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“Basically, their overall lung capacity isn’t developing at the same rate as kids that live further away,” said Shohreh Farzan, a co-author of the study and associate professor at the USC Keck School of Medicine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

His overall solid form in the past 12 months helped to send him off as the second favourite for the prestigious Ultima Handicap Chase at Cheltenham Festival last month.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

A hypothetical $10,000 investment in the 15 years through March would have grown into $95,080—more than twice as much as the S&P 500 Value Index and 46% more than the S&P 500 overall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Follow-up RNA sequencing allowed the researchers to examine overall mRNA activity, revealing that when DHX29 is missing, mRNAs containing non-optimal codons increase in abundance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Plouffe, who at thirty-nine had a boyish smile and a deep love of numbers and strategy, would manage the overall campaign.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama