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Special Report: Affordable nutrition

360info is exploring the evidence on nutritious and affordable food from multiple country perspectives.

360info · Sep 26, 2022

As state institutions close, families of longtime residents face agonizing choices

GLENWOOD, Iowa — Mike Lee’s way of life has faded away in most of the United States, and it soon will vanish from southwestern Iowa.

Tribune News Service · Sep 22, 2022

Low booster rates can have serious ripple effects. Get your shot ASAP

Confusion in the public health messaging surrounding boosters has resulted in slow booster uptake across the country.

Inverse · Sep 11, 2022

A Very Dangerous Place to Be Pregnant Is Getting Even Scarier

Texas leads the US in maternity ward closures, and nowhere is this more of an issue than in the western part of the state.

Businessweek · Aug 4, 2022

Critical elements of leading Alzheimer’s study possibly fraudulent

The highly influential paper, first published in 2006, has helped guide billions of dollars in US federal research into the disease

The Guardian - US · Jul 23, 2022

Extinction threat may be greater than previously thought, new global study finds

The global extinction crisis underway may be more intense than previously thought as humans continue to tear up land, overuse certain resources and heat up the planet, new research led by the University of Minnesota indicates.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

Goldilocks Cancer: Cancer Cells Thrive In Body’s Sweet Spots, Says Study

Cancer researchers have discovered how mutated cells can sense the Goldilocks sweet spots in a human body.

Zenger · Jul 15, 2022

University of Minnesota COVID-19 study finds benefit from metformin, not ivermectin

MINNEAPOLIS — COVID-19 patients were less likely to die or need hospital care if they took the common anti-diabetes drug metformin, according to a long-awaited University of Minnesota study, but not if they took ivermectin.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

Blues draft forward Snuggerud with 1st-round pick

The Blues went down a familiar path in the first round of the NHL draft, selecting a forward - Jimmy Snuggerud of the United States National Team Development Program (NTDP) at No. 23 overall Thursday in Montreal.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 8, 2022

Group blasts Chimp Haven fight deaths; wild chimps also kill

An animal rights group has filed a federal complaint against the national sanctuary for chimpanzees once used for federal experiments

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2022