Category: Nature
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How to How to get the best night’s sleep: what the science saysHow to
Chuck the gadgets, the fads and the alarm. Circadian research reveals how important your body’s internal clock is to blissful slumber.
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Stress is wrecking your health: how can science help?
Better stress assessment and tailored interventions could give clinicians the tools they need to fend off lasting damage.
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The New Science of Menopause
Researchers are exploring how to prolong ovarian life and revisiting hormone replacement therapy — a once routine treatment that has fallen out of favour.
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Lessons from the COVID data wizards
Data dashboards have been an important part of pandemic response and planning. What have their developers learnt about communicating science in a crisis?
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US gun policies: what researchers know about their effectiveness
US gun policies: what researchers know about their effectiveness
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What the data say about police shootings
How do racial biases play into deadly encounters with the police? Researchers wrestle with incomplete data to reach answers.
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Medicine’s secret ingredient — it’s in the timing
Synchronizing drug delivery with a patient’s body clock can yield clear benefits. But will the data be enough to overcome long-standing hurdles?