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Boom in overdose-reversing drug is tied to fewer opioid deaths
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5 years ago
By Associated Press Prescriptions of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone are soaring, and experts say that could be a reason overdose deaths have stopped rising for the first time in...
NEW REPORT SAYS NOT TO USE ELECTRIC FANS IN EXTREME HEAT
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NEW REPORT SAYS NOT TO USE ELECTRIC FANS IN EXTREME HEAT When temps are dangerously high and humidity is low, fans can actually make a person feel hotter, increasing strain on the heart...
A VACCINE FOR SKIN CANCER? TEL AVIV RESEARCHERS SAY THEY HAVE DEVELOPED ONE
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A VACCINE FOR SKIN CANCER? TEL AVIV RESEARCHERS SAY THEY HAVE DEVELOPED ONE So far, the approach has been tested and proven effective in preventing the development of melanoma in mouse...
Droplets of these simple molecules may have helped kick-start life on Earth
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T. Jia/ELSI For the origin of life on Earth , ancient puddles or coastlines may have had a major ripple effect. A new study shows that a simple class of molecules called alpha...
Logic tells us that antimatter should have annihilated the Universe. So why hasn’t it?
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This rapid series of developments unlocked one of the most momentous and enduring conundrums of physics: if particles with opposite electric charges annihilate one another when they meet, why...
Residential solar is cheap, but can it get cheaper? Paths to $0.05 per kWh
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The price of solar panels has fallen far and fast. But the Energy Department (DOE) wants to bring those costs down even further, especially for residential homes. After all, studies have shown...
Gum disease and heart disease: The common thread
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5 years ago
People with gum disease (also known as periodontal disease) have two to three times the risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or other serious cardiovascular event. But there may not be a direct...
Electric air taxis powered by hydrogen promise greater range for intercity commutes
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5 years ago
By Tom Metcalfe Your daily commute may be about to take to the skies. More than 100 electric air taxi designs are already in the works for short hops in cities, including the Airbus...
Can science explain what people see and feel during a near-death experience?
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By Erika Edwards For hundreds of years, people of all ages, from all over the world, have told similar stories about moments their lives were in real peril: an intense white light, a sense of...
Should police body cameras have facial recognition tech? Axon, the largest U.S. maker of devices, says no
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5 years ago
By Jon Schuppe The country's largest maker of police body cameras said Thursday that it would not add a facial recognition feature to its cameras, a move that coincides with growing public...
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover detects 'unusually high' levels of methane
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By David Freeman In a finding that has renewed talk about the possibility of life on Mars, NASA said Sunday that its Curiosity rover had detected "unusually high" levels of methane on...
A Breakthrough in the Mystery of Why Women Get So Many Autoimmune Diseases
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Autoimmune diseases turn people’s own immune systems against their bodies. In the United States alone, women represent 80 percent of all cases of autoimmune disease. Women are 16 times more...
NASA Rover on Mars Detects Puff of Gas That Hints at Possibility of Life
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Mars, it appears, is belching a large amount of a gas that could be a sign of microbes living on the planet today. In a measurement taken on Wednesday, NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered...
Drug to increase women's sex drive wins FDA approval
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By Erika Edwards For women with low sex drive, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new EpiPen-like drug that promises to boost libido. AMAG Pharmaceuticals says that the drug,...
Marijuana Study Finds CBD Can Cause Liver Damage
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5 years ago
There is no denying that cannabidiol, more commonly referred to as CBD, is rapidly becoming more popular in the United States than sliced bread. It is a hot trend that got started several...
Physicists reverse time using quantum computer
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Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology teamed up with colleagues from the U.S. and Switzerland and returned the state of a quantum computer a fraction of a second into...
Are You Sure You Actually 'Like' Your Private Health Insurance?
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5 years ago
When I talk to friends , family, and colleagues about Medicare for All, sometimes someone asks, “but don’t people like their insurance?” It’s not hard to see where they got that idea. Even...
The long-awaited upgrade to the US weather forecast model is here
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5 years ago
Weather forecaster s need a ton of knowledge and a fair bit of experience with local weather patterns to do their job well. They also need a good forecast model. These computer models take in...
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