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Why weight-loss drugs don’t work for some people
Some research suggests between 10% and 30% of GLP-1 drug users may be considered non-responders.
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Before banks, nuns lent money: how convents helped power medieval Vienna’s economy
Convent lending formed part of the everyday functioning of Vienna’s economy in the 15th century.
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Gender-neutral pronouns in French exams: how language classrooms respond to linguistic change
Should language teaching describe how a language is used, or how it should be used?
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Why Albertans are seeking a referendum on separation from Canada
Alberta is not the only place in the world where questions of self-determination are live.
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Liver cancer deaths are rapidly increasing – tackling preventable causes would save lives
The major drivers of liver cancer are largely preventable – yet public awareness of the disease remains low.
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How older racialized immigrants are lost in translation in Canadian cities
Language barriers create a hidden but serious form of mobility exclusion, and the burden of adapting should fall on transit systems, not riders.
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Seaweed farming offers climate benefits, but regulatory gaps pose risks
Seaweed aquaculture is attracting attention, but improved oversight is needed to prevent ecological impacts.
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‘Agrivoltaics’ can both power AI data centres and increase food production — new study
In Canada, agrivoltaics could produce enough electricity to eliminate the need for fossil fuels on the grid entirely, using less than one per cent of the country’s agriculture land.
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Money, food and survival: what drives paid sex among young mums in 3 African countries
Programmes to address transactional sex need to be customised. The drivers change from country to country.
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Malawi’s education choices in the wake of aid cuts
USAID’s closure, while painful and damaging, might give rise to a new arrangement beyond aid.
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Does the United Kingdom need a new Winston Churchill?
With Keir Starmer, the 5th British prime minister in ten years now sitting in an ejector seat, the nation is dreaming of a “new Churchill”, but is this the ideal role model for Britain’s current predicament?
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A safe AI strategy for Canadian youth should include age-associated risks
Research on generative AI use among youth pinpoints design features that pose age-specific risks, which must be addressed before we adopt genAI into our schools and homes.