New ground has been broken in our understanding of the complex functioning of the brain….
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Commercial weight loss system expands diabetes prevention access
Adults with prediabetes who followed a nationally-available weight management program with a prediabetes-specific component, Weight…
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Giving GPs feedback on their prescribing habits can reduce excessive use of antibiotics
Sending general practitioners (GPs) in England a letter giving feedback on their antibiotic prescribing habits…
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Industry initiatives to prevent drinking and driving lack evidence of effectiveness
The majority of the alcohol industry’s actions around the world to reduce drinking and driving…
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The Linux GNU C Library Vulnerability: What It Is, How To Fix It
Earlier this week, the maintainers of the GNU C Library (known as glibc, an open-source…
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The Linux GNU C Library Vulnerability: What It Is, How To Fix It
Earlier this week, the maintainers of the GNU C Library (known as glibc, an open-source…
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New image analytics may offer quick guidance for breast cancer treatment
For women with the most common type of breast cancer, a new way to analyze…
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Hot find: Tightly spaced objects could exchange millions of times more heat
Scientists have come up with a formula that describes the maximum heat transfer in such…
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That first drink is a learning experience
A research team has examined whether a single exposure to alcohol can induce memory and…
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Genetically modified technology a safe tool to help meet food supply demands, plant scientists say
More than 1,000 scientists from nonprofit, corporate, academic, and private institutions say that public doubts…