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With Donald Trump back in office, much of the world is still struggling to make sense of his appeal to so many Americans. This is especially the case now, after he became a felon, incited an ...

President Trump has placed an indefinite suspension on research grant reviews and travel at the National Institutes of Health ...

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Rachael Elward is a senior lecturer of neuroscience and neuropsychology at London South Bank University. The Neuroscience of ...