Can the bend of a banana give us insight into cancer? What does the shape of a rice grain have to do with infertility? The proteins that give plants their shape and structure are also involved in human disease. A team led by researchers at the…
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Plant cell structure could hold key to cancer therapies and improved crops
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Tylenol orders in pregnant people plummeted after Trump falsely linked the medicine to autism
March 5, 2026
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Tylenol orders in pregnant people plummeted after Trump falsely linked the medicine to autism
An analysis found that, following Trump’s claim that acetaminophen was linked to autism, orders for…
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AI model predicts Alzheimer's from MRI brain volume loss with 92.87% accuracy
WPI researchers have used a form of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze anatomical changes in the brain and predict Alzheimer’s disease with nearly 93% accuracy. Their research, published in the journal Neuroscience, also revealed that the…
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Workers report watching Ray-Ban Meta-shot footage of people using the bathroom
“You understand that it is someone’s private life you are looking at, but at the same time you are just expected to carry out the work,” an anonymous Sama employee reportedly said.
Meta confirms use of data…
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Tylenol use by pregnant women in ERs dropped after Trump autism warning : NPR
President Trump urged pregnant women to avoid taking Tylenol in a White House announcement in September 2025.
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Poland-based Liftero will provide chemical propulsion for Indian firm OrbitAID’s in-orbit servicing mission
WARSAW — Polish chemical propulsion startup Liftero has signed a deal with India’s commercial in-orbit servicing specialist OrbitAID where Liftero will supply green chemical propulsion for OrbitAID’s in-orbit servicing spacecraft. Under…
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The Dainty Dinosaur That’s Rewriting Evolutionary History
Alvarezsaurs were strange, small dinosaurs adapted to feed on ants and termites. Their stubby arms, powered by big chest muscles, ended in single thumb claws, suggesting a digging lifestyle. Tubular snouts housed long jaws peppered with tiny…
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AI-designed diffractive optical processors pave the way for low-power structural health monitoring
A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a novel framework for monitoring structural vibrations using diffractive optical processors. This new technology uses artificial intelligence to co-optimize…
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ALMA captures the most detailed image ever of the Milky Way’s turbulent core
Astronomers have unveiled a striking new view of the center of the Milky Way, exposing an intricate network of cosmic gas filaments in unprecedented detail. The image was produced using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and…
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Early detection of brain disorders with a single drop of saliva
A team of Korean researchers has, for the first time, developed a technology capable of enabling early diagnosis of major neurological disorders including epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and schizophrenia using only a small amount of saliva. The…
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