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![Eyeglasses for school kids boosts academic performance](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e914e2_101ea28245754e078e004817e116e1e1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e914e2_101ea28245754e078e004817e116e1e1~mv2.webp)
Joshua Shavit
Sep 12, 2021
Eyeglasses for school kids boosts academic performance
Three-year clinical study is the most robust analysis to date linking access to eyeglasses with higher test scores, especially for students
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![The power of video fake news in today's society](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_54eddfcf68d8402a960e093417903944~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_54eddfcf68d8402a960e093417903944~mv2.webp)
Joshua Shavit
Sep 12, 2021
The power of video fake news in today's society
People are more likely to believe fake news in a video format compared to text and audio forms of the same story, according to researchers.
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Joshua Shavit
Sep 12, 2021
Stanford discovery paves the way to ultrafast, energy-efficient computing
Scientists have spent decades searching for faster, more energy-efficient memory technologies for everything from data centers to mobile.
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![University professor makes breakthrough achievement in quantum computing](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_b883ee9254784765b008c68c313c4a14~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_b883ee9254784765b008c68c313c4a14~mv2.webp)
Joshua Shavit
Sep 12, 2021
University professor makes breakthrough achievement in quantum computing
A University of Texas at San Antonio researcher is part of a collaboration that has set a world record for innovation in quantum computing.
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Joseph Shavit
Sep 11, 2021
Start-up funded by the US Army develops a pill that might cure PTSD
A start-up, funded in part by the U.S. Army, could be on track to revolutionizing what we know about PTSD.
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![Apologizing to customers after product failures can encourage repurchase, stave off lawsuits](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_0eb870f056cd46f4955cf26a8206fc5c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_0eb870f056cd46f4955cf26a8206fc5c~mv2.webp)
Joshua Shavit
Sep 10, 2021
Apologizing to customers after product failures can encourage repurchase, stave off lawsuits
Companies that express remorse in the wake of a product failure are more likely to encourage customers to repurchase from them
![First-in-human clinical trial for a vaccine to treat opioid use disorders enrolls first patients](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e914e2_171cda2e78c14d5e9571585d32ff4536~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e914e2_171cda2e78c14d5e9571585d32ff4536~mv2.webp)
Joshua Shavit
Sep 10, 2021
First-in-human clinical trial for a vaccine to treat opioid use disorders enrolls first patients
First ever trial to study a therapeutic vaccine for opioid use disorder developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota.
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Joshua Shavit
Sep 10, 2021
Researchers harness the power of nature to help improve anti-cancer antibody therapy
Researchers have found a way to enhance the natural ability of therapeutic antibodies to attack blood cancer cells using the immune system.
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![Bacteria could learn to predict the future](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e914e2_6107e9ba98954a96999974f2a53dc0af~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e914e2_6107e9ba98954a96999974f2a53dc0af~mv2.webp)
Joshua Shavit
Sep 10, 2021
Bacteria could learn to predict the future
New research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that bacteria could learn from the past to predict the future.
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![Are we standing on a quadrillion tons of diamonds? (video)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_b9b96edbb77042e7a04038abdc6f24a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_b9b96edbb77042e7a04038abdc6f24a6~mv2.webp)
Joshua Shavit
Sep 9, 2021
Are we standing on a quadrillion tons of diamonds? (video)
There might be a quadrillion tons of diamonds 100 miles below Earth’s surface. But the farthest we’ve traveled is 7 miles down.
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![Is alcohol-free wine just as good for your heart as the real thing?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_46fa4f6fb0d94a6487c4dbe9e7789cc1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_46fa4f6fb0d94a6487c4dbe9e7789cc1~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Sep 9, 2021
Is alcohol-free wine just as good for your heart as the real thing?
There is an “undeniable protective beneficial relationship between coronary heart disease and consumption of both red and white wine”
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![Putting a price on climate change](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_b60323c4aeb44883af2041d3eb8d5563~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_b60323c4aeb44883af2041d3eb8d5563~mv2.webp)
Joshua Shavit
Sep 9, 2021
Putting a price on climate change
The social cost of carbon dioxide is one of the most influential indicators of climate change.
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Joshua Shavit
Sep 9, 2021
Ancient Greek ‘pop culture’ discovery rewrites history of poetry and song
New research into a little-known text written in ancient Greek shows that ‘stressed poetry’, the ancestor of all modern poetry and song.
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![The first experimental opioid vaccine is being tested at Columbia University](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_d43fb8824b8b4dfca35aba4bc3cfd9de~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_d43fb8824b8b4dfca35aba4bc3cfd9de~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Sep 8, 2021
The first experimental opioid vaccine is being tested at Columbia University
The first experimental vaccine to be tested in the US for treatment of opioid use disorder is being studied in a phase 1a/1b clinical trial.
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Joshua Shavit
Sep 8, 2021
Mother's physical activity during pregnancy is beneficial to baby's lungs
Researchers have found further evidence that exercise during pregnancy is good not only for mothers but also for their offspring.
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Joshua Shavit
Sep 8, 2021
Artificial transgenes help scientists track genetically modified animals in the wild
Researchers have discovered a new way to track genetically modified animals using the artificial transgenes they leave behind.
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![Cold planets exist throughout the galaxy, even in the galactic bulge](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e914e2_817013c0d54e477cadddb573e048aecd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e914e2_817013c0d54e477cadddb573e048aecd~mv2.webp)
Joshua Shavit
Sep 8, 2021
Cold planets exist throughout the galaxy, even in the galactic bulge
Although thousands of planets have been discovered in the Milky Way, most reside less than a few thousand light years from Earth.
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![Climate change means bigger bills, ears and tails for 'shape shifting' animals](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_e7065f283c854064a8fbac513a009f3f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_e7065f283c854064a8fbac513a009f3f~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Sep 8, 2021
Climate change means bigger bills, ears and tails for 'shape shifting' animals
Climate change is causing some animals to “shape shift” and grow larger extremities such as beaks, ears and tails.
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![Eliminating cash could benefit average U.S. families](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_c0838611f66a4e35b12225cffd388309~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_c0838611f66a4e35b12225cffd388309~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Sep 7, 2021
Eliminating cash could benefit average U.S. families
Soon, $50 and $100 bills may be a thing of the past. That’s the future some economists are predicting—and want.
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![Nitrogen-efficient wheat can provide more food with fewer greenhouse gas emissions](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_5a249e14fd264769b611f00c87a88e73~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_5a249e14fd264769b611f00c87a88e73~mv2.webp)
Joshua Shavit
Sep 7, 2021
Nitrogen-efficient wheat can provide more food with fewer greenhouse gas emissions
Widespread use of the new technology could increase nitrogen content and lower global use of fertilizers for wheat crops.
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