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Feb 11 2025EDUCATION

Mixing It Up: Teaching Without Boundaries

Combining different fields of study could present exciting changes in norms of higher ed in classrooms around the world. Programs that cross multiple fields aren't new, but there's still a lot we don't know about the best ways to weave these disciplines together. This piece zeroes in on the latest

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Feb 11 2025HEALTH

Back Pain Relief: New Device Promises to Change the Game

Imagine living with constant back pain, struggling with everyday activities like walking or lifting objects. This is the reality for many people dealing with lumbar disc herniation (LDH). It happens when the soft center of a spinal disc bulges out, pressing on nearby nerves and causing issues like s

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Feb 11 2025HEALTH

Helping Parents With Extra Support

It can be tough when parents with challenges such as learning disabilities need help parenting. So, a program called Parenting Young Children (PYC) was created, This is a program which delivers support at home. The idea goes that if home-based support is provided to these parents, this might work

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Feb 11 2025SCIENCE

Babies Unlocking Language: How They Learn to Connect Words to Reality

Infants, from a young age, begin forming connections between labels and objects. Let's explore how babies create these associations. Think about how babies start to understand the world around them. In their first year, they connect words they hear with the things they see. It's like they are learn

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Feb 11 2025HEALTH

The Lowdown on Post Transplant Cyclophosphamide

A recent study explored the use of post-transplant high-dose cyclophosphamide (PTCy) in haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) from mismatched unrelated donors (MMUD) in patients with acute myeloid malignancies. The research focused on whether PTCy, along with a calcineurine inhibitor and my

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Feb 11 2025EDUCATION

University Life: How Do Students Cope?

Life at university can be a major change for students. They face new challenges that can affect their mental health. This investigation looked at factors that cause distress, how students cope, and the support systems available to them. It focused on students in a non-Western country. It used a conc

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Feb 11 2025HEALTH

Link Between Kawasaki Disease and Immune Disorders.

Imagine this: A group of kids followed for a dozen years. What do they have? Kawasaki, and immune system issues. You cannot find much information on this link. So, scientists dug into the data on these kids, but that is not all. The focus is on figuring out the risk of immune problems in those who h

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Feb 11 2025SCIENCE

Migrating Towards Migraine: The fMRI Headache

Migraines aren't just headaches; they're a complex neurological condition. Researchers have been using fMRI scans to learn more about what's happening in the brain during a migraine. Studies have shown different things. Looming limitations come from the mixed bag of variables and m

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Feb 10 2025HEALTH

Vitamin D: Your Body's Little Helper?

Ever thought about how vitamin D, which we all know keeps your bones strong, has other tricks up its sleeve? Researchers have been diving into this mystery. Clinical trials are crucial, but they need careful planning to be effective. This is where systematic reviews come in. Think of them a

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Feb 10 2025POLITICS

What Happens When We Guess Demographics?

Imagine you're trying to figure out someone's background from a list of names and locations which seems very odd, but this happens every day in politics and auditing. This is where demographic prediction comes into play. It's a fancy term for guessing someone's race, ethnicity, or other det

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