You’re all geared up for some solo time with your boo, but when it comes time to actually get busy,
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Cancer immunotherapy—broadening the scope of targetable tumours
The field of cancer immunotherapy has experienced alternating periods of success and failure in recent years. Open Biology has published
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About face: Special collection of papers celebrates research on how the human face forms
Our faces can reveal a lot about us, and now scientists are revealing a lot about faces. PLOS Genetics announces
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Study reveals new therapeutic target for slowing the spread of flu virus
Influenza A (flu A) hijacks host proteins for viral RNA splicing and blocking these interactions caused replication of the virus
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Why our brains see the world as ‘us’ versus ‘them’
Anti-immigrant policies, race-related demonstrations, Title IX disputes, affirmative action court cases, same-sex marriage litigation. These issues are continually in the
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The psychobiology of online gaming
When researchers looked at expression of a particular gene complex that is activated by chronic stress, they found differences depending
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Reading risk behavior in the brain
Anxious people take fewer risks—this is not surprising. However, a team of psychologists from the German Friedrich Schiller University Jena,
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What are the effects of antidepressants during pregnancy?
A small association between pregnant women who take antidepressants and the motor skills of toddlers has been found by a
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Self-care and social ties can help men recover from the suicide of a loved one
Recovering from the suicide of a friend, partner or family member can be emotionally challenging for men, largely due to
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Long-term estrogen therapy changes microbial activity in the gut, study finds
Long-term therapy with estrogen and bazedoxifene alters the microbial composition and activity in the gut, affecting how estrogen is metabolized,
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