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Feb 07 2025HEALTH

How Do Teeth Survive Bulk-Fill Composites?

Fillings can be a pain, but they are necessary. Sometimes, dentists use a type of filling called bulk-fill composite resins. These are used in cavities and can be used in both baby teeth and adult teeth. This study wanted to see how well these fillings work in different types of teeth. They comp

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Feb 07 2025BUSINESS

Sun Country's Big Cargo Plan

Sun Country Airlines has a major plan. They want to double their money from cargo in just one year. This will happen after they add eight more Boeing 737-800 freighters to their fleet. These planes will be provided by Amazon. This is a big deal. The company wants to finish integrating these air

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Feb 07 2025HEALTH

Long Covid: The Silent Struggle for Care in Brazil

Brazil is one place where you can see the Long Covid problem. Long Covid is a long-term condition that comes from Covid. Many people across the globe are suffering from it. It has many effects. COVID-19 can cause long-term health problems. It is hard to get the right care and treatment. Many pe

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Feb 07 2025HEALTH

HPV Vaccine Controversy: Sex, Culture, and a Jarring Gap

In the bustling nation of China, there is an issue tittering just below the surface. The virus is not an unheard of one, the human papillomavirus (HPV) . Vaccines to stop this virus from spooking millions of lives exist; however, their utilisation in China is 2. 24% and people are hesitant to use th

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Feb 07 2025HEALTH

Brain Boosters: The Future of Fighting Brain Diseases

Imagine if there were drugs that could tackle brain diseases in a whole new way. Brain diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's are tough. They cause brain cells to die. Most drugs out there just treat the symptoms. They don't fix the root cause. This is where hybrid drugs come in. These are specia

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Feb 07 2025HEALTH

Paxlovid: The Pill That Battles COVID-19

Paxlovid, a clever mix of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, made headlines as it became the first approved oral treatment for those with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms. This combination is designed to tackle the virus with minimal fuss. Everything works quite well using two main actors in the body: t

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Feb 07 2025HEALTH

A Glimpse of Hope Amidst the Ruins: Gaza's Children Find a Way Out

Imagine a little girl in a pink sweater waving goodbye through a dirty bus window. She is not leaving for a fun trip, but because she is one of the 37 sick and injured patients, mostly children with cancer, finally allowed to leave Gaza for much-needed medical treatment. Gaza’s hospitals ar

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Feb 07 2025SCIENCE

Fighting in Captive Ground-Hornbills

Southern Ground Hornbills (SGHs) face big trouble with aggression among their fellow birds when living in captivity. Captive breeding can be tricky and unsafe for these birds. Birds from the same species can get aggressive toward each other, especially during the breeding season. It happens a lot w

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

Plane Seizure in the Caribbean: US Takes Another Step

In an unexpected move, US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, seized a private jet owned by the Venezuelan government on Thursday. This isn’t a one-off event, though. It’s the second aircraft of its kind to be seized under his watch. The first one was taken back in September, also from the Dominican Re

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Feb 07 2025TECHNOLOGY

Switch 2's Listen for your mouse buddy move

Ever heard of a Joy-Con? Sure you have! Read our findings from Nintendo's patent. Holding around the edge, make the controller a mouse, check. Two fingers, should easily find their home on the outer buttons. The surface, it lightens up, pointing to find Sarah. The Switch 2 Joy-Cons employ o

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