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Patients who received higher doses of sulthiame experienced up to 47 percent fewer breathing interruptions during sleep compared with those given a placebo.

From Science Daily

The global LNG market has less spare capacity and fewer stockpiles than the oil market, so prices are more volatile than for crude.

From The Wall Street Journal

Participants who took four grams of fish oil each day experienced significantly fewer major cardiovascular events than those who received a placebo.

From Science Daily

In that research, scientists used Antscan data to investigate whether ant colonies benefit more from having many smaller workers or fewer individuals with stronger bodies.

From Science Daily

Oracle said it has been shrinking its product development teams because AI is allowing the company to build software with fewer people.

From The Wall Street Journal