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The American Civil War transformed how Americans understood and described their country. The “United States” shifted from a plural to a singular noun (as measured by the contents of newspapers and congressional speeches). This shift was largely driven by the discourse of Northern Republicans.
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A link between depression and changes in counts of several types of immune cells in the blood has been revealed by researchers, this suggests that changes to different components of our immune system — both the innate and adaptive immune response — could play a role in causing depression
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Research shows among women 65 or older, each additional 31 minutes per day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was associated with a 21% lower risk of developing mild cognitive impairment or dementia. Risk was also 33% lower with each additional 1,865 daily steps.
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Significant reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions still possible. Research estimated total global CO2 emissions from the life cycle of gas-fired power is 3.6 billion tons each year. This could be reduced by as much as 71% if a variety of mitigation options were used around the world.
mcgill.caSubmitted by Wagamaga t3_109e5dk
Prosecution of individuals for nonviolent misdemeanors increases the likelihood of future criminal activity, in particular for first-timers. [The study uses the random assignment of misdemeanor cases to prosecutors to compare what happens to similar misdemeanor offenders who were prosecuted or not].
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