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Law lets South Dakota teachers bring guns into classrooms

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) signed a bill into law on Friday that allows teachers to pack heat in classrooms, becoming the first state in the nation to do so. Similar proposals have been considered in about two dozen states since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre last December,…

Harvard Medical School to study health of NFL players

Harvard Medical School announced Tuesday a $100 million grant from the union representing NFL football players for an unprecedented study into the health of participants in the violent sport. The National Football League Players Association awarded the funds for a 10-year initiative dubbed the Harvard Integrated Program to Protect and…

Scientists find new way to generate human stem cells

WASHINGTON — US researchers have found a new, “remarkably efficient” way to generate human stem cells that could provide an alternative to using embryonic stem cells in treating disease, a study published Thursday said. The new method does not require risky genetic modification and holds huge therapeutic promise, said the…