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Brain markers could offer early clues into Parkinson’s "These insights could also help researchers zero in on the biological mechanisms driving the disease, which are still somewhat elusive."

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Brain markers could offer early clues into Parkinson's

"These insights could also help researchers zero in on the biological mechanisms driving the disease, which are still somewhat elusive."

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Watch: Can lost vision be restored? "Researchers are working hard to create new technologies and treatments designed to allow people with vision loss to regain some visual performance."

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Watch: Can lost vision be restored?

"Researchers are working hard to create new technologies and treatments designed to allow people with vision loss to regain some visual performance."

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Clean water access boosts child health in Mozambique "Access to clean and safe drinking water is critical for preventing chronic undernutrition in children."

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Clean water access boosts child health in Mozambique

"Access to clean and safe drinking water is critical for preventing chronic undernutrition in children."

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Drug use remains low among US teens Use of most substances among teenagers in the United States continues to hover around the low-water mark reached in 2021.

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Drug use remains low among US teens

Use of most substances among teenagers in the United States continues to hover around the low-water mark reached in 2021.

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Why is reading for fun plummeting in the US? Experts dig into why reading for pleasure is down in the US and share ways to encourage youngsters to get more into reading.

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Why is reading for fun plummeting in the US?

Experts dig into why reading for pleasure is down in the US and share ways to encourage youngsters to get more into reading.

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One-two punch could take out tough tuberculosis New research suggests that pairing the main treatment for tuberculosis with a second one could help fight drug-resistant TB.

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One-two punch could take out tough tuberculosis

New research suggests that pairing the main treatment for tuberculosis with a second one could help fight drug-resistant TB.

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Quantum mechanics help crack hidden chemistry of ice New research paves the way for scientists to better understand what happens at a sub-atomic scale when ice melts.

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Quantum mechanics help crack hidden chemistry of ice

New research paves the way for scientists to better understand what happens at a sub-atomic scale when ice melts.

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Older people see life as less of a zero sum game In new study, psychologists found that older people see the world as less win-lose than younger people.

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Older people see life as less of a zero sum game

In new study, psychologists found that older people see the world as less win-lose than younger people.

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Discovery sheds light on how 2 human ancestors coexisted Scientists have determined that that a hominin foot fossil from Lucy’s time belonged to different species—with help from teeth.

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Discovery sheds light on how 2 human ancestors coexisted

Scientists have determined that that a hominin foot fossil from Lucy’s time belonged to different species—with help from teeth.

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Fossils upend timeline of the evolution of mammal hearing New research shows that the modern mode of hearing evolved much earlier than previously thought.

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Fossils upend timeline of the evolution of mammal hearing

New research shows that the modern mode of hearing evolved much earlier than previously thought.

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Telemedicine boosts coverage of HIV prevention meds "This study is validation that our model works and that telehealth can help end HIV and reduce sexually transmitted infections in the US."

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Telemedicine boosts coverage of HIV prevention meds

"This study is validation that our model works and that telehealth can help end HIV and reduce sexually transmitted infections in the US."

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How did people adapt to the high altitude in the Andes? A new study took a new approach to figure out the mystery of how people adapted to living in one of the most extreme environments inhabited by humans.

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How did people adapt to the high altitude in the Andes?

A new study took a new approach to figure out the mystery of how people adapted to living in one of the most extreme environments inhabited by humans.

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Is your hand numbness a sign of carpal tunnel or something else? When your hand starts to tingle or go numb, it’s natural to assume that carpal tunnel is to blame. But is it something else?

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Is your hand numbness a sign of carpal tunnel or something else?

When your hand starts to tingle or go numb, it’s natural to assume that carpal tunnel is to blame. But is it something else?

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Culture, not just cash, may be key to fighting poverty A new study highlights how culturally attuned approaches to empowerment can offer a powerful pathway for reducing global poverty

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Culture, not just cash, may be key to fighting poverty

A new study highlights how culturally attuned approaches to empowerment can offer a powerful pathway for reducing global poverty

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Poop tests reveal whether termites are attacking A new study could give rise to a simple test that could be used for rapid on-site termite infestation assessments.

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Poop tests reveal whether termites are attacking

A new study could give rise to a simple test that could be used for rapid on-site termite infestation assessments.

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AI tool helps neurotypicals better communicate with people with autism A new tool is "useful as a way for non-autistic people to gain firsthand experience with cross-neurotype communication."

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AI tool helps neurotypicals better communicate with people with autism

A new tool is "useful as a way for non-autistic people to gain firsthand experience with cross-neurotype communication."

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High school principals say ICE is driving fear on campuses "The findings raise urgent questions about whether our public schools can continue to be safe, inclusive spaces for all students."

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High school principals say ICE is driving fear on campuses

"The findings raise urgent questions about whether our public schools can continue to be safe, inclusive spaces for all students."

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2008 Great Recession lowered Americans’ class identity New research shows that 2008's Great Recession caused people in the US to identify with a lower class, and this was a long-lasting effect.

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2008 Great Recession lowered Americans' class identity

New research shows that 2008's Great Recession caused people in the US to identify with a lower class, and this was a long-lasting effect.

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Virtual reality can curb fear of death Researchers have found that a brief virtual reality simulation of a near-death experience can sharply reduce people's anxiety about death.

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Virtual reality can curb fear of death

Researchers have found that a brief virtual reality simulation of a near-death experience can sharply reduce people's anxiety about death.

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More Americans are dying before they can get on Medicare "These are people who contribute to Medicare their entire lives yet never live long enough to use it."

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More Americans are dying before they can get on Medicare

"These are people who contribute to Medicare their entire lives yet never live long enough to use it."