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Asymetrical bridges, timber towers and a repurposed gas platform: awards hail 2023’s best structures

Asymetrical bridges, timber towers and a repurposed gas platform: awards hail 2023’s best structures: The 2023 Structural Awards, hosted by the Institution of Structural Engineers, has unveiled its shortlist of the world’s 35 most outstanding building projects. Aimed at highlighting technical innovation, the featured structures comprise seven bridges, two footbridges, three stadiums and one football …

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A liver disease drug could be repurposed to protect against COVID – new research

A liver disease drug could be repurposed to protect against COVID – new research: This drug could be effective regardless of the COVID variant. Explode/Shutterstock Almost three years into the pandemic, we’re still regularly seeing hundreds of thousands of new COVID cases recorded each day worldwide. In a new study, involving a combination of miniature …

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Repurposed subway globe and railing

A cool Kings Beach image: Repurposed subway globe and railing Image by Hobo Matt This unique trash can backstop looks to have been relocated from a subway entrance or storage yard somewhere in the city to the sidewalk outside this print shop in the Borough Park/Dyker Heights borderlands. There are two nearby subway lines: the …

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Antibiotics could be repurposed as a treatment for depression

Antibiotics could be repurposed as a treatment for depression: People with depression have higher levels of inflammation in their brains – which antibiotics might be able to treat. tadamichi/ Shutterstock Depression is common, affecting an estimated 264 million people of all ages worldwide. While the causes of depression are varied and complex, genetics, changes in …

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