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Seahawks signing former D3 cornerback to fill out 90-man roster

If there is one thing Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is known for, it's finding diamonds in the rough when it comes to defensive backs.

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Super Nose: This Indoor Device Can Sniff Out Coronaviruses In Minutes

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis unveil a proof-of-concept device that can detect Covid-19 and its variants from circulating air in minutes.

Inverse

UT-Austin tried to hire a game theorist for its new free-enterprise think tank. He turned down the job because of fights over tenure.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to eliminate tenure, but his attempts have impacted the institute he helped create.

The Texas Tribune

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Stanford, Lynn, Emory women’s golf headline final regular season Mizuno WGCA coaches polls

This is the fourth and final coaches poll for the 2023 spring campaign.

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Putting radiation to the test to heal irregular heartbeat

Doctors are zapping the heart with radiation normally reserved for cancer in a bid to better treat a dangerous kind of irregular heartbeat

The Independent UK

Patients scramble to secure gender-affirming care in Missouri before April 27 restrictions

ST. LOUIS — Planned Parenthood held a pop-up clinic at its Central West End location on Monday for people seeking gender-affirming care, 10 days before new rules that would make Missouri the first state to greatly restrict care for transgender adults go into effect.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

This map of volcanoes on Venus is best we've ever made (image)

Scientists have built the most detailed map of the distribution of volcanoes on Venus, which is also the most complete volcano map of all planets in the solar system.

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Venus has thousands more volcanoes than we thought, and they might be active

Researchers have mapped out at least 85,000 volcanoes on Venus' surface, and recent findings suggest that some of them are likely active.

LiveScience

Researchers shed light on long-term strategy for boosters against COVID-19

ST. LOUIS — A study published by Washington University scientists sheds new light on the potential long-term strategy for vaccinating against the virus that causes COVID-19.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Seeking Alzheimer's clues from few who escape genetic fate

Scientists are digging into why a few people escape the rarest form of Alzheimer's, which is inherited and strikes young

The Independent UK

New study finds symptoms that join list of Long Covid complaints

A scientist said the virus can be 'destructive,' even among those considered healthy or who have had mild infections

Manchester Evening News

Constipation, bloating and diarrhoea join list of Long Covid complaints, say scientists

Research based on medical records of millions of people who contracted coronavirus during the pandemic

Wales Online

Dogma-defying biology

New findings are revealing how dogma-defying disordered proteins work — and their role in diseases and potential treatments.

Axios

Creating a safer fentanyl. How UF researchers are making the deadly drug less addictive

MIAMI — A group of scientists say they’ve created a safer version of fentanyl that could potentially diminish the drug’s addictive side effects, which have resulted in annual deaths of tens of thousands of people across the United States.

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It turns out that chimpanzees and gorillas can form lasting friendships

Two decades of research in Nouabalé-Ndoki Park in the Republic of Congo found the primates foraging alongside each other, wrestling, seeking out their pals — and occasionally making threats.

Dynamite News

Animals: Evidence of social relationships between chimpanzees, gorillas

The first evidence of lasting social relationships between chimpanzees and gorillas in the wild has been found during a long-term study led by primatologist Crickette Sanz at Washington University in St. Louis. Read more on Dynamite News

The Independent UK

India and China clear needle-free COVID-19 vaccines

India and China have cleared two needle-free options for COVID-19 vaccinations

The Guardian - US

‘A collective trauma’: Covid keeps its grip on mental health of many patients

Rates of anxiety and depression have decreased since first year of the pandemic but there still aren’t enough therapists

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Scientist studies how torrential rainfall will change our rivers

ST. LOUIS — Beneath the surface of rivers lurks a hazard that isn't well understood — but could wreak havoc on people and communities near the water.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Researchers find that 2 drugs reduced COVID-19 deaths

ST. LOUIS — The National Institutes of Health released early results on of a trial involving Washington University, showing that two anti-inflammatory drugs reduced the risk of death in patients with severe COVID-19.

The Independent UK

‘Brains and brawn’ allow crows and ravens to thrive almost anywhere in the world

Longer wings and large brains makes these iconic species especially adaptable and successful, scientists say

Tribune News Service

As states impose abortion bans, young doctors struggle — and travel far — to learn the procedure

A barrage of abortion restrictions rippling across the country, from Florida to Texas to Idaho, is shrinking the already limited training options for U.S. medical students and residents who want to learn how to perform abortion procedures.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hall of Fame basketball coach Nancy Fahey retires after five seasons at Illinois

Fahey had her greatest success coaching at Washington University in St. Louis and was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. Fahey coached there for 31 seasons and reached the NCAA Division III tournament 29 times, including five national titles.

Reason

Educators, Please Stop Teaching the Characteristics of 'White Supremacy Culture'

Everybody's least favorite chart made another appearance, this time in a Washington University in St. Louis training session.

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