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St. Jude gene panel for pediatric cancers increases access to high-quality testing
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have created a panel that is able to provide a diagnosis for >90%...
Health insurers have required prior authorization for services for decades—but have they treated patients equitably?
Prior authorization—the process by which a health insurance company denies or approves coverage for a health care service before the...
States consider new science-backed solution to save time and money on concrete infrastructure repair
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University invention that may shorten construction timelines and increase long-term durability of concrete highways,...
Trying to limit calories? Skip the dip, researchers advise
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Snacks provide, on average, about one-fourth of most people’s daily calories. With nearly one in three adults...
Innovation Crossroads welcomes seven entrepreneurs for Cohort 2024
Seven entrepreneurs comprise the next cohort of Innovation Crossroads, a Department of Energy Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program node based at Oak Ridge National Laboratory....
Genetic insights into how prickles develop across different plants, despite evolutionary separation
The evolutionary gain and loss of plant prickles – sharp pointed epidermal outgrowths – are controlled by a shared genetic...
Half a billion-year-old spiny slug reveals the origins of mollusks
Credit: G Zhang/L Parry. UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 19:00 BST / 14:00 ET THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2024 Images available via...
Current Andean glacier loss is unprecedented in the Holocene
Andean tropical glaciers are experiencing unprecedented retreat, according to a new study that reveals their current sizes are the smallest...
What role have states played in the legalization of medical marijuana?
HARRISBURG, Pa. — From the war on drugs to the current wave of legalization efforts, public opinion in the United...
Study uncovers connections between obesity and heart failure
A new small study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers and published July 25th in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research has...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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