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Is pasta a type of noodle? The surprisingly serious debate over two beloved carbs
Like many food debates, this one is tangled up in culture, history and power.
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How does the menopause drug Veoza work? And how is it different to hormone therapy?
Some women can’t take hormone replacement therapy to alleviate hot flashes and night sweats. This medication is one alternative.
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How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNA
Bacteria have transformed some viruses — now called gene-transfer agents — into a means of exchanging genetic material among themselves.
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Pittsburgh’s kindergartners fall below the measles safety threshold, testing the city’s vaccine legacy
Pittsburgh helped pioneer the polio vaccine. Now, as measles cases rise across Pennsylvania, an epidemiologist explains the disease and the vaccine that prevents it.
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Incorporation law gave Big Tech state-like power. Can it now help rein it in?
Governments can curb corporate power. But first we need to understand how corporate law allows private ventures to accumulate power that can endure for generations.
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A Cree psychotherapist reflects on relationship, belonging and the illusion of a fixed self
An Anishinaabe storyteller and healer from Serpent River First Nation shares Ojibwe teachings on suffering, acceptance and Ceremony as ways of connecting Indigenous healing wisdom with psychological practice.
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AI music lawsuits raise questions about American companies and Canadian arts
A recent survey of working musicians in Canada points to a growing discontent about AI in music, and points to how we could gain a music industry that allows Canadian music to flourish.
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How war and sanctions are reshaping how Russia governs its vast territory
Support settlements are now at the forefront of Russian federal spatial policy and they tell us a lot about how the land lies in Russia today.
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The demise of the single-handed backhand is a watershed moment for tennis
The one-handed backhand is arguably the most elegant shot in tennis.
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Abdominal aortic aneurysms can cause years of anxiety, even without symptoms
Regular scans help clinicians monitor small aneurysms, but patients describe recurring fears and confusion about what they can safely do.
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Andy Burnham wants to run a ‘cost of living government’ – here’s what he can learn from families living through the crisis
Research gives us an insight into what families have experienced through years of rising costs.
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Why £72 million doesn’t come for free – the risks to Reform UK of taking cash from mega-donors
And Labour should consider how it will look in the eyes of voters too.