Nearly every scientist who has used mice or rats to study depression is familiar with the forced-swim test. The animal is dropped into a tank of water while researchers watch to see how long it tries to stay afloat. In theory, a depressed rodent…
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Sydney Ember
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — It is the most politically provocative part of Senator Bernie Sanders's campaign pitch: that his progressive movement will bring millions of nonvoters into the November election, driving record turnout especially among…
The two major policy pitches for the Democratic nominee for president of the United States in 1972 were clear: an immediate end to the Vietnam War, and an immediate guarantee of a minimum income for all Americans. George McGovern ran for president…
Katherine Johnson, one of the history-making, barrier-breaking NASA mathematicians depicted in 'Hidden Figures,' died Monday, the administrator of NASA said. 'Johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge strides…
In May 1997, a three-year-old boy developed what at first seemed like the common cold. When his symptoms—sore throat, fever, and cough—persisted for six days, he was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong. There his cough…
