others, while people sensitive to bitter flavors like quinine drink less coffee, according to a new study.
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    Buzz, Buzz: Bitter Tasters Like Coffee Better

    Nov 15, 2018
    A genetic analysis of samples taken from a large UK health database suggest that people who are more sensitive than their peers to the bitter taste of caffeine tend to drink more coffee — not less.
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    Shots - Health News
    A 291-day-old retina. Our ability to see colors develops in the womb. Now scientists have replicated that process, which could help accelerate efforts to cure colorblindness and lead to new treatments for diseases.
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    Human Retinas Grown In A Dish Reveal Origin Of Color Vision

    Oct 11, 2018
    Our ability to see colors develops in the womb. Now scientists have replicated that process, which could help accelerate efforts to cure colorblindness and lead to new treatments for diseases.
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    Animals
    The New England Aquarium survey team often passes East Quoddy Lighthouse in Campobello, New Brunswick. Porpoises, seals, and whales abound in the waters nearby.
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    In Changing Climate, Endangered Right Whales Find New Feeding Grounds

    Oct 09, 2018
    North Atlantic right whales used to turn up large numbers off Maine's coast, but now, adapting to climate changes, they are being spotted further north in Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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    Shots - Health News
    Immature human eggs (pink) were created by Japanese researchers using stem cells that were derived from blood cells.
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    Scientists Create Immature Human Eggs From Stem Cells

    Sep 20, 2018
    A Japanese research team made immature human eggs from stem cells that were derived from human blood. The technique brings scientists a step closer to being able to mass-produce human eggs.
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    Environment
    Smoke rises above the skyline of Beijing on a moderately polluted day in 2017.
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    Air Pollution Exposure Harms Cognitive Performance, Study Finds

    Aug 27, 2018
    The researchers tested more than 25,000 people multiple times, matching the results with pollution data from the time of each test. Older adults were most affected by air quality.
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    The Salt
    Researcher Kennedy Bucci collects plastics from the shore of Lake Ontario in Toronto.
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    Beer, Drinking Water And Fish: Tiny Plastic Is Everywhere

    Aug 20, 2018
    Plastic trash less than 5 millimeters long is in the things we eat and drink, and the air we breathe. Scientists are just beginning to study where it comes from and how it might affect our health.
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    How To Find Out If 'Women's Empowerment' Programs Really Empower Women

    Jul 27, 2018
    A group of researchers are finding creative ways — through experimental games and scenarios — to quantify how much control women have over their lives.
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    Shots - Health News
    Party's over for a federal study about the health effects of moderate alcohol consumption.
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    Credibility Concerns Lead NIH To End Study Of Alcohol's Health Effects

    Jun 15, 2018
    Scientists and National Institutes of Health officials met with alcohol company executives and appeared to solicit money from them in violation of government policy. The NIH canceled the study.
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    Shots - Health News
    Flaws in a study of the Mediterranean diet led to a softening of its conclusions about health benefits. But don't switch to a diet of cotton candy just yet.
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    Errors Trigger Retraction Of Study On Mediterranean Diet's Heart Benefits

    Jun 13, 2018
    An anesthesiologist who taught himself statistics identified flaws in an influential study that claimed to prove the Mediterranean diet has cardiovascular benefits. The 2013 paper is being retracted.
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    The Two-Way
    The scientists found that the "White Shark Cafe," originally thought to be an ocean desert, actually is home to a diverse food chain.
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    Great White Sharks Have A Secret 'Cafe,' And They Led Scientists Right To It

    May 28, 2018
    These sharks have a hidden life that's becoming a lot less hidden, thanks to a scientific expedition that was years in the making.
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    Shots - Health News
    Plaques located in the gray matter of the brain are key indicators of Alzheimer's disease.
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    Scientists Push Plan To Change How Researchers Define Alzheimer's

    Apr 10, 2018
    Research scientists say they want to define Alzheimer's by the biological changes it causes in the brain, rather than by symptoms like memory loss.
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    Shots - Health News
    Owen prepares to take oral medical marijuana at home.
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    Medical Marijuana's 'Catch-22': Limits On Research Hinder Patient Relief

    Apr 07, 2018
    Suffering Americans seek medical marijuana as an alternative to opioids and other powerful pharmaceuticals. Though legal in 29 states, doctors say the lack of strong data make it hard to recommend.
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    Goats and Soda
    A laboratory technician prepares blood samples from volunteers for viral-genotyping at the government-run Ifakara Health Institute in Bagamoyo, 70 kms north of the Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam.
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    Scientists In Africa Wonder If There's Bias Against Their Research

    Mar 26, 2018
    The problem is, it's hard to prove. Journals deny it. But some academics say they've experienced it firsthand.
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    Shots - Health News
    Dr. Robert Redfield, named CDC director Wednesday, spoke during the Aid for AIDS "My Hero Gala" in New York City in 2013.
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    Research Misconduct Allegations Shadow New CDC Director

    Mar 21, 2018
    Critics say the Trump administration failed to properly vet Dr. Robert Redfield. Sen. Patty Murray says a past research controversy suggests a "pattern of ethically and morally questionable behavior."

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