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Game theory explains why reasonable parents make vaccine choices that fuel outbreaks

Staff Writer - June 5, 2025

Y. Tony Yang, George Washington University and Avi Dor, George Washington University When outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as...

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Protein powders and shakes contain high amounts of lead, new report...

Staff Writer - October 18, 2025

C. Michael White, University of Connecticut Powder and ready-to-drink protein sales have exploded, reaching over US$32 billion globally from...

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Antioxidants help stave off a host of health problems – but...

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How new foreign worker visa fees might worsen doctor shortages in...

October 17, 2025

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Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed...

October 15, 2025

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Our team of physicists inadvertently generated the shortest X-ray pulses ever observed

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