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Archaeologists at the University of New Hampshire along with a historian at Northeastern University believe they have unearthed the long-lost homestead of King Pompey, an enslaved African who won his freedom and later became one of the first Black property owners in colonial New England.

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A recently published study on mobility assessments led by Wayne State University show that a methodology called backward walking speed reserve may improve clinical screening for mobility impairments, fall risk and cognitive decline in individuals with multiple sclerosis.

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These clinical trial results point to the first safe and effective use of immunotherapy for patients with microsatellite stable colorectal cancer, the most common subtype of the disease. The encouraging results of this phase I trial have prompted Dana-Farber investigators to move forward with a phase III trial of this immunotherapy combination.

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Free-play campaigns – or gambling money on the house – have gotten big. They are the dominant play incentive in the gaming industry, where the most money is spent to get players in the door and keep them coming back for more. But new research suggests their effectiveness may be on the decline within certain groups of players.

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The US Supreme Court agreed to hear the challenge for the case, United States v. Skrmetti. The Biden Administration asked the justices to take up the case which bans certain medical treatments for... ...

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A new study conducted on the Frontier supercomputer gave researchers new clues to improving fusion confinement. This research, in collaboration with General Atomics and UC San Diego, uncovered that the interaction between ions and electrons near the tokamak's edge can unexpectedly increase turbulence, challenging previous assumptions about how to optimize plasma confinement for efficient nuclear fusion.

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Patients with moderate to severe treatment-resistant depression (TRD) might have better symptom relief from ketamine infusions than from electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), but those with severe TRD could benefit more from ECT early in treatment, an analysis led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher shows. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, are the first to identify characteristics that distinguish which treatments might benefit TRD patients more.

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Researchers from the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have discovered a biomarker that could help identify which renal cancer patients have a higher risk of recurrence.

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In AIP Advances, researchers have developed a new method for detecting foodborne pathogens that is faster, cheaper, and more effective than existing methods. Their microfluidic chip uses light to detect multiple types of pathogens simultaneously and is created using 3D printing, making it easy to fabricate in large amounts and modify to target specific pathogens.