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Why the Treadmill Can Feel so Much Easier Than Running Outside
Is the treadmill harder or easier than running outdoors? Survey runners, and you’ll get plenty of different opinions on which feels harder or...
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Quantum GPS can help planes navigate when regular GPS is jammed
A quantum magnetic navigation system has been tested to guide an aircraft – and it outperformed standard backup systems...
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Equipping living cells with logic gates to fight cancer
One of the most exciting developments in cancer treatment is a wave of new cell therapies that...
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CDC scraps plan to help Texas schools curb measles over layoffs, employee says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has scrapped a plan to offer help curbing measles in Texas schools after some staff working on the agency's response to this year's record outbreak of the...
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Student spotlight: YongYan (Crystal) Liang
The following is part of a series of short interviews from the Department of Electrical Engineering and...
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Some U.S. states want to ban food stamp recipients from buying soda and candy. Here’s why.
The federal food stamp program is facing scrutiny in some states that want to block enrollees from using their government benefits to buy soda and candy.Three Republican-led states — Arkansas, Idaho and Indiana — on...
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Detroit-based organization leads fight for Black maternal health in Michigan
For Danielle Atkinson, motherhood didn't just change her. It fueled a movement.During Black Maternal Health Week, a national campaign to raise awareness and improve outcomes for Black mothers, the Detroit-based organization Mothering Justice is spotlighting...
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RFK Jr. aides accused of censoring NIH’s top ultra-processed food scientist
The National Institutes of Health's top researcher on ultra-processed foods announced Wednesday he was stepping down from the agency, accusing top aides to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of censorship."Unfortunately, recent...
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Plan for GPs to keep millions of patients out of hospital
A scheme to help GPs provide care and advice to patients without them joining long NHS hospital waiting lists is being expanded in England, the government has said.GPs will work more closely with specialists to access expert advice quickly...
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How should we prioritize patients waiting for kidney transplants?
At any given time, about 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting to become kidney transplant recipients....