Physically punishing children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has exclusively negative outcomes — including poor health, lower academic performance, and impaired social-emotional development — yielding similar results to studies in…
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How Is handedness linked to neurological disorders?
Linguistic symptoms and an onset early in life: Disorders to which this applies are frequently associated with left-handedness resp. mixed-handedness.
The fact that left-handedness resp. mixed-handedness are strikingly common in patients with…
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Harnessing generative AI to expand the mitochondrial targeting toolkit
The mitochondrion, often referred to as the powerhouse of the cell, plays critical roles in cellular function, making it a prime organelle to target for fundamental studies, metabolic engineering, and disease therapies. With only a limited number…
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Urban rats spread deadly bacteria as they migrate, study finds
Urban rats spread a deadly bacteria as they migrate within cities that can be the source of a potentially life-threatening disease in humans, according to a six-year study by Tufts University researchers and their collaborators that also…
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Three police officers shot dead in Russia’s Dagestan
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Three police officers were killed and at least four people were injured when gunmen opened fire on police in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on…
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AI could help improve early detection of interval breast cancers
A new study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect interval breast cancers — those that develop between routine screenings — before they become…
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Targeting gluten: researchers delete proteins in wheat harmful to people with celiac disease
Wheat is a major source of calories, carbohydrates and protein worldwide, and its distinctive gluten proteins are what gives bread and pasta dough texture and elasticity. But it also can cause autoimmune reactions such as celiac disease, which is…
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Teens with mental health conditions use social media differently than their peers, study suggests
Young people with a diagnosable mental health condition report differences in their experiences of social media compared to those without a condition, including greater dissatisfaction with online friend counts and more time spent on social media…
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Has Trump outplayed the PRC?
China’s Ministry of Commerce has said it is exploring the possibility of trade talks with the US. This sounds special on the eve of Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow on 7-10 May
Note that the PRC has already exempted…
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Israeli-Russian man faces extradition to US over $190m Nomad crypto hack
Alexander Gurevich, a dual Russian-Israeli citizen, was arrested at Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport on May 1 while attempting to flee to Russia under a new name.
The 47-year-old is accused of participating in the 2022 hack of…
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