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Covid Remained a Leading Cause of Death Among Americans in 2022

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Why It Matters: More evidence that the pandemic is easingThe Covid death rate fell by almost half last year, as the age-adjusted figure...
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Link Between Long Telomeres and Long Life Is a Tall Tale, Study Finds

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The story, as often happens in science, sounded so appealing. Cells have a molecular clock that determines how long they live. If you...
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Eli Lilly Trial Finds Alzheimer’s Drug Can Slow Progress of Disease

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The drug manufacturer Eli Lilly announced on Wednesday that a clinical trial of an experimental Alzheimer’s drug showed it can slow progress of...
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R.S.V. Vaccine Approved for Older Adults

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Why It Matters: R.S.V. can be lethalThe F.D.A. estimates that R.S.V. is associated with 6,000 to 10,000 deaths each year in adults 65...
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Oil Executive Who Heads U.N. Climate Talks Hints at His Approach

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Scientists and activists have long argued at global climate summits that the only way to slow down global warming is to eliminate its...
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It’s the End of a World as We Know It

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Astronomers have witnessed a star gobbling up a planet, offering the first direct glimpse of a gnarly process called planetary engulfment that most...
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El Niño, Global Weather Pattern Tied to Intense Heat, Is Expected by Fall

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Forecasters from the World Meteorological Organization are reporting increased chances that the global climate pattern known as El Niño will arrive by the...
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One Dose of HPV Vaccine Prevents Infection for at Least Three Years

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A single dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine is highly effective at preventing infections over three years, most likely lowering rates of cervical...
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Can Artistry Be Built Into a Machine?

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One day recently, on a table in Jean Oh’s lab in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, a robot arm was busy at...
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Who Will Have the Last Word on the Universe?

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The End is coming, in maybe 100 billion years. Is it too soon to start freaking out?“There will be a last sentient being,...
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