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theageof60.Theratesofdeathamongparticipantsinthisgroupdidclearlyshowracialdifferences,withapproximately9% ofblacksdyingat anearlyagecomparedto6% ofwhites.There werealsodifferencesincausesofdeathbyrace. Forinstance,black men weresignificantly more likelytodieofmurderandwhitemenfromAIDS. Themostcommoncausesofdeath...
“That was huge because the editor there really helped me learn about the journalism side” of science writing, she says. She has been a free- lance writer ever since. Her brother, she reports, is doing fine. Keener writes about whole-exome sequencing and rare disease on page 24. ...
To help authors improve the quality of their submissions, we have developed a 10-item checklist (Box 2). The first item in our checklist encourages authors to pursue hypothesis-driven science. Defining a solid research question is key to translating a problem into an operational hypothesis. The ...
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Viruses such as measles (pictured) can be used to attack cancerous cells.Credit: Eye Of Science/Science Photo Library A scientist who successfully treated her ownbreast cancerby injecting the tumour with lab-grown viruses has sparked discussion about the ethics of self-experimentation. ...
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Long-term stress exposure can result in a variety of psychological and physiological costs that have a profound impact on the affected individual. While chronic stress is often caused by work, it also affects life in general, such as dealing with the demands of family life or personal challenges...
This impact was well-represented in the narratives of our patients. In particular, the patients perceived a loss of control over their disease and over their health status. The fear was not addressed only for themselves, but also for their families. The COVID-19 pandemic also changed their ...