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New treatments offer much-needed hope for patients suffering from chronic pain

  • Written by Rachael Rzasa Lynn, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageNew treatments for pain are on the horizon, but for many sufferers of chronic pain, they can't arrive soon enough. Olga Rolenko/Moment via Getty Images

Hundreds of millions of people around the worldexperience chronic pain – meaning pain that lasts longer than three months. While the numbers vary from country to country, most studies...

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US citizenship was forced on Native Americans 100 years ago − its promise remains elusive

  • Written by Kerri Malloy, Assistant Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies, San José State University
imageIndian boarding schools intentionally separated Native children from their families and taught them to be 'model American citizens.' Humboldt County Collection Photos. Special Collections, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Library, CC BY-ND

The 100th anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act has garnered little fanfare. Only a...

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Tagging seals with sensors helps scientists track ocean currents and a changing climate

  • Written by Lilian Dove, Postdoctoral Fellow of Oceanography, Brown University

A surprising technique has helped scientists observe how Earth’s oceans are changing, and it’s not using specialized robots or artificial intelligence. It’s tagging seals.

Several species of seals live around and on Antarctica and regularly dive more than 100 meters in search of their next meal. These seals are experts at...

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Homeless service providers could help more people overcome homelessness if they measured success differently

  • Written by Morvarid Rahmani, Associate Professor of Operations Management, Georgia Institute of Technology

Homelessness is a major problem in the U.S., and it’s getting worse: A record 650,000 Americans were homeless on a single night in January 2023, according to the most recent point-in-time report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. That amounts to one out of every 500 people nationwide.

My state, Georgia, has seen...

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Happy 50th birthday to the UPC barcode – no one expected you would revolutionize global commerce

  • Written by Jordan Frith, Pearce Professor of Professional Communication, Clemson University

The first modern barcode was scanned 50 years ago this summer – on a 10-pack of chewing gum in a grocery store in Troy, Ohio.

Fifty is ancient for most technologies, but barcodes are still going strong. More than 10 billion barcodes are scanned every day around the world. And newer types of barcode symbols, such as QR codes, have created...

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Chronic pain: emerging treatment options for patients after the opiod crisis – podcast

  • Written by Gemma Ware, Head of Audio
imageNew pain management techniques could help the hundreds of millions of people suffering with chronic pain.GettyImages

Chronic pain affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. But the opioid crisis in North America led many health care providers to realize they relied too heavily on drugs to help patients manage their pain.

In this...

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Paris Olympics promote sustainability for good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk

  • Written by Brian P. McCullough, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
imageThe 2024 Summer Olympics go for green as organizers try to slash their carbon footprint.AP Photo/Michel Euler

Europe is in the midst of a heat wave, and while Olympic athletes in Paris for the 2024 Summer Games might be spared the worst of it, the weather will still be hot.

As global temperatures have risen, major sporting events like the Olympics...

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Revisiting Middletown, Ohio – the Midwestern town at the heart of JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’

  • Written by Matthew Smith, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Miami University
imageA mural in downtown Middletown, Ohio, home to around 51,000 residents – and JD Vance's hometown.Scott Olson/Getty Images

With Sen. JD Vance named Donald Trump’s running mate, commentators are dusting off Vance’s 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” to explain America’s political moment.

Eight years ago, Vance was a...

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Xylazine wounds are a growing crisis among drug users in Philly − a nurse explains potential causes and proper treatment

  • Written by Rachel McFadden, Bloomberg Fellow, Penn Medicine Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy, University of Pennsylvania
imageA volunteer registered nurse treats a xylazine-associated wound at a clinic in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia.Matt Rourke/AP

Warning: This article contains graphic images.

Xylazine or “tranq” wounds – characterized by deep pockets of dead tissue – have become increasingly visible in Philadelphia among people who...

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Good feedback is an art – here’s how I teach it

  • Written by Patrick Barry, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and Director of Digital Academic Initiatives, University of Michigan
imageGetting people involved in the feedback process can take away the sting of criticism. Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Imagesimage

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Title of Course:

“Feedback Loops: How to Give and Receive High-Quality Feedback”

What...

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  3. Arrest student protesters, wait or negotiate? Colleges can use ‘ladder of harm’ to determine appropriate response to Gaza protests on campus
  4. Biden dropped out − is the news media to blame?
  5. Cancer costs for Americans with private health insurance rose after the ACA rollout and fell for those with Medicaid
  6. As Hamas war drags on, Israeli democracy weakens further
  7. Supreme Court ruling may put presidents above the law – but even kings never were
  8. Can a brush with death change politicians? It did for notorious Alabama segregationist George Wallace
  9. Court battle to keep Annunciation House open underscores how faith groups strive to welcome strangers in the face of anti-immigrant sentiment
  10. Lincoln called for divided Americans to heed their ‘better angels,’ and politicians have invoked him ever since in crises − but for Abe, it was more than words
  11. Sure, 2024 has had lots of news – but compared with 1940, 1968 or 1973, it’s nothing exceptional
  12. Retaining flavor while removing caffeine − a chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee
  13. Seafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea
  14. Worried about the health effects of the sugar in your breakfast cereal? Little has changed since the days of ‘Unfrosted,’ the Pop-Tarts movie
  15. Counter-drug strategies in Central America are worsening deforestation, threatening many species of birds
  16. Athletes looking for a competitive edge may find it within their gut microbiome
  17. Unequal access to quantum information education may limit progress in this emerging field − now is the time to improve
  18. COVID-19 devastated teacher morale − and it hasn’t recovered
  19. GOP attacks against Kamala Harris were already bad – they are about to get worse
  20. US says it wants Palestinians to have a country of their own – but its actions say otherwise
  21. Amid humanitarian crisis and ongoing fighting, Africa’s war-scarred Sahel region faces new threat: Ethno-mercenaries
  22. How do 9 states get by with no income tax? A tax expert explains the trade-offs they choose
  23. Bob Newhart was more than an actor or comedian – he was a literary master
  24. Bugs thrive in urban Los Angeles – volunteers’ traps reveal biodiversity hot spots for city insects and spiders
  25. Diabetes and obesity can damage the liver to the point of failure – but few people know their risk of developing liver disease
  26. The Yezidi genocide devastated Iraq’s community 10 years ago − but the roots of the prejudice that fueled it were much deeper
  27. Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation
  28. Until 1968, presidential candidates were picked by party conventions – a process revived by Biden’s withdrawal from race
  29. Massive IT outage spotlights major vulnerabilities in the global information ecosystem
  30. What is Catholic Integralism?
  31. Online rumors sparked by the Trump assassination attempt spread rapidly, on both ends of the political spectrum
  32. Biden’s and Trump’s ages would prevent them running many top companies – and for good reason
  33. How the Ukrainians – with no navy – defeated Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
  34. Affordable housing in God’s backyard: Some religious congregations find a new use for their space
  35. Age would prevent Trump and Biden from running many top companies − and for good reason
  36. Why I turned the ‘Red Dead Redemption II’ video game into a history class on America’s violent past
  37. Sports in extreme heat: How high school athletes can safely prepare for the start of practice, and the warning signs of heat illness
  38. Fewer bees and other pollinating insects lead to shrinking crops
  39. Cutting marketing spending often backfires on businesses – new research could help investors distinguish shortsighted cuts from smart ones
  40. Sports in extreme heat: Warning signs of heat illness and how high school athletes can safely prepare for the start of team practices
  41. Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – the picture is unsettling
  42. Voting rights at risk after Supreme Court makes it harder to challenge racial gerrymandering
  43. After more than 40 years, the federal right to free education for immigrant students finds itself in the crosshairs of conservatives
  44. Heritage Foundation’s ‘Project 2025’ is just the latest action plan from a group with an over 50-year history of steering GOP lawmaking
  45. Late bedtimes and not enough sleep can harm developing brains – and poorer kids are more at risk
  46. Republicans wary of Republicans – how politics became a clue about infection risk during the pandemic
  47. Pennsylvania continues tradition as ‘keystone state’ in presidential elections
  48. What the Catholic Church says about political violence and the need to forgive – even would-be assassins
  49. ‘MAGA BLACK’ hats, clear swag bags, the first Trump/Vance signs: Highlights of what the Smithsonian is archiving from the Republican convention
  50. Baby bull sharks are thriving in Texas and Alabama bays as the Gulf of Mexico warms