Tag: health
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Sex is not Gender: Why Conflating the Two is Harmful to Scientific Research
Written by Zoe Kross | ComSciCon Flagship 2026 Nearly a third of biomedical articles that report “gender differences” are measuring something else: sex. A review of 302 biomedical articles found that 29% of studies reported sex-based findings under the label of gender. But sex and gender are not the same thing: biological sex refers to…
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Here We Go Again: Pandemic Concerns Lead to New Preventative Treatment Against Bird Flu
By Darcy Harris | ComSciCon-Chicago 2025 The thought of another pandemic is enough to make anyone run into the store to buy the entire supply of toilet paper. However, thanks to early research, we might not have to return to that dark reality. In the last few years, a new virus has made headlines. A…
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Skipped Dry January? Here’s Why You Should Try It!
Think back to New Year’s Day. It’s a brand new year, and you’re ready to wipe away the previous one and start with a clean slate. You might have some resolutions for improving yourself. Maybe you feel uncertain about what the new year will bring. Or maybe it’s just another day to you–nothing special. For…
