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Nov 26 2024BUSINESS

Entrepreneurship and Human Development: How Countries Stack Up

Entrepreneurship is a big deal when it comes to growing economies, but how does it connect with broader aspects beyond just making money? This study takes a close look at how human development and entrepreneurship go hand in hand, and the role that a country’s environment plays in shaping entreprene

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Nov 25 2024TECHNOLOGY

Leading Tech Teams in 2025: Balancing AI and Human Creativity

In 2025, effective tech leadership will involve a blend of artificial intelligence (AI) and human creativity. As AI becomes more accessible, some experts suggest automating as much work as possible to save costs. However, Carrie Rasmussen, an executive at Dayforce, believes that IT leaders should ba

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Nov 25 2024HEALTH

New Hope for BTC Patients: The Durvalumab + Chemo Combination in Action

Biliary tract cancer (BTC), a tough cancer that starts in the bile ducts or gallbladder, has been a serious challenge due to its poor outlook. A big trial called TOPAZ-1 showed that adding durvalumab to the standard first-line chemo (gemcitabine and cisplatin) helped patients live longer than chemo

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Nov 25 2024POLITICS

The Challenge of Handling Unlawful Deaths

When someone is killed illegally, their remains can be crucial in revealing human rights abuses. However, cases like this are often complex and can make legal procedures tricky. These situations usually have red flags, requiring special investigation to figure out the cause of death and any human ri

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Nov 23 2024HEALTH

How Childhood Trauma Shapes the Brain

Ever wondered how childhood trauma affects the brain, even in people who seem perfectly healthy? Researchers have started to look into this. They know that childhood trauma can lead to mental health issues, and the brain region that controls emotions and memories, called the limbic system, might be

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Nov 23 2024SCIENCE

Meet Lucy: The Ancient Hominid That Changed Our Story

Lucy, the famous fossil discovered in Ethiopia 50 years ago, is still revealing secrets. This ancient hominid, named after the Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, " was found by a team of scientists in 1974. The 3. 18-million-year-old bones, including dental remains and parts of the pelvis

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Nov 21 2024HEALTH

Exploring Our Body's Cellular Landscape

Scientists around the globe are diving deep into our body's cellular world. They're creating something called the Human Cell Atlas. Think of it as a detailed map of all the different types of cells in our body and how they work. This map isn't done yet, but a bunch of new research papers just came o

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Nov 21 2024HEALTH

Handling Trauma: Therapy for Kids Bereaved by Violence

When a child loses a loved one to homicide, it's tough. We need to help them cope. Researchers in Britain recently studied how kids and teens deal with this horror. They focused on a treatment called Traumatic Grief-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TGF-CBT). 222 kids, aged 8 to 25, who finished

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Nov 21 2024ENVIRONMENT

Metal Levels in Marine Stingrays: A Closer Look at Johor Waters

Have you ever wondered what lurks beneath the surface of Johor Waters when it comes to marine life? A recent study took a deep dive into the heavy metal levels of stingrays from Pontian, Muar, and Batu Pahat. These metals, like copper, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury, can build up in the r

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Nov 20 2024HEALTH

Bird Flu Strikes Hawaii: A New Challenge

For the first time, Hawaii has reported cases of bird flu, H5N1, in ducks and geese on the island of Oahu. The virus, likely carried by migratory birds, has already led to the culling of over 70 birds. While officials assure that the risk to humans is low, the situation is serious. In Canada, a teen

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