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Iron overload: how tea, coffee, red meat and alcohol can affect absorption

by Alexandra Cremona, University of Limerick Most of us are used to hearing about the risks of not getting enough iron. Yet having too much...

Global effort brings Ethiopian twins to St. Louis for life-changing surgery

Guardian Kate Corbett and neurology PA Emily Fleckenstein enjoy playtime with formerly conjoined twins Hiyab and Wuhbto at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital...

Grieving lost body function: What psychology teaches us about our chronic illness journeys

by Li-elle Rapaport, University of Manitoba Body changes can raise disturbing feelings, such as looking in a mirror and seeing a reflection that may feel...

Pittsburgh’s kindergartners fall below the measles safety threshold, testing the city’s vaccine legacy

by Rebecca Smullin Dawson, Allegheny College It takes a lot to knock football out of the headlines in Pittsburgh. But reports of measles cases, exposure...

Sharpeville: research on 1960 South African massacre shows the number of dead and injured was massively undercounted

by Nancy L Clark, Louisiana State University and William H. Worger, University of California, Los Angeles On 21 March 1960 at 1.40 in the afternoon,...

‘Star Trek’ and NASA have intertwined legacies – the show championed diversity and inspired generations of real space scientists

by Deana L. Weibel, Grand Valley State University “Star Trek” began as a television series but grew into a cultural phenomenon. When it premiered in 1966,...

To Be Equal: America’s reading crisis demands more than concern. It demands action.

by Marc Morial (TriceEdneyWire.com)—New York City’s troubling decline in reading scores, despite one of the most ambitious literacy reform efforts in the nation, is a wakeup...

New world map makes Africa look bigger: what’s the fuss about? Cartographers explain

by Jack Swab, University of Tennessee and Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth...

David Marshall: Black women, the last line of defense

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—It would be an understatement to simply say that our nation, both domestically and on the world stage, is in trouble. The United States...

Why the Supreme Court blocked Trump and the Postal Service from restricting mail‑in voting for the midterms

by John J. Martin, Quinnipiac University Mail voting in the 2026 midterm elections will go on as usual – now that the Trump administration’s major...

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