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Researchers Calculate Best Way to Pay Off Student Loans
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder used mathematical models to figure out the best way to pay off student loans.
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Scientists Create Hiccup-Stopping Device
Scientists have created a device is called the “forced inspiratory suction and swallow tool” or FISST to stop hiccups.
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Invariably, We Age and Die No Matter How Hard We Try
With the advent of technology and science, it seems we are living longer and life expectancy is increasing in modern society.
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Omitting ‘Mice’ From Study Title Can Lead to Misleading Media Coverage
Research papers that do not mention that their studies were done in mice can lead to misleading media coverage.
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Dark Matter is Making the Milky Way Spin Slower
The Milk Way is spinning about 24 percent slower because of dark matter. This is the first time this slowdown has been definitively measured. Astrophysicists have predicted this slowdown for 30 years. The study was published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The researchers used the Gaia space telescope to make…
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Nasty, Germ-Filled Air Droplets Produced From Flushing Public Toilets
Sorry if this article sounds disgusting but it’s important you know what happens after you flush a public toilet.
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Ayurveda and Yoga to Combat COVID-19
Experts in Indian traditional medicine, including the chair of the Government of India’s committee charged to lead that nation’s efforts on the potential uses of traditional medicine relative to COVID-19, describe how the approach of Ayurveda and yoga may help strengthen host immunity and provide an effective, accessible, and affordable means of prophylaxis of COVID-19…
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Long-Term Weightlessness May Impair Emotional Recognition
Astronauts who go on long voyages in space in the future may suffer impairment in their emotional recognition. A study showed that prolonged weightlessness slowed down a person’s ability to recognize facial expressions. The findings were published in the journal Frontiers in Physiology. Reading Emotional Expressions “Astronauts on long space missions, very much like our…
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Reading Fiction for Fun Can Improve Language Skills
Reading fiction for fun and leisure can help improve your language skills, according to a study from Concordia University. It also turns out it can be any kind of fiction, from classic to even pulp fiction. The results of this study was published in the journal Reading and Writing. Reading for Leisure The paper was…
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Women With More Fat Less Likely to Die From Heart Disease
If you’re a woman with more body fat, you may be less likely to die from heart disease than your skinnier counterpart. The findings were made by researchers at UCLA. The study was published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The researchers analyzed national health survey data collected over a 15-year period and…