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Strategies on the Internet to discredit generic drugs

A four-year study of over 3,000 opinions on Spanish web pages found that communication strategies aimed at creating risk perceptions about generic drugs may influence their low usage. Generic drugs have the same composition, quality, and safety as brand-name counterparts, yet their market share in Spain is lower than in Europe.

SourceUNED National Distance Education University·JournalQualitative Social Work·DateMar 6, 2014

The last Neanderthals of southern Iberia did not coexist with modern humans

A new study in PNAS challenges the long-held theory that Neanderthals persisted in southern Iberia alongside modern humans. Researchers used a novel radiocarbon dating technique to date bone samples from two sites, finding that Neanderthal occupation occurred approximately 45,000 years ago, rather than later than previously thought.

SourceUNED National Distance Education University·JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·DateFeb 4, 2013