Meet phosphine, a gas commonly used for industrial fumigation that can damage your lungs, heart and liver
While scientists still aren’t sure how phosphine wreaks so much havoc on the body, some are developing medications that can help mitigate the harm it causes.
Aliasger K. Salem, Associate Vice President for Research and Bighley Chair and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iowa •
conversation
Jan. 23, 2025 • ~6 min
Jan. 23, 2025 • ~6 min
Philanthropy provides $30B annually for science and health research − funding that tends to stay local
Nearly 40% of all gifts and grants and 60% of the total number of dollars given backed initiatives based in the foundation’s own state.
Louis Shekhtman, Senior Lecturer of Information Science, Bar-Ilan University •
conversation
Jan. 22, 2025 • ~5 min
Jan. 22, 2025 • ~5 min
Feeling political distress? Here are coping strategies a psychologist shares with his clients
Politics in America have become more upsetting than ever for big chunks of the population, but there are ways to cope.
Jeremy P. Shapiro, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University •
conversation
Jan. 22, 2025 • ~8 min
Jan. 22, 2025 • ~8 min
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