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Jan 04 2025EDUCATION

The Elephant in the Room: Why Science and Humanities Need Each Other

Imagine a bunch of experts looking at an elephant. A biologist sees a big, gray creature. A foot specialist recommends treatment for its toenails. A climate expert is too busy studying the grass to notice the elephant. Now, Elon Musk steps in, saying we should focus on tech breakthroughs like quantu

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Jan 03 2025HEALTH

Why Isn't Empathy Taught to Future Doctors?

Empathy is crucial in healthcare, helping professionals connect with and ease the emotional pain of patients. Yet, postgraduate medical training often overlooks this vital skill. A new study wants to find out why this is and how necessary it is to teach empathy to trainee doctors. Researchers talked

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Jan 03 2025SCIENCE

Space Adventures Await in 2025: From Moon Missions to Asteroid Chases

2025 promises to be a thrilling year for space exploration. Several countries and companies have big plans. Let's dive in! First stop: the moon. NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program is backing three private missions. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost and ispace's Resilience lander and Tena

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Jan 03 2025HEALTH

Combating Cartilage Damage: A New Way to Fight RA

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common condition that affects joints, causing persistent inflammation and cartilage damage. We often use drugs like triptolide (TP) to reduce inflammation, but these medicines can't fix damaged cartilage. Plus, constant inflammation makes traditional repair methods les

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Jan 02 2025HEALTH

Bird Flu: What It Is and Why You Should Care

Ever heard of bird flu? It's a virus that's been making headlines recently. The virus, called H5N1, has been spreading through poultry and even dairy cows. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 66 human cases so far, with most being in California. The viru

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Jan 02 2025CRIME

Why Are Girls More Likely to Be Victims of Violence?

Imagine this: a school shooting happens, and the shooter is a teenage girl. It's a rare event, but it happened. We know men commit more violent crimes, but girls are more likely to be victims. Let's dig into why. In 2022, girls experienced over half of all violent crimes in the US. That's a 24% inc

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Jan 02 2025HEALTH

Switching to Ustekinumab: A Promising Path After Vedolizumab

Have you heard about how finding the right medication for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is like trying to solve a complex puzzle? Well, a recent study has added a new interesting piece to that puzzle. The study looked at how well ustekinumab (UST) works compared to other anti-TNF drugs, especiall

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Jan 01 2025POLITICS

Guantánamo Detainee Finally Sent Home After 20 Years

You might think that after 20 years, a man held without charge would finally see justice. But no, Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi, a Tunisian man, was just sent back home to Tunisia after being locked up in Guantánamo Bay since it opened in 2002. The U. S. government never charged him with a crime, yet he

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Dec 31 2024TECHNOLOGY

Sports Activity Recognition with Minimal Sensor Data: A New Approach

Imagine having the ability to identify sports activities just by using basic motion data. This is exactly what a new method called Human Activity Recognition (HAR) does. By using sensors and special learning algorithms, HAR can tell the difference between various sports activities with impressive ac

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Dec 31 2024ENVIRONMENT

Puerto Rico's Power Grid Fails Again, Leaving Most in the Dark

Imagine waking up to no lights, no air conditioning, and no way to make coffee. That's what happened to nearly 90% of Puerto Rico's residents on New Year's Eve. A major power failure hit the island, leaving about 1. 3 million customers without electricity. This isn't the first time something like th

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