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When Rachel Toepfer is playing in the fantasy realm of Dungeons & Dragons, they tend to play the role of a paladin, a holy knight who fights for a cause.  In the real world, the Rutgers University-New Brunswick senior has taken up an advocacy role, too, advancing the cause for LGBTQ+ rights.

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The temporary “mini moon” now orbiting Earth until late November is a reminder of just how fascinating our solar system can be. It’s also a sign of the tremendous potential for space mining.

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The effects of rapid exposure to alcohol in early pregnancy – when a woman consumes as many as six drinks in an hour – can be detected in the placenta, an UdeM study on mice suggests.

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Dr. Kyung Tae Kim from the Nano Materials Research Division at KIMS, has developed a bismuth telluride (Bi-Te) based thermoelectric material with artificially formed atomic-scale defects and proposed a solution to improve its properties in order to harness wasted thermal energy.

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In a first for the construction industry, researchers have developed a virtual vibration test rig (VTR) capable of simulating the fatigue life of dozer push arms with unprecedented accuracy. This cutting-edge solution offers a cost-effective and time-efficient alternative to traditional physical testing, allowing for more precise predictions of component durability. With the potential to streamline the entire testing process, this innovation could dramatically transform how construction machinery is evaluated and enhanced.

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Researchers from UC San Francisco have developed a machine learning algorithm to enhance 3T MRIs by synthesizing 7T-like images that approximate real 7T MRIs. Their model enhanced pathological tissue with more fidelity for clinical insights and represents a new step toward evaluating clinical applications of synthetic 7T MRI models.

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The American Physiological Society and Wiley announce the relaunch of Comprehensive Physiology, now featuring a new scope focused on interorgan communication.

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For pediatric anesthesiologist Jonathan M Tan, MD, MPH, MBI, FASA, making an impact in pediatric health care started with a single question: With children being among the most vulnerable to the effects of weather and climate change, why are health care professionals and health systems not equipped with the environmental exposure data needed to protect their patients’ health?“Answering this question and working toward a solution led me on an exciting journey to solve an unmet need in pediatric health care,” Dr.

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ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced today the recipients of its 2024 Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Scientific and Leadership Awards.

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A new national survey of 1,000 American adults commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine finds that 25% of adults now suspect they may have undiagnosed ADHD but only 13% have talked to their doctor about it.

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A research team examines the extent of damage and associated costs on the 2020 Labor Day wildfires in Washington, Oregon, and California, comparing with the historical impact of megafires in these states.

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A research team has identified a wealth of bioactive compounds in red clover (Trifolium pratense ) seeds and their oil, positioning them as a promising source for functional ingredients in food and health care products.