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Phages, which treat disease without the threat of antibiotic resistance, may one day cure bacterial illnesses in livestock without threatening human health.
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The science of cryonics, why hundreds are already frozen, and why more than a thousand others are signing up to be frozen at death.
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Two eye drops could become a new way to manage presbyopia provide hope to those with farsightedness.
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Today’s information-loaded society has led to an increasing number of people becoming trapped in a cycle of self-diagnosed health problems.
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Developments in organoid studies have made it possible to nearly re-create actual human organs.
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Human microchipping may impact everything from medical treatments to online payments.
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https://onezero.medium.com/coronavirus-is-a-preview-of-our-self-isolating-future-f5e73b046104
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Medium
At 8:45 each weekday morning, I drop off my four-year-old at preschool, hug him goodbye, and drive back home. Most days, that is the last time I share a room with another human being until he and my…
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-29/vaccines-make-travel-possible-again-but-industry-has-changed/13006802
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Before COVID-19 there concern about whether tourism was not environmentally responsible. With almost no international travel in 2020 we now have the opposite problem, write Joseph M Cheers, Colin Michael Hall and Jarkko Saarinen.
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https://singularityhub.com/2017/11/19/drug-discovery-ai-to-scour-a-universe-of-molecules-for-wonder-drugs/#sm.0001sr579zi92f7ns3a1gf2kn6t7m
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SingularityHub
Exploring every chemically possible drug is humanly impossible, which is why companies are developing drug discovery AI to do the much of the work for us.
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https://www.who.int/philippines/news/commentaries/detail/it-s-time-to-end-tb-in-the-philippines
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Mental health applications may make therapy more accessible to the public.
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Digital hoarding becomes an increasing problem as people’s digital dependency increases.
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https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/we-categorized-hundreds-of-abortion-restrictions-heres-why-the-anti-abortion-movement-is-escalating/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
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FiveThirtyEight
Graphics by Gus Wezerek Georgia, Ohio, Mississippi, Kentucky and now Alabama. In the past three months, five states have enacted laws that severely restrict acc…
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https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-obesity-era
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Pocket
As the American people got fatter, so did marmosets, vervet monkeys and mice. The problem may be bigger than any of us.
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Virtual fitness will likely form an integral part of any fitness regime in the future.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/uruguay-pharmacies-legalise-marijuana-cannabis-a7673621.html
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Independent
Government hopes formalisation process will 'guarantee the quality and the purity of the product' citizens consume, head of the National Drug Board says
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https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/yes-make-psychedelics-legally-available-but-dont-forget-the-risks/
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Scientific American
Psychedelics have psychological and spiritual benefits, as a new best seller claims, but they’re far from a panacea
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https://www.thelocal.fr/20190405/french-health-minister-opposed-to-selling-over-the-counter-drugs-in-supermarkets
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Online therapy applications and the use of text messaging may make therapy cheaper and more accessible for people worldwide.
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The growing popularity of infant care apps is supporting many new parents through the trials and tribulations of raising children.
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https://splinternews.com/abortion-is-a-labor-issue-1834647637
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Splinter News
I spend a lot of time thinking about the future of my uterus—well, all uteruses, really. I am ambivalent about ever carrying a pregnancy to term, so I’m not describing the typical malaise that invades the minds of those who consider expanding their families. I spend a lot of time thinking about uteruses because I…
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