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Omega-3s and Dialysis: 43% Reduction in Cardiovascular Events Health

Omega-3s and Dialysis: 43% Reduction in Cardiovascular Events

A large randomized clinical trial, the PISCES study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrates that four grams of fish oil per da...

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Czech Scientists Uncover Whooping Cough Secret in Science Science

Czech Scientists Uncover Whooping Cough Secret in Science

Scientists from the Czech Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with colleagues from California, have described how the whooping cough bacterium uses...

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Epilepsy Drug Cuts Sleep Apnea by 47% in Trial Health

Epilepsy Drug Cuts Sleep Apnea by 47% in Trial

A major European phase 2 trial found that sulthiame, an existing epilepsy medication, reduced breathing interruptions in moderate-to-severe sleep apne...

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How Cocaine Rewires the Brain—and Why Quitting Is Hard Health

How Cocaine Rewires the Brain—and Why Quitting Is Hard

Cocaine addiction is not a moral failure but a biological one. Scientists now understand in detail how the drug hijacks the brain's reward circuitry,...

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What Is Rubisco and Why Scientists Want to Fix It Science

What Is Rubisco and Why Scientists Want to Fix It

Rubisco is the most abundant protein on Earth and the engine of all plant life—yet it is surprisingly inefficient. Understanding why scientists are ra...

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How Antibody-Drug Conjugates Target Cancer Cells Health

How Antibody-Drug Conjugates Target Cancer Cells

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are a new class of cancer drug that act like precision-guided missiles — delivering toxic chemotherapy directly inside...

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What Is a Nuclear Metabolic Fingerprint? Science

What Is a Nuclear Metabolic Fingerprint?

Scientists have discovered that hundreds of metabolic enzymes reside directly on human DNA inside the cell nucleus, creating unique "nuclear metabolic...

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What Is Cryonics and How Does It Work? Science

What Is Cryonics and How Does It Work?

Cryonics is the practice of freezing legally dead humans at extremely low temperatures in hopes of future revival. Here is how the science works, what...

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What Is Sleep Apnea and How Is It Treated? Health

What Is Sleep Apnea and How Is It Treated?

Sleep apnea causes breathing to repeatedly stop during sleep, raising the risk of heart disease, stroke, and cognitive decline. Here is how it works a...

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What Is Plasmonics and How Does It Work? Science

What Is Plasmonics and How Does It Work?

Plasmonics is the science of trapping and manipulating light using electron oscillations in metals at the nanoscale, unlocking breakthroughs in cancer...

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What Is Ancient DNA and How Scientists Use It Science

What Is Ancient DNA and How Scientists Use It

Ancient DNA extracted from bones, teeth, and even permafrost sediments is rewriting human prehistory, revealing lost species, and opening unexpected d...

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What Are Superconductors and How Do They Work? Science

What Are Superconductors and How Do They Work?

Superconductors carry electricity with zero resistance, enabling MRI scanners, maglev trains, and particle accelerators. Here is how they work and why...

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