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MARCH 8, 2024

Public health is facing a serious and recurring threat: the potential loss of a vital source of funding, the Prevention and Public Health Fund (prevention fund). The prevention fund is a dedicated funding stream created by the Affordable Care Act in 2010 to improve the nations public health system by supporting activities such as chronic disease prevention, immunization, tobacco control, lead poisoning prevention, and infectious disease response.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

MARCH 8, 2024

For the first time, scientists have developed artificial nucleotides, the building blocks of DNA, with several additional properties in the laboratory.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

MARCH 8, 2024

Imagine a busy restaurant: dishes clattering, music playing, people talking loudly over one another. It's a wonder that anyone in that kind of environment can focus enough to have a conversation. A new study provides some of the most detailed insights yet into the brain mechanisms that help people pay attention amid such distraction, as well as what's happening when they can't focus.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

MARCH 8, 2024

While the majority of the world's reefs are now under threat or even damaged potentially beyond repair, a new study offers some encouraging news: efforts to restore coral reefs not only increase coral cover, but they can also bring back important ecosystem functions, and surprisingly fast.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

MARCH 8, 2024

When you teach a child how to solve puzzles, you can either let them figure it out through trial and error, or you can guide them with some basic rules and tips. Similarly, incorporating rules and tips into AI training -- such as the laws of physics --could make them more efficient and more reflective of the real world. However, helping the AI assess the value of different rules can be a tricky task.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

MARCH 8, 2024

New research describes the science behind a promising technique to treat infertility by turning a skin cell into an egg that is capable of producing viable embryos. The technique could be used by women of advanced maternal age or for those who are unable to produce viable eggs due to previous treatment for cancer or other causes. It also raises the possibility of men in same-sex relationships having children who are genetically related to both parents.

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