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Lockdown and active shooter simulations look and feel very different, though people often lump the two practices together.
Une étude chez la souris montre que l’abstinence peut modifier l’activité cérébrale. Arrêter de boire pourrait alors paradoxalement accroître le risque de consommation compulsive.
In closely contested House and Senate races, even a small shift in union votes could influence the outcome.
Clear communication is the secret sauce to safe and effective treatment.
Indictments of a longtime extremism researcher and her former organization raise a crucial question for researchers in the field: What are the ethical limits on research about often-dangerous groups?
A abstinência alcoólica altera a atividade cerebral de maneiras que podem levar uma pessoa com transtorno por uso de álcool a uma recaída
Alcohol abstinence alters brain activity in ways that may drive someone with alcohol use disorder to relapse.
Chatbots are becoming commonplace in teens’ lives, but these tools were never developed or validated for mental health support.
O uso da plataforma de mRNA como medicamento tem se mostrado promissor, mas antes que ela possa ir além das vacinas os pesquisadores precisam identificar as doenças certas a serem tratadas
From COVID-19 vaccines to Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine, using mRNA as medicine has shown promise. But before mRNA drugs can go beyond vaccines, researchers need to identify the right diseases to treat.
The aim isn’t to get rid of difficult feelings, but to find ways of managing them effectively.
Once completed, the 2,177-kilometer GCC Railway will connect six Gulf kingdoms and provide alternative routes to Europe and Asia.
When prosecutors’ caseloads increase, so do dismissal rates.
Efforts to protect land and environmental resources, including fighting climate change, often end up displacing people who have lived in those places for generations.
Communities have been laying the groundwork for offshore energy projects for years and counting on the jobs and energy supply.
The Gulf Cooperation Council was formed after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Since then, GCC members have tried different strategies to contend with Tehran.
Everyone likes being told they’re clever, even if it’s coming from an AI chatbot. But their sycophancy has serious consequences for truth and trust.
When a home healthcare aide doesn’t show up, the consequences are immediate and can be dire.
The Ludlow strike was one of the most bitter and violent in U.S. labor history.
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Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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Assistant Professor in Urban Public Health, UMass Boston
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Professor and Chair of Neurobiology, UMass Chan Medical School
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Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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PhD Student, UMass Boston
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School
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Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, UMass Chan Medical School
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Instructor in Neurobiology, UMass Chan Medical School
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Professor of Psychiatry, UMass Chan Medical School
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UMass Chan Medical School
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Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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Professor of U.S. History and Labor Studies, UMass Lowell
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Associate Professor of Nursing, UMass Chan Medical School
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Professor of Global Governance & Human Security, UMass Boston
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Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UMass Chan Medical School