Summary: Researchers examined over fifty years of research to highlight the profound impact of sleep loss on emotional well-being. Analyzing data from 154 studies with 5,715 participants, the research team…
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Is it COVID, flu, or allergies? How to protect yourself and loved ones this season
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An advanced computational tool for understanding quantum materials
Ball and stick representation of the atoms in a crystal with a spin defect in the center, and the three-dimensional surfaces (red and blue) showing the excited states of the…
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Sudan’s Cop28 delegates “really hurt” by silence on their civil war
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Researchers take a different approach with measurement-based quantum computing
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