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Political Bias Skews Perceptions Of Verifiable Fact | Christina Pazzanese

Illustration by Mitch BluntWhen we can’t even agree on what is real Study shows bias of left and right extends to perceptions of verifiable fact June 3, 2020 (Harvard Gazette) -- Politics has seeped into every corner of our lives. Even announcements once thought above rank partisanship, such as states letting voters mail their ballots this fall and the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic, now i ...

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1st Human Trial Of COVID-19 Vaccine Finds It Is Safe & Induces Rapid Immune Response | Lancet

May 22, 2020 (MedicalXpress) -- The first COVID-19 vaccine to reach phase 1 clinical trial has been found to be safe, well-tolerated, and able to generate an immune response against SARS-CoV-2 in hum ...

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Hearts Of Group Drummers Synchronize | Bar-Ilan University

Credit: CC0 Public Domain May 21, 2020 (MedicalXpress) -- The hearts of group drummers synchronize. In an interdisciplinary study published today in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers have r ...

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Study Traces Brain-To-Gut Connections | University of Pittsburgh

Two opposing circuits connecting the brain to the stomach convey either "fight or flight" or "rest and digest" commands to the gut. Credit: David Levinthal, M.D., Ph.D., and Peter Strick, Ph.D. May 1 ...

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Vaccine Hopes And Economic Woes As Virus Spreads | AFP

Credit: CC0 Public Domain May 16, 202 (AFP) -- President Donald Trump voiced hope Friday that a coronavirus vaccine will be available by late 2020, cushioning dire US economic news as parts of Europe ...

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The Bionic Breast Project | University of Chicago

May 15, 202 (MedicalXpress) -- About half of Prof. Stacy Lindau's patients over the last decade have had breast cancer and express new difficulties with sexual function during and after treatment. Th ...

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Emergency Bras (Adam Hunger)

(Editor's note: World News Trust first linked to this Reuters photo nearly 10 years ago. -Francis Goodwin) Oct. 16, 2010 (Reuters) -- Dr. Elena Bodnar holds up one of her "Emergency Bras," as John Du ...

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The Microbiome Controls Immune System Fitness | Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Microbiota-induced type I interferons control the functionality of dendritic cells. Credit: Schaupp/ Charité. May 12, 2020 (MedicalXpress) -- Working alongside colleagues in Mainz, Bern, Hannover and ...

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Celiac Disease Linked To Common Chemical Pollutants | NYU Langone Health

Credit: Your Best Digs Flickr (CC BY 2.0)May 12, 2020 (MedicalXpress) -- Elevated blood levels of toxic chemicals found in pesticides, nonstick cookware, and fire retardants have been tied to an incr ...

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Experts Outline Plan For COVID-19 Vaccines | Lawrence Corey, John R. Mascola, Anthony S. Fauci, Francis S. Collins

A Strategic Approach To COVID-19 Vaccine R&D A public-private partnership and platform for harmonized clinical trials aims to accelerate licensure and distribution May 11, 2020 (Science) -- There is ...

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A System To Reproduce Different Animal Locomotion Skills In Robots | Ingrid Fadelli

Credit: Google May 1, 2020 (Tech Xplore) -- Researchers at Google Research and the University of California, Berkeley, have recently developed an imitation learning system that could enable a variety ...

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