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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Spreads Across Antarctica
A highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has spread throughout Antarctica, infecting various bird and mammal species, though penguin mortality remains surprisingly low. The virus, originally from China, was first detected in the Antarctic on February 24, 2024, and has already caused significant mor...
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Spreads Across Antarctica
A highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has spread throughout Antarctica, infecting various bird and mammal species, though penguin mortality remains surprisingly low. The virus, originally from China, was first detected in the Antarctic on February 24, 2024, and has already caused significant mor...
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24% Bias Score
Dutch Center to Tackle Gender Bias in Healthcare, Aiming for โฌ7.6 Billion in Savings
A new research center in the Netherlands aims to improve women's healthcare by addressing gender bias in medical research and practice, potentially saving the healthcare system โฌ7.6 billion annually by reducing misdiagnosis and improving treatment.
Dutch Center to Tackle Gender Bias in Healthcare, Aiming for โฌ7.6 Billion in Savings
A new research center in the Netherlands aims to improve women's healthcare by addressing gender bias in medical research and practice, potentially saving the healthcare system โฌ7.6 billion annually by reducing misdiagnosis and improving treatment.
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32% Bias Score
Paint Identified as Major, Understudied Source of Microplastics
A University of Toronto study reveals paint as a vastly understudied source of microplastics, with an estimated annual release of 1,857 kt globally, highlighting a significant research gap and the urgent need for further investigation into its environmental and health impacts.
Paint Identified as Major, Understudied Source of Microplastics
A University of Toronto study reveals paint as a vastly understudied source of microplastics, with an estimated annual release of 1,857 kt globally, highlighting a significant research gap and the urgent need for further investigation into its environmental and health impacts.
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28% Bias Score
France's Falling Global Scientific Rank: Increased Publications, Decreased Influence
France's scientific output has increased, yet its global ranking has fallen from 6th to 13th since 2018 due to increased competition from emerging nations and internal challenges like bureaucracy and underinvestment, despite some progress in certain fields.
France's Falling Global Scientific Rank: Increased Publications, Decreased Influence
France's scientific output has increased, yet its global ranking has fallen from 6th to 13th since 2018 due to increased competition from emerging nations and internal challenges like bureaucracy and underinvestment, despite some progress in certain fields.
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40% Bias Score
Mexico's Economic Stagnation: Innovation Deficit and Dependence on Raw Materials
Mexico's economy lags in innovation and productivity due to over-reliance on raw material exports (56% of total exports, 80% to China), low-value manufacturing (38-42% value added), and limited patent applications (16,000 in 2024), despite a rise in researchers (from 443,000 to 642,000 in Iberoameri...
Mexico's Economic Stagnation: Innovation Deficit and Dependence on Raw Materials
Mexico's economy lags in innovation and productivity due to over-reliance on raw material exports (56% of total exports, 80% to China), low-value manufacturing (38-42% value added), and limited patent applications (16,000 in 2024), despite a rise in researchers (from 443,000 to 642,000 in Iberoameri...
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52% Bias Score
University of Twente Lays Off 46 Employees Amidst National Funding Cuts
The University of Twente (UT) in Enschede, Netherlands, laid off 46 employees from its Faculty of Science and Technology on October 26, 2023, due to financial pressures and national cuts to higher education and research, causing immediate job losses and concerns about research continuity.
University of Twente Lays Off 46 Employees Amidst National Funding Cuts
The University of Twente (UT) in Enschede, Netherlands, laid off 46 employees from its Faculty of Science and Technology on October 26, 2023, due to financial pressures and national cuts to higher education and research, causing immediate job losses and concerns about research continuity.
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48% Bias Score
Utrecht ALS Walk Raises Over โฌ1.3 Million
The ALS Sunrise Walk in Utrecht, Netherlands, raised over โฌ1.3 million for ALS research, exceeding the previous year's total by over โฌ400,000, with funds directed towards the ALS Center at UMC Utrecht to investigate causes and treatments of the disease.
Utrecht ALS Walk Raises Over โฌ1.3 Million
The ALS Sunrise Walk in Utrecht, Netherlands, raised over โฌ1.3 million for ALS research, exceeding the previous year's total by over โฌ400,000, with funds directed towards the ALS Center at UMC Utrecht to investigate causes and treatments of the disease.
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44% Bias Score
Parkinson's Disease Cases to Double by 2050, Driven by Aging Population
A study published in the British Medical Journal projects that 25.2 million people will live with Parkinson's disease globally by 2050, more than double the number in 2021, primarily due to the aging population and increased life expectancy; the highest increases are expected in East Asian countries...
Parkinson's Disease Cases to Double by 2050, Driven by Aging Population
A study published in the British Medical Journal projects that 25.2 million people will live with Parkinson's disease globally by 2050, more than double the number in 2021, primarily due to the aging population and increased life expectancy; the highest increases are expected in East Asian countries...
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24% Bias Score
France's 2025-2030 Plan: Accelerating Rare Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
France's new 2025-2030 plan for rare diseases aims to improve patient care by strengthening the relationship between general practitioners and hospitals, accelerating diagnoses through increased lab testing capacity, and expanding newborn screening to include more conditions; coordinated by Pr Guill...
France's 2025-2030 Plan: Accelerating Rare Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
France's new 2025-2030 plan for rare diseases aims to improve patient care by strengthening the relationship between general practitioners and hospitals, accelerating diagnoses through increased lab testing capacity, and expanding newborn screening to include more conditions; coordinated by Pr Guill...
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44% Bias Score
Trump Administration's Funding Cuts Cripple US Universities and Scientific Research
The Trump administration is implementing drastic cuts to US university funding, impacting diverse fields from biomedicine to mathematics, triggering layoffs, hiring freezes, and a potential exodus of top scientists, justified by the administration as an effort to combat "woke politics".
Trump Administration's Funding Cuts Cripple US Universities and Scientific Research
The Trump administration is implementing drastic cuts to US university funding, impacting diverse fields from biomedicine to mathematics, triggering layoffs, hiring freezes, and a potential exodus of top scientists, justified by the administration as an effort to combat "woke politics".
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56% Bias Score
Massive Wildfire Devastates Amsterdam Island, Disrupting Research"
A wildfire has burned over 55% of Amsterdam Island, a French territory in the southern Indian Ocean, forcing the evacuation of 31 researchers and suspending atmospheric research for the first time in 45 years. The fire, which started near a research observatory on January 15th, was spread by dry con...
Massive Wildfire Devastates Amsterdam Island, Disrupting Research"
A wildfire has burned over 55% of Amsterdam Island, a French territory in the southern Indian Ocean, forcing the evacuation of 31 researchers and suspending atmospheric research for the first time in 45 years. The fire, which started near a research observatory on January 15th, was spread by dry con...
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24% Bias Score
Mass Contract Cancellations Cripple U.S. Education Research
The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is facing widespread contract cancellations, totaling $881 million, halting research on teaching practices and student achievement, impacting data access, and raising concerns about job security for IES employees, according to ...
Mass Contract Cancellations Cripple U.S. Education Research
The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is facing widespread contract cancellations, totaling $881 million, halting research on teaching practices and student achievement, impacting data access, and raising concerns about job security for IES employees, according to ...
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52% Bias Score
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