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The study discovered that nonmedical personnel can provide the naloxone to an overdose victim in about one minute.
There are many ideas about how to regulate AI, but not all of them are technologically feasible, and some of those that are won’t fly economically.
Este año se lanzarán muchas misiones espaciales que darán lugar a nuevos y apasionantes descubrimientos científicos.
A sociologist of religion explains how atheist churches are helping people find meaning and community – serving many of the same purposes as religious churches.
Like their cable predecessors, streaming companies have lured customers in with low rates and promises of a better viewing experience. Now they’re cashing in.
Expect lots of space missions to launch this coming year, with exciting new science to follow.
Claims about the discovery of a coveted room-temperature superconductor peppered the news in 2023. We pulled three stories from our archives on what superconductivity is and why scientists study it.
When just one of the thousands of microRNAs in people go awry, it can cause diseases ranging from heart disease to cancer.
Five of the Uranus moons might be ocean worlds − and if there’s water, there might be life.
Watching a woman character star in a fictional political TV drama can spark viewers, particularly women, to vote, campaign for a politician or find other ways to become involved in politics.
Le mucus joue un rôle important dans la façon dont le système immunitaire se débarrasse des germes et lutte contre les infections.
Political scientists have begun to investigate ways AI can help people understand politics better and get more voices into the public sphere.
Slimy snot is an important part of how your immune system wards off germs and fights back from infection.
Half a million new mothers in the US suffer from postpartum depression every year, yet a lack of awareness and stigma toward the condition keep many from getting the help they need.
Newly approved and updated vaccines are the best tools available to combat COVID-19, the flu and RSV, as infections and hospitalizations tick upward and cold and flu season gets underway.
The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics recognized researchers studying electron movement in real time − this work could revolutionize electronics, laser imaging and more.
Superconductivity may sound like science fiction, but the first experiments to achieve it were conducted over a century ago. Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, credited with the discovery, won a Nobel Prize in 1913.
While women in poverty are more likely to experience sexual harassment and domestic abuse than higher-income women, people assume it is less distressing for them.
You can’t bring your AC to space, unfortunately, but innovative flow boiling and condensation research might lead to lighter, more efficient heating and cooling on spacecraft.
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Purdue University
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Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
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Assistant Professor of Public Health, Purdue University
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Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Purdue University
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Assistant Professor of History, Purdue University
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Professor of Human Development and Family Science; Director of the Center for Early Learning, Purdue University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Archaeology, Purdue University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Climate and Weather Extremes, Purdue University
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Assistant Professor of Statistics, Purdue University
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Senior Research Scientist, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University
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Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University
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Senior Research Scientist, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University
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Professor of Psychology and Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Purdue University
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Associate Dean for Research, Purdue University
