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National work-family policies that give lower-income families more time together while allowing them paid time off are more effective for children's psychological health than cash transfers, according to a study of developed nations led by Baylor University.
Two studies have been published this Wednesday in the journal Nature that show that work remains before so-called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are ready for use in laboratory studies or clinical therapies. These iPS cells are body cells that are programmed to unwind back into an embryonic state. Like embryonic stem cells, they have potential to develop into any other type of cell in the body. However researchers are showing that these cells do not reprogram perfectly.
The African Union (A.U.) "held a rare fundraiser in Ethiopia Thursday in a bid to plug a $1.1 billion shortfall in aid for millions facing starvation in the Horn of Africa's worst drought in decades," Agence France-Presse reports.
Most Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents would prefer to expand the Affordable Care Act rather than replace it with a "Medicare for All" plan, according to a new tracking poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Finite resources, social inequality, climate change, terrorism - the world is facing major challenges. The UN's "Sustainable Development Goals" constitute a social contract for the world community.
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