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Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable − but relief may be on the way

Ana Santos Rutschman, Villanova School of Law

An inhaler that costs nearly $300 in the US goes for just $9 in Germany. What gives?

Teenagers often know when their parents are having money problems − and that knowledge is linked to mental health challenges, new research finds

Jamie Hanson, University of Pittsburgh

A study of more than 100 teens and their caregivers showed a unique link between hardship and behavior problems.

UAW’s Southern strategy: Union revs up drive to get workers employed by foreign automakers to join its ranks

Bob Bussel, University of Oregon

Despite intermittent efforts over the past three decades, the UAW union has been unable to organize employees of foreign-based automakers in states such as Alabama and Tennessee.

What families need to know about how to safely store firearms at home

Kerri Raissian, University of Connecticut; Jennifer Necci Dineen, University of Connecticut

Research shows that more children have handled household guns than their parents think.

Immune cells can adapt to invading pathogens, deciding whether to fight now or prepare for the next battle

Kathleen Abadie, University of Washington; Elisa Clark, University of Washington; Hao Yuan Kueh, University of Washington

When faced with a threat, T cells have the decision-making flexibility to both clear out the pathogen now and ready themselves for a future encounter.

Rare access to hammerhead shark embryos reveals secrets of its unique head development

Gareth J. Fraser, University of Florida

Because hammerhead sharks give birth to live young, studying their embryonic development is much more complicated than harvesting some eggs and watching them develop in real time.

Detroiters more likely to support local solar power development if they think it reduces energy prices for their community

Douglas Bessette, Michigan State University; Jacob White, Michigan State University

Detroit’s plan to install solar panels in city neighborhoods may conflict with residents’ desires to see lower energy bills and more housing.

Femicide in Italy: A modern phenomenon deeply rooted in country’s cultural past

Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Colorado State University

A spate of recent high-profile murders has put focus on the role of patriarchy and misogyny in persistent rates of anti-woman violence in Italy.

‘Oppenheimer’ is a disappointment − and a lost opportunity

Naoko Wake, Michigan State University

For all its praise, the film furthers the dominant narrative of the bombs as a morally fraught but necessary project, with American anxieties playing a starring role.

Centuries after Christine de Pizan wrote a book railing against misogyny, Taylor Swift is building her own ‘City of Ladies’

Jill R. Fehleison, Quinnipiac University

By compiling stories about the accomplishments of women, Christine set out to build an allegorical city where women and their achievements would be safe from sexist insults and slander.

How Florida’s home insurance market became so dysfunctional, so fast

Titanosaurs were the biggest land animals Earth’s ever seen − these plant-powered dinos combined reptile and mammal traits

The Anthropocene is not an epoch − but the age of humans is most definitely underway

Here’s the first question of this week’s edition:

Joe Biden and Donald Trump nearly swept the Super Tuesday voting, but Trump failed to carry one state and Biden failed to carry one territory. Which state and territory were they?

1. A. Georgia and Guam
2. B. Vermont and American Samoa
3. C. California and the District of Columbia
4. D. Maine and Puerto Rico

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