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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 19-Jun-2025 11:10 ET (19-Jun-2025 15:10 GMT/UTC)
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Griffith University
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Optica
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Elsevier
Study: Iron plays a major role in down syndrome-associated Alzheimer’s disease
University of Southern California
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Ritsumeikan University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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University of Exeter
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University of Lausanne
Fitness trackers for people with obesity miss the mark. This algorithm will fix that.
Northwestern University
UBC scientists propose blueprint for 'universal translator' in quantum networks
University of British Columbia
Pandora’s microbes – The battle for iron in the lungs
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute -
Some of your AI prompts could cause 50 times more CO2 emissions than others
Frontiers
Scientists use AI to make green ammonia even greener
University of New South Wales
Remaking psychiatry with biological testing
University of Groningen