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    Researches Show Efficacy Of Personalized Brain Stimulation In Psychiatric Treatments

    Jan 18, 2021
    Two new studies show the potential of personalized brain stimulation to treat psychiatric disorders. The approach delivers pulses of electric or magnetic energy to certain areas in the brain.
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    People lined up to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination site in Disneyland's parking lot in Anaheim, Calif. on Jan. 13. The state says all residents 65 or older are now eligible to receive the vaccine.
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    OPINION: Moral Tragedy Looms In Early Chaos Of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

    Jan 16, 2021
    As states suddenly expand the categories of people eligible for the first scarce shipments of vaccine, who will be watching to make sure those hit hardest by the pandemic aren't left behind?
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    After Booted By Big Tech, Parler Registers With Hosting Service

    Jan 13, 2021
    Parler, the messaging app favored by far-right activists, has a new home. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Brian Friedberg of Harvard's Shorenstein Center. He tracks social media and hate groups,
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    Staff and residents of the Ararat Nursing Facility in the Mission Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles got COVID-19 shots on Jan. 7. Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths have been surging throughout Los Angeles County.
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    Why You Should Still Wear A Mask And Avoid Crowds After Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine

    Jan 12, 2021
    It takes time after vaccination for immunity to the virus to build up, and no vaccine is 100% effective. Plus, scientists don't yet know if the vaccine stops viral spread. Here's what's known so far.
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    To 'Keep Sharp' This Year, Keep Learning, Advises Neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta

    Jan 04, 2021
    CNN's chief medical correspondent says it's never too late to develop new brain pathways. Even small changes, like switching up the hand you use to hold your fork, can help optimize brain health.
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    Fear of having to go to the ER during a pandemic might have led kids with asthma to be more careful about regularly using their "controller" inhalers, researchers suspect. But that's likely only one factor in the decline in ER visits.
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    What Drove The Drop In Kids' Asthma ER Visits At A Boston Hospital During Lockdown?

    Jan 04, 2021
    Boston Children's Hospital saw a precipitous drop in cases during the spring shutdown, and the trend continues. Researchers are asking why — and what it would take to keep up the change post-pandemic.
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    C.V. Vishveshwara in 2007 in Oak Park, Illinois.
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    C.V. Vishveshwara's Revolutionary Black Hole Research Turns 50

    Dec 29, 2020
    Before scientists were even sure black holes existed, an Indian astrophysicist did the math behind Einstein's predictions of what would happen if two black holes collided.
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    How To Make A New Year's Resolution

    Dec 29, 2020
    A new study looks at ways to make New Year's resolutions succeed.
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    Researches have learned a lot in 2020 about how the coronavirus spreads through the air.
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    For Scientists Who Study Virus Transmission, 2020 Was A Watershed Year

    Dec 26, 2020
    The emergence of COVID-19 started scientists on a year-long, crash course to learn how this virus might travel through the air and how to stop it. They learned a lot, and quickly.
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    WATCH: Octopuses Punch Fish, Sometimes For No Apparent Reason

    Dec 24, 2020
    Researchers discovered that an octopus might punch a fish when both are hunting. Although some of the thrown punches can be explained, others remain a mystery.
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    A Hasidic man and medical workers cross paths near the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., in November. When public health messaging comes from community leaders, it's much more likely to be adopted, research on diverse groups finds.
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    'Trusted Messengers, Trusted Messages': How To Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy

    Dec 24, 2020
    As the first COVID-19 vaccines begin to be rolled out across the U.S., community leaders in diverse groups already are working hard to dispel misinformation and reach skeptics with truth.
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    How To Be An Elite Athlete, According To The Data

    Dec 22, 2020
    A new book digs into the social science of athletic greatness and reveals patterns leading to glory.
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    I Felt Fine, But Tested Positive For The Coronavirus. What's That Really Mean?

    Dec 18, 2020
    Science writer Robin Marantz Henig has written about dangerous emerging pathogens for 30 years. But none of what she learned could shed light on her own confusing encounter with this virus.
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    A health care worker prepares COVID-19 vaccine doses at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Wednesday in Portland, Ore. Hospitals across the U.S. began getting their first doses of Pfizer's vaccine this week.
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    Without Resources, Vaccine Rollout Could 'Fall At The Last Hurdle,' Journalist Warns

    Dec 17, 2020
    Atlantic writer Ed Yong says the COVID-19 vaccination program will be the most complicated the U.S. has ever attempted: "It's going to be a slow process, and there are a lot of possible roadblocks."
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    These sunflowers in San Diego National Wildlife Refuge are wild relatives of sunflowers that farmers around the world grow to produce oil.
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    Distant Cousins Of Food Crops Deserve Respect And Protection

    Dec 16, 2020
    Scientists are calling for efforts to protect hundreds of wild plants in the United States that are related to native foods such as cranberries and chili peppers.
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    Victoria Gray (second from left) with children Jamarius Wash, Jadasia Wash and Jaden Wash. Now that the gene-editing treatment has eased Gray's pain, she has been able be more active in her kids' lives and looks forward to the future. "This is really a l
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    1st Patients To Get CRISPR Gene-Editing Treatment Continue To Thrive

    Dec 15, 2020
    As the first patient to receive an experimental treatment that relied on the gene-editing technique CRISPR continues to do well 17 months later, more patients seem to be benefiting, too.
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    Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine has been tested for safety and efficacy in more than 44,000 people. Still, stopping viral spread will take more than immunizations, says the CDC. The agency is calling for those who are vaccinated to continue wearing ma
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    What You Need To Know As The First COVID-19 Vaccine Heads Your Way

    Dec 12, 2020
    Within hours, U.S. states are expected have in hand their first shipments of Pfizer's newly FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine. It marks a new phase in the pandemic, but what's that mean for you?
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    Root extracts from the African shrub iboga have long been used in traditional healing rituals and more recently as an experimental treatment for depression and to reduce drug cravings in addiction. Scientists now are working on a version of the extract t
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    Progress Toward A Safer Psychedelic Drug To Treat Depression And Addiction

    Dec 09, 2020
    A synthetic version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine appears to relieve depression and addiction without producing hallucinations or other dangerous side effects — at least in rodents.
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    What Is Your Time Worth?

    Dec 08, 2020
    A new study did experiments on millions of Lyft riders to figure out how much they value time. Researchers found time is worth more money than previously thought.
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    News of a good immune response in animals bodes well for testing future COVID-19 vaccines.
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    Immune Response In Animals Good News For COVID-19 Vaccine Development

    Dec 04, 2020
    Researchers found that a class of antibodies in a monkey's blood provides protection from COVID-19. If that hold true for humans, a blood test may predict whether a vaccine candidate is working.
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    A Portland, Ore., resident wears a respirator to protect himself from wildfire smoke as he jogs in downtown in September 2020.
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    'We Don't Have To Live This Way': Doctors Call For Climate Action

    Dec 02, 2020
    Heat waves, air pollution and extreme weather are making people sick and, increasingly, killing people. A key report by global physicians says fossil fuels are to blame.
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    The Museum of Modern Art reminds visitors to practice safe distancing, in August in N.Y.C. Efforts to fight COVID-19 "decreased dramatically" over the summer, researchers say.
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    Social Distancing Plummeted In Lead-Up To Fall Surge, Survey Finds

    Dec 02, 2020
    Social distancing fell dramatically between spring and fall and the gap between Democrats and Republicans widened. But both ends of the political spectrum agree on some measures to fight COVID-19.
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    Adding Red Seaweed To Cow Feed Could Cut Bovine Flatulance

    Dec 02, 2020
    Seaweed can potentially help fight climate change. Research shows that a specific type of seaweed can cut cows' methane production by up to 98%.
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    Moderna protocol files for COVID-19 vaccinations are kept at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Fla. The biotech company has new data reinforcing that its COVID-19 inoculation is safe and effective.
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    Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Gets More Good News

    Nov 30, 2020
    The biotech company has new data reinforcing that its COVID-19 inoculation is safe and effective. Moderna is submitting an application to the FDA requesting emergency use authorization.
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    Researchers Predict That Autumn Leaves Might Start Falling Earlier In The Future

    Nov 26, 2020
    Researchers say fall leaves may start falling a few days earlier in the future and it could have global implications for climate change.
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