Artificial intelligence has removed many of the barriers to understanding a new language, but there are still good reasons to do things the old-fashioned way ​Artificial intelligence has removed many of the barriers to understanding a new language, but there are still good reasons to do things the old-fashioned way Artificial intelligence has removed many of …

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Millions of women and teenage girls use oral contraception, but we are only now getting an idea of what effect these drugs have on our brains ​Millions of women and teenage girls use oral contraception, but we are only now getting an idea of what effect these drugs have on our brains Millions of women and …

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Most 9/11 first responders experienced improvement in PTSD symptoms about 10 years after the traumatic event, but approximately 10 per cent saw symptoms worsen even two decades later ​Most 9/11 first responders experienced improvement in PTSD symptoms about 10 years after the traumatic event, but approximately 10 per cent saw symptoms worsen even two decades …

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The history books say Europeans brought leprosy to the Americas, but analysis of ancient DNA reveals that a form of the disease was present in Argentina and Canada much earlier ​The history books say Europeans brought leprosy to the Americas, but analysis of ancient DNA reveals that a form of the disease was present in …

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Tiny bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds started breeding and nesting in the Arctic 30 million years earlier than previously thought ​Tiny bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds started breeding and nesting in the Arctic 30 million years earlier than previously thought Tiny bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds started breeding and nesting in the Arctic …

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Researchers supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation have provided a new understanding of how and where learning occurs in the brain. The two-part finding has implications for understanding and treating neurodegenerative diseases like… ​Researchers supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation have provided a new understanding of how and where learning occurs in the …

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Cardiovascular diseases cause one death every 33 seconds in America. Diagnosing these conditions, which account for approximately 20% of all deaths annually, can be difficult because the overlaying and natural fluorescence of cardiac tissue… ​Cardiovascular diseases cause one death every 33 seconds in America. Diagnosing these conditions, which account for approximately 20% of all deaths …

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