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Paving the way for women in science: Nobel Laureate Gertrude Elion

Gertrude Elion (1918-1999) received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1988, one of the few women to receive the honor. Her pioneering work included the first chemotherapy drug for childhood leukemia; laying the groundwork for the AZT drug for AIDS; and creating both the first successful anti-viral medication and the

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Leon Cooper: Nobel Prize-winning physicist with a side of neuroscience

Leon Cooper is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist at Brown University and the director of its Institute for Brain and Neural Systems. Depending on whether you ask a physicist or a neuroscientist, you'll get very different answers on why Cooper is famous. The former will argue it is because

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Why middle age can be deadly for less-educated white Americans

The death rate for white, middle-aged, less-educated Americans is climbing, while the overall average mortality rate in the nation continues to fall, according to recent research. The findings have prompted speculation over the trend, which is driven by rising substance abuse and suicide rates. Countries in Europe such as the