Children who appear to have similar traumatic brain injuries may actually be responding very differently at the cellular level, according to new research. Scientists say understanding these epigenetic changes could eventually lead to more personalized treatment plans for recovery.
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Newly discovered link between traumatic brain injury in children and epigenetic changes could help personalize treatment for recovering kids
Some children recover better after traumatic brain injury than others, despite appearing similarly to doctors. Looking at the genetic and cellular ...
Some 1 million Syrians were welcomed in Germany after fleeing civil war. They are increasingly unwelcome in a country where politics have swung sharply right, and where the government now plans to deport those who don’t leave on their own.
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Germany’s plan to deport Syrian refugees echoes 1980s effort to repatriate Turkish guest workers
Some 1 million Syrians were welcomed in Germany after fleeing civil war. They are increasingly unwelcome in a country where politics have swung sha...
Living in violent neighborhoods leads some Denver teens to use tobacco and alcohol earlier, according to economics and community development researchers.
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Exposure to neighborhood violence leads some Denver teens to use tobacco and alcohol earlier, new study shows
Girls are at an even greater risk of early substance use than boys.
A court ruled in October that abortion medication mifepristone is so safe the FDA must reconsider whether it needs any restrictions at all. Meanwhile, Republican senators and attorneys general are pushing the FDA to tighten restrictions to effectively block mail-order prescriptions.
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2026’s abortion battles will be fought more in courthouses and FDA offices than at the voting booth
Judges and federal regulators will make significant decisions over Americans’ reproductive rights.
In 350 out of 362 cases challenging the Trump administration’s July decision to classify virtually all undocumented immigrants as subject to mandatory detention without a hearing, over 160 judges have found the legal interpretation unconstitutional.
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Trump administration’s immigrant detention policy broadly rejected by federal judges
District courts have dismissed the administration’s efforts to detain virtually all undocumented immigrants without a bond hearing while they awa...
Every major technology revolution—from cars to smartphones to AI—follows the same pattern: mass adoption creates demand for specialized materials and rare minerals, which gives enormous leverage to the countries that control them.
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From early cars to generative AI, new technologies create demand for specialized materials
The mass adoption of new technologies drives demand for rare and complex materials used in their manufacture.
FIFA, the LA Clippers and Boston Red Sox all failed to deliver on their promises of carbon offsets to reduce their climate impact. Sports management researchers explore commitments teams have been making to see whether they translate into measurable environmental outcomes.
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From FIFA to the LA Clippers, carbon offset scandals are exposing the gap between sports teams’ green promises and reality
There are better ways for teams to cut their climate impact.