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Opinion'Rescheduling' cannabis would ease restrictions on science, opening the door to the largest investment in cannabis research we've seen to dateRescheduling cannabis could mark a major shift in research, but it alone will not eliminate the scientific, regulatory and patient-access challenges that have shaped medical cannabis for decades.
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Medicine & DrugsCan Ozempic prevent or treat cancer? It's way too soon to say, an expert cautionsExcitement around the idea that GLP-1 drugs can prevent cancer is running well ahead of the evidence, an expert explains.
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RomansNot a housekeeper, but a 'vilica': The many responsibilities of Roman-era female farm managers were overlooked by historiansWomen on ancient Roman farms were in charge of making wine, oil — and profits. Historians dismissed them as ‘housekeepers’
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Dinosaurs'Another dinosaur has entered the luxury collectibles market': Gus the T. rex just sold for $50 million. Here's what its loss means to science.Gus, a Tyrannosaurus rex unearthed in South Dakota, just sold for $50 million at auction. But it's unknown if the specimen will ever be made available to science.
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OpinionTobacco companies are pushing nicotine pouches on teens — and we need to act now to stop themTobacco companies have fallen back on tried-and-tested marketing practices to encourage nicotine pouch use among teenagers.
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HealthThe appendix evolved at least 32 times across 361 species, so it's 'unlikely to be a useless evolutionary accident,' research findsTwo researchers explore the evolutionary history of the appendix and its role in human health.
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OpinionAI just verified a proof that earned one of math's most prestigious prizes. Math will never be the sameThe introduction of AI into mathematics represents a seismic shift in what it means to do math.
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Archaeology'More advanced' farming women married hunter-gatherer men in Europe thousands of years ago, ancient DNA revealsTwo researchers discuss how ancient DNA is used to track how people moved and lived during Britain's Bronze Age.
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AgingCould gut microbes hold the secret to aging well? A researcher unpacks the emerging scienceA researcher dives into the latest research on how the health of the gut microbiome can influence the aging process.
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HealthPain lasts longer in women, and immune cells may be the culpritA newly published study suggests that the immune system may play a role in why recovery from pain differs in men and women.
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Reproductive HealthHow menopause affects the brain — and what we still don't knowA new study shows that that menopause was associated with worse sleep, increased mental health problems and even changes within the brain itself.
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OpinionNew tech allows parents to 'score' IVF embryos for desirable traits — and it's in desperate need of regulationCompanies now offer polygenic embryo selection to prospective parents undergoing IVF. But the technology is dangerously underregulated.
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OpinionVaccine denial sets Americans up for more chronic illnessDespite well-established links between pathogens and chronic illness, the U.S. government continues to weaken public health measures to treat and prevent infectious diseases — a strategy that will ultimately make Americans even sicker.
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Space Exploration'The brain consistently moved upward and backward': Astronauts' brains physically shift in their heads during spaceflightA new study analyzed brain MRI scans from 26 astronauts and found that the longer someone lived in space, the more their brain shifted in their skull.
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