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Understanding the Impact of Blood Transfusions on Preterm Infants’ Health
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Tissue Oxygenation Changes After Transfusion and Outcomes in Preterm Infants: A Secondary Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study of the Transfusion of Prematures Randomized Clinical Trial (TOP NIRS) This study investigates the effects…
Effective Therapies for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Comprehensive Comparison
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Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Alcohol use disorder impacts over 28.3 million individuals in the U.S., leading to increased health risks. This study compares the…
Global Shift: Rise of Annual Plants Impacting Ecosystems
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Revising the global biogeography of annual and perennial plants This study on plant life cycles reveals surprising data: annual plants, thought to be common, make up only 6% of plant…
Understanding the Link Between Brain Activity and Cancer Growth
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Glioma synapses recruit mechanisms of adaptive plasticity Research reveals that the nervous system plays a significant role in cancer regulation, particularly in gliomas, a type of brain cancer. Neuronal activity…
The Moon’s Origin Reveals Earth’s Mysterious Interior Anomalies
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Moon-forming impactor as a source of Earth’s basal mantle anomalies Seismic images of Earth’s interior have uncovered large low-velocity provinces (LLVPs), enigmatic regions in the lower mantle. Researchers propose that…
Revolutionary Injectable Prosthesis Speeds Up Tissue Repair
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Injectable tissue prosthesis for instantaneous closed-loop rehabilitation Researchers have developed an innovative injectable tissue prosthesis made of a soft hydrogel combined with gold nanoparticles, allowing instantaneous bidirectional electrical conduction within…
The Impact of Apartheid Homelands on Human Capital and Economic Outcomes
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Moved to Poverty? A Legacy of the Apartheid Experiment in South Africa This study investigates the effects of the forced relocation of Black people to homelands during the South African…
Private Obstetrical Care Yields Slightly Better Outcomes in Military Health System
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Public and Private Options in Practice: The Military Health System Recent debates on healthcare reform, including in military and veterans’ healthcare, have focused on public versus private provision of services…
Medicine
Inhaled Amikacin Reduces Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Patients
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Inhaled Amikacin to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia This clinical trial investigated whether inhaled amikacin, an antibiotic, could reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation for…
Simvastatin’s Efficacy in Treating Critically Ill COVID-19 Patientsc
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Simvastatin in Critically Ill Patients with Covid-19 This study evaluated the effectiveness of simvastatin (a cholesterol-lowering medication) in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients. The trial involved 2684 patients and aimed…
Natural Antibodies Enable Genetic Exchange in Leishmania Parasites
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Leishmania genetic exchange is mediated by IgM natural antibodies This research uncovers a fascinating role of natural antibodies (IgM) in mediating genetic exchange in Leishmania parasites. These antibodies cause the…
Gut Fungi and Immune Activation in Severe COVID-19: New Insights
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Fungal microbiota sustains lasting immune activation of neutrophils and their progenitors in severe COVID-19 This study delves into the role of gastrointestinal fungal dysbiosis in severe COVID-19 cases and its…
Surprising Discoveries About Responsiveness During Sleep
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Behavioral and brain responses to verbal stimuli reveal transient periods of cognitive integration of the external world during sleep For a long time, it was believed that sleep was a…
Chromosome Folding’s Role in DNA Repair and Genomic Stability
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Chromatin compartmentalization regulates the response to DNA damage This recent study sheds light on the role of chromosome folding in DNA repair and genome stability. When double-stranded breaks occur in…
Unlocking the Hidden Diversity of Microbial Proteins in Metagenomes
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Unraveling the functional dark matter through global metagenomics Scientists have discovered an immense variety of proteins encoded within metagenomes, which are collections of genetic material from diverse microorganisms. Traditionally, researchers…
Worldwide ICU Blood Transfusion Practices Study
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Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the Intensive Care Unit A global study conducted in 30 countries on six continents between March 2019 and October 2022 evaluated and described red blood…
Economics
Age Discrimination Tends to Increase During Economic Recessions
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Age Discrimination across the Business Cycle Two separate analyses were conducted to examine whether age discrimination becomes more prevalent during economic recessions. The first analysis, using confidential EEOC data, found…
The Contagious Effect of Corruption Scandals on Dishonest Behavior
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Contagious Dishonesty: Corruption Scandals and Supermarket Theft This study investigates whether corruption scandals influence the likelihood of supermarket customers engaging in dishonest behavior, specifically stealing while using self-service checkout systems…
Analyzing Cultural Distances in the United States
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Coming Apart? Cultural Distances in the United States over Time This study examines how different groups in the United States, including those defined by income, education, gender, race, and political…
The Impact of Income Fluctuations on Risk Preferences Among the Poor
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Temporal Instability of Risk Preference among the Poor: Evidence from Payday Cycles This study explores how the income fluctuations experienced by low-income individuals affect their risk preferences. The researchers focused…
How Households Self-Insure Against Job Loss: Insights from Data
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How Do Households Respond to Job Loss? Lessons from Multiple High-Frequency Datasets Researchers have used data from a large bank and government sources to understand how households cope with job…
Impact of Job Loss on Earnings Across Different Countries
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The Unequal Consequences of Job Loss across Countries This study analyzed the effects of job loss in various countries using a consistent research approach with seven employer-employee datasets. Workers in…
NYC Program Improves Access to Healthcare and Reduces ER Visits
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Reducing Frictions in Health Care Access: The ActionHealthNYC Experiment for Undocumented Immigrants In 2016, New York City initiated a program aimed at making it easier for undocumented immigrants to access…
Ending School Segregation Had Positive Long-term Effects on Hispanic Students in California
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The Long-Run Impacts of Mexican American School Desegregation This study conducted a quantitative analysis to understand the impact of ending legal segregation of Mexican American schoolchildren in the United States,…
