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Twin panda cubs delight devoted fans at Tokyo zoo in a COVID shortened debut

Twin panda cubs delight devoted fans at Tokyo zoo in a COVID shortened debut

Twin panda cubs made their first public appearance before delighted fans in Tokyo but only briefly for now — just for three days — due to a spike in COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant.
by The Associated Press

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Medicare limits coverage of $28,000-a-year Alzheimer's drug

Medicare limits coverage of $28,000-a-year Alzheimer's drug

Tuesday's decision from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is a major development in the nation’s tug-of-war over the fair value of new medicines that offer tantalizing possibilities but come with prohibitive prices.
by The Associated Press

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Who gets to use NASA's James Webb Space Telescope? Astronomers work to fight bias

Who gets to use NASA's James Webb Space Telescope? Astronomers work to fight bias

With the James Webb Space Telescope safely deployed, many scientists want to use it. To minimize the effect of unconscious biases, they go through a process developed for the Hubble Space Telescope.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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COVID vaccines may briefly change your menstrual cycle, but you should still get one

COVID vaccines may briefly change your menstrual cycle, but you should still get one

The new research affirms what many individuals had reported. But it also shows the changes to the menstrual cycle are mostly minor and brief, more akin to a sore arm than a dangerous reaction.
by Geoff Brumfiel

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Is your dog bilingual? A new study suggests their brains can tell languages apart

Is your dog bilingual? A new study suggests their brains can tell languages apart

When brain researcher Laura Cuaya moved from Mexico to Hungary, she wanted to know if her two dogs would recognize the change in language. So she devised an experiment.
by Alejandra Marquez Janse and Christopher Intagliata

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope finishes deploying its sunshield amid cheers

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope finishes deploying its sunshield amid cheers

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope successfully finishing tensioning its massive sunshield on Tuesday, marking a critical step in the powerful observatory's zero-gravity deployment.
by Joe Palca, Scott Neuman and Amina Khan

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