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Placebo and nocebo: the power of expectation in health

Science and Technology

How expectation shapes health: placebo and nocebo effects

Jasmin Rodriguez

Expectations influence physiology, and the terms placebo and nocebo describe the corresponding beneficial or adverse results shaped by those expectations. A placebo effect arises when an inert intervention or therapeutic…

Science and Technology

The changing landscape of obesity treatment

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Obesity is increasingly recognized not as a simple result of willpower or a cosmetic issue, but as a complex, chronic health condition with biological, behavioral, social, and environmental drivers. That…

Science and Technology

What ethical debates are emerging around AI-generated scientific results?

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Artificial intelligence systems are now being deployed to produce scientific outcomes, from shaping hypotheses and conducting data analyses to running simulations and crafting entire research papers. These tools can sift…

Burkina Faso: CSR initiatives supporting maternal health and safe water access

Social Responsibility

Burkina Faso CSR: advancing maternal health and water access

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Burkina Faso continues to confront enduring public health issues, as maternal mortality remains elevated by global benchmarks, with recent estimates placing the ratio in the lower hundreds per 100,000 live…

Suecia: cómo integrar sostenibilidad en rentabilidad, no solo en reportes

Investments and Business

What makes a startup fundable when exits are less predictable?

Jasmin Rodriguez

During periods when acquisitions decelerate and public markets fluctuate, the usual startup storyline of fast expansion leading to an obvious exit becomes far less dependable. Investors adjust what they look…

What strategies help diversify portfolios without sacrificing expected returns?

Investments and Business

Diversify your portfolio: strategies for sustained returns

Jasmin Rodriguez

Diversification aims to reduce risk by spreading investments across different assets, sectors, and strategies. The common concern is that adding more holdings can dilute returns. However, when diversification is executed…

How is liquid cooling evolving to handle AI data center heat loads?

Investments and Business

Exploring how cloud cost optimization shapes software margins and valuations

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Cloud cost optimization describes the deliberate process of cutting and managing expenses tied to cloud infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, and managed services. As software companies grow, particularly those offering…

What sovereign debt restructuring is and why it takes so long

International

Understanding sovereign debt restructuring and its lengthy process

Jasmin Rodriguez

Sovereign debt restructuring refers to a negotiated or court-assisted adjustment of a nation’s external or domestic public debt conditions once the original obligations become untenable; this process usually revises interest…

What central banks can do when shocks come from outside

International

Addressing external shocks: central bank strategies

Jasmin Rodriguez

External shocks—from commodity price surges, wars, and pandemics to foreign monetary tightening and abrupt capital flow reversals—create swift and varied challenges for central banks. The suitable reaction hinges on the…