For generations, Gatorade[1] and similar electrolyte beverages have been helpful tools for athletes seeking a competitive edge.

In 1965, Dr. Robert Cade and a team of scientists[2] at the University of Florida College of Medicine created Gatorade to help their football players combat heat exhaustion and muscle cramps during long practices in...

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Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib[1], is an irregular heart rhythm that increases a person’s risk of stroke, heart failure and even premature death.

While many risk factors contribute to A-fib, one stands out for its growing prevalence worldwide[2]: obesity.

I am a cardiology researcher[3], and my team and I uncovered key mechanisms[4]...

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President Joe Biden was inaugurated in January 2021 amid a devastating pandemic, with over 24 million COVID-19 cases and more than 400,000 deaths[1] in the U.S. recorded at that point.

Operation Warp Speed[2], initiated by the Trump administration in May 2020, meant an effective vaccine was becoming available. Biden quickly announced a plan to...

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Presidents need science advice. From climate change and pandemics to the governance of AI and the country’s nuclear arsenal, science sits at the center of a range of foreign and domestic policy challenges that reach the president’s desk.

Thankfully for the president – and the nation – the Office of Science and Technology Policy, known...

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