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Category: Science News
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Neurodiversity August 17, 2026: ADHD Medication Addiction Additudemag, This Is What Happens When, When Workplace Emotions Spike Additudemag
Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD this week: A Penn State College of Medicine study of over 1.
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Ancient World August 17, 2026: Roman Empire Worldhistory
This article traces the fusion of imperial authority and Christian doctrine from Constantine’s elevation as head of the Church to Ambrose’s excommunication of Theodosius I, arguing that heresy became treason and that…
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Space News August 10, 2026: Moonquakes could reveal hidden water, Meteorite that smashed through, Three companies building, and more
Space Exploration this week: A new study in Science Advances shows that seismic waves from moonquakes can detect and map buried lunar ice by; and A meteorite that crashed through a New Jersey home in July 2024 has been identified as a…
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Dementia August 10, 2026: Phase 1 Trial Validates Anti-PD-L1, 13 More Dementia-Free Years ARIC
Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontal Temporal Dementia this week: ImmunoBrain’s IBC-Ab002, a humanized anti-PD-L1 antibody designed to rejuvenate peripheral immune function rather; and A 26-year ARIC cohort analysis of 12,409 Americans found…
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Neurodiversity August 10, 2026: Take IACCtion Comment, I Was Diagnosed, Disabilities No One Wants
Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD this week: ASAN is mobilizing public comments against the IACC’s 2026 Strategic Plan, which it says promotes; and A woman diagnosed with autism at 49 recounts her lifelong struggle with masking…
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Ancient World August 10, 2026: These were harder than any, 74 BC Liu He ruled, Brains don’t always rot Scientists, and more
Ancient World this week: Archaeologist Gill Juleff has reverse-engineered the lost technique for forging Wootz steel, the legendary; and The 2011 discovery of Liu He’s tomb—the Marquis of Haihun—has transformed a 27-day emperor dismissed…
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Space News August 3, 2026: NASA Science Soars During August, NASA’s Swift Sees Wandering Mega, NASA’s Hubble Shows Star Formation, and more
Space Exploration this week: NASA-funded teams will chase the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse over Greenland, Iceland, and Spain using a; and NASA’s Swift Observatory confirmed a tidal disruption event 30,000 light-years from a…
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Dementia August 3, 2026: Alzheimer’s Still Have No Approved, Alzheimer’s blood tests are transforming, Lifestyle Changes May Slow Brain
Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontal Temporal Dementia this week: Bristol Myers Squibb has pushed topline readouts for its three ADEPT trials of Cobenfy in Alzheimer’s disease; and At the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in…
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Neurodiversity August 3, 2026: Non-Stimulants as a, neurodiversity movement has left some, Studies Highlight Rapid Expansion, and more
Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD this week: Two prominent ADHD researchers argue that the decades-long stimulant-first prescribing paradigm may not serve all; and The neurodiversity movement has reshaped autism from a medical…
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Ancient World August 3, 2026: Scientists discover 2 new ghost, 500-year-old Inca mummies prove that, Around 150 BCE Aksum rose, and more
Ancient World this week: A new genealogical method applied to 500+ modern human genomes has identified two previously unknown ‘ghost’; and Ancient DNA from two 500-year-old Inca mummies in Chile has yielded the earliest known smallpox…