Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable new planet about 146 light-years away which is Earth-sized and has conditions similar to Mars.
The candidate planet, named HD 137010 b, orbits a sun-like star and is estimated to be 6% larger…
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Having that high-deductible health plan might kill you, literally
Having a health insurance plan with a high deductible could not only cost you—it could also kill you.
A new study in JAMA Network Open found that people who faced those high out-of-pocket…
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Student well-being comes from care, but is caring enough? Academics reflect on three stumbling blocks
Students’ well-being in higher education has been a growing concern globally since the coronavirus pandemic, which disrupted learning and lives generally.
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Sewage monitoring uncovers 'invisible' COVID-19 cases missed by testing
As COVID-19 testing becomes less routine, official case numbers can make outbreaks look smaller than they really are. A research team led by Professor Michio Murakami has now shown that wastewater surveillance can uncover this “invisible” spread,…
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Teen pain at 18 linked to 60% higher self-harm risk
Adolescents who report pain at the age of 18 are at higher risk of later self-harm. This is shown by a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Psychiatry Research. The findings suggest that pain may form part of the chain of events…
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Hippocampus Predicts Rewards by Reorganizing Memories
Summary: A new preclinical study reveals that the hippocampus does more than just store memories; it actively reorganizes them to predict future rewards. By tracking brain activity over several weeks, researchers discovered that hippocampal…
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NVIDIA’s Cosmos Policy helps robots predict what happens next
NVIDIA has introduced Cosmos Policy, a new approach to robot control that builds on its broader push toward world foundation models for physical AI systems.
The framework is designed to simplify how robots decide what actions to take by…
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Rescuer Goes To Save Dogs Abandoned In Orchard And Ends Up With 10 Newborn Puppies
This past October, Fresno Humane Animal Services animal control officer Priscilla Wolcott got a call about four dogs abandoned at an orchard who needed her help. The caller, a worker at the orchard, reported that there were four pups in total:…
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Lack of regulation of short-term insurance plans cuts timely cancer treatment
Following the 2018 federal expansion of short-term limited-duration (STLD) insurance plans, limited or no state regulation of plans was associated with decreases in timely cancer treatment initiation, according to a study published online in Cancer.
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US spy satellite agency declassifies high-flying Cold War listening post
The National Reconnaissance Office, the agency overseeing the US government’s fleet of spy satellites, has declassified a decades-old program used to eavesdrop on the Soviet Union’s…
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