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Repurposing generic drugs can reduce time and cost to develop new treatments...
From thalidomide to Viagra, drug repurposing salvaged failed treatments by giving them new targets.smartboy10/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty ImagesDiscovering new ways to use existing drugs can come...
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How QR codes work and what makes them dangerous – a computer scientist explains
QR codes are visual patterns that store data smartphones can read.AP Photo/Vincent YuAmong the many changes brought about by the pandemic is the widespread use of QR codes, graphical representations of...
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Researchers identified over 5,500 new viruses in the ocean, including a...
There are even more types of viruses in the ocean than researchers once thought.newannyart/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.The big...
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Fishing, strip clubs and golf: How male-focused networking in medicine blocks...
Building relationships with colleagues outside of work is important for career development. 10'000 Hours/Digital Vision via Getty ImagesWomen have been entering academic medicine at nearly the same...
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Your digital footprints are more than a privacy risk – they could help...
Your digital footprints can give hackers clues about you that they can use to trick you.Ivan/Flickr, CC BY-SAWhen you use the internet, you leave behind a trail of data, a set of digital footprints....
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Great white sharks occasionally hunt in pairs - new research sheds light on...
Great white sharks are not normally thought of as social creatures.Yannis Papastamatiou, CC BY-NDSitting anchored to the rocky reef 70 feet (21 meters) below the surface of the ocean, hundreds of...
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Why do cats' eyes glow in the dark?
The same thing that makes their eyes glow helps cats see better in dim light.Cletus Waldman/EyeEm via Getty ImagesCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an...
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Mismanaged cloud services put user data at risk
Cloud services that aren't properly managed can 'leak' data into the wrong hands.id-work/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.The big...
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Psychological tips aren’t enough – policies need to address structural...
Who gets to flourish and who doesn't?Tony Anderson/DigitalVision via Getty Images“Languishing” is the in-vogue term for today’s widely shared sense of pandemic malaise. According to some psychologists,...
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Monkeys can sense their own heartbeats, an ability tied to mental health,...
New research indicates that rhesus monkeys show interoception – the ability to sense physiological processes like their own heartbeats. Matthew Verdolivo/UC Davis IET Academic Technology Services, CC...
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Thawing permafrost is roiling the Arctic landscape, driven by a hidden world...
Permafrost and ice wedges have built up over millennia in the Arctic. When they thaw, they destabilize the surrounding landscape.Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesAcross the...
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Archaeological site along the Nile opens a window on the Nubian civilization...
Thousands of years ago, people in this part of Sudan used underground tombs to bury their dead.Michele R. Buzon, CC BY-NDCircular mounds of rocks dot the desert landscape at the archaeological site of...
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Why 'bad' ads appear on 'good' websites – a computer scientist explains
Examples of 'bad ads' found on the web: clickbait articles, potentially unwanted programs, miracle weight loss supplements, gross-out images, and investment pitches.Screenshot by Eric ZengSketchy ads,...
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ALS is only 50% genetic – identifying DNA regions affected by lifestyle and...
Epigenetics is how behavior and environment affect gene expression.Iryna Dobytchina/iStock via Getty Images PlusAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a devastating neurodegenerative disease that affects...
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A decade of science and trillions of collisions show the W boson is more...
Measuring the mass of W bosons took 10 years – and the result was not what physicists expected.PM Images/Digital Vision via Getty Images“You can do it quickly, you can do it cheaply, or you can do it...
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How hypersonic missiles work and the unique threats they pose – an aerospace...
Hypersonic missiles can change course to avoid detection and anti-missile defenses.U.S. Air Force graphicRussia used a hypersonic missile against a Ukrainian arms depot in the western part of the...
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Elon Musk's bid spotlights Twitter's unique role in public discourse – and...
Twitter may not be a darling of Wall Street, but it occupies a unique place in the social media landscape.AP Photo/Richard DrewTwitter has been in the news a lot lately, albeit for the wrong reasons....
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What is that rash? Genetic fingerprints can help doctors diagnose and treat...
Skin conditions like psoriasis and eczema can have rashes that are difficult to distinguish by eye.tylim/iStock via Getty Images PlusRashes can be thought of as a dysfunctional community of skin cells....
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Pandemic decision-making is difficult and exhausting – here's the psychology...
So much uncertainty around risk can make it extra hard to decide what to do.Richard Drury/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesYou want to sit down for an indoor dinner with friends. A couple of years ago,...
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How a South African community's request for its genetic data raises questions...
Many researchers are interested in the genetic history of the Khoe-San.Dana Al-Hindi, CC BY-NC-NDScientists believe Africa is where modern humans first emerged. For the past decade, our team of...
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