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Drug hope to treat voice spasm like RFK Jr’s Getty Images People with laryngeal dystonia (LD), a condition that makes the voice sound strained and hoarse, might benefit from a drug already used to treat a sleep disorder, researchers say. Some volunteers who tried the narcolepsy treatment, sodium oxybate, foundContinue Reading

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Lithium-ion batteries are the workhorses of home electronics and are powering an electric revolution in transportation. But they are not suitable for every application. A key drawback is their flammability and toxicity, which make large-scale lithium-ion energy storage a bad fit in densely populated city centers and near metal processingContinue Reading

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Human rights group Viasna reports 1,275 political prisoners still jailed and face harsh conditions., Human rights group Viasna reports 1,275 political prisoners still jailed and face harsh conditions. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned dozens of political prisoners, his office said, but critics warned that the crackdown on dissent continues,Continue Reading

Aaron Berryhill, solar program manager at Virginia Energy and far right, speaks during the Virginia Clean Economy Act Summit. (Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury). by Charlie Paullin, Virginia Mercury Democratic and Republican lawmakers, utilities, energy regulators and other interested parties met in Henrico County Monday to discuss how the state’s growing power needs may be met inContinue Reading

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US Department of Justice says Google has ‘deprived rivals’ of opportunities to expand their search engine market share., The Department of Justice said Google had ‘deprived rivals’ of opportunities to expand their search engine market share. Alphabet’s Google should be forced to sell its Chrome browser and share data withContinue Reading