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Alzheimer’s disease is partly genetic − studying the genes that delay decline in some may lead to treatments for all — Steven DeKosky

Diseases that run in families usually have genetic causes. Some are genetic mutations that directly cause the disease if inherited. Others are risk...
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Candidates’ aging brains are factors in the presidential race − 4 essential reads — Brian Ho

The leading contenders in the 2024 presidential election are two of the three oldest people ever to serve as president....
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Fewer bees and other pollinating insects lead to shrinking crops — Rachel Mallinger

Many plants, from crops to carnations, cannot bear fruit or reproduce without bees, beetles, butterflies and other insects to pollinate...
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The Amazon is not safe under Brazil’s new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point — Robert T. Walker

Conservationists breathed a sigh of relief when Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential election in the fall of 2022. His...
A photo of commemorating the anniversary of the 1938 pogrom in Hamburg, on the former site of the Bornplatz Synagogue, in November 2018.

Kristallnacht’s legacy still haunts Hamburg − even as the city rebuilds a former synagogue burned in the Nazi pogrom — Yaniv Feller

Johanna Neumann was 8 when she witnessed a mob of local citizens and Nazis vandalizing the Bornplatz Synagogue in Hamburg....
An image of a person wearing a black shirt and a picture and text of Keith Titmuss.

An NRL player died at training due to exertional heat stroke. What is it and what should coaches and athletes know? — Samuel Chalmers and Orlando Laitano

The tragic death of Manly rugby league player Keith Titmuss in 2020 due to exertional heat stroke is a reminder...
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College athletes still are not allowed to be paid by universities – here’s why — Cyntrice Thomas

Ever since July 1, 2021, student-athletes have been able to pursue endorsement deals. But when it comes to getting paid by...

Where are the African American leaders? — Vincent Adejumo

As protests rock the country in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, there is a notable absence in the national public discourse: African American community leaders.

How new voters and Black women transformed Georgia’s politics — Theodore J. Kury

In July 1964, Georgia restaurateur Lester Maddox violated the newly passed Civil Rights Act by refusing to serve three Black Georgia Tech students at his Pickrick Restaurant in Atlanta.
An image of eight teenagers sitting in a circle, one is holding a guitar.

Why do religious teens engage in less risky behavior? A psychologist explains — James A. Shepperd

Researchers have long known that religious teens are less likely to engage in risky behavior. My team’s research explains why. We...
African farmer standing with two cattle on a farm.

Storing cattle feed can improve milk and meat yields: why African farmers aren’t doing it — Mulubrhan Gebremikael

Africa’s cattle feed production is a boom-and-bust cycle. Most of the continent’s grazing lands are lush and green in the...
An image of a boy laying his left side of his face on his arms against a table.

Florida’s school safety dashboard helps parents and teachers address root causes of bullying, fighting and other misbehavior —F. Chris Curran

What can this dashboard show parents about how safe a school is for their child? Parents can use the Safe...
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