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Biology // Class of 2026

It takes heart: Cardiovascular approaches to combat hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Biology, Health / /

During pregnancy, women are bombarded with challenges that they did not sign up for — morning sickness, hot flashes, constipation, even gestational diabetes. Particularly terrifying is the risk of developing high blood pressure-related disorders such as preeclampsia, eclampsia, and gestational hypertension, known together as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). A 2024 preliminary study by researchers […]

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Temperature tells: How facial hot spots can reveal how well you are aging

Health / /

A person’s face is worth a thousand words. Tiny muscles beneath the skin dictate whether we grin or grimace, scrunch up our faces, or stick out our tongues. Both anxiety and excitement fill the capillaries of our cheeks with blood, which may even turn pink, and warm with embarrassment or exhilaration. When we’re truly terrified

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Live fast, die young: The mysterious life of Australia’s sex-crazed marsupial

Biology, World / /

Guys literally only want one thing. Or at least, the male antechinus, an Australian marsupial, seems to prioritize one thing over everything else: sex. These mouse-like animals live fast and die young, forgoing sleep in order to reproduce during their short fertile window. Scientists are, naturally, fascinated by these pocket-sized marsupials and their exciting, mysterious

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