For adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), surgery is superior to medical therapy for reducing hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels and achieving weight loss, regardless of social deprivation, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in the Annals of…
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Surgery beats medical therapy in type 2 diabetes, regardless of social deprivation: Study
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FDA weighs allowing Zyn pouches to be marketed as lower-risk nicotine option
Flavored nicotine pouches called Zyn could soon be legally advertised as a lower-risk option for adults who smoke, as federal regulators take a closer look at the popular product.
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A $540 discount makes this robot vacuum and mop hard to ignore
Robot vacuums are at their best when they quietly remove a chore from your week. The problem is most “cheap” ones still ask for constant attention, which defeats the purpose. This bObsweep Dustin self-empty robot vacuum and mop is…
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HIV resistance to lenacapavir weakens the virus's ability to replicate
Lenacapavir (LEN) is an antiviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and was first approved for individuals with drug-resistant infections in 2022. While there is still no vaccine for the virus, the twice-yearly injectable is “the next…
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Measuring the consequences of plastic contamination
Plastic pollution is everywhere—including where you would least expect it, especially when it’s in tiny particle form. Today, scientists are working to measure the consequences of this contamination. There’s the pollution you can see—on the…
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Stress-testing AI vision systems: Rethinking how adversarial images are generated
Deep neural networks (DNNs) have become a cornerstone of modern AI technology, driving a thriving field of research in image-related tasks. These systems have found applications in medical diagnosis, automated data processing, computer vision,…
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Targeted radiation therapy can be safely combined with chemotherapy, study finds
A University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study shows that a targeted form of radiation therapy can be safely delivered alongside high-dose chemotherapy and systemic therapy without requiring patients to pause their cancer treatment. The…
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Prediabetes: Blood-based epigenetic markers enable more precise risk assessment
Prediabetes is an extremely heterogeneous metabolic disorder. Scientists from several partner institutes of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have now used artificial intelligence (AI) to identify epigenetic markers that indicate an…
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Conservation may not be enough to sustain water supplies, researchers find
As temperatures rise and water supplies drop, public policy could bolster municipal water provisions under pressure. But one policy prescription—pushing conservation—will likely be insufficient as a standalone fix to sustain some reservoirs,…
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Google Photos’ latest feature lets you meme yourself
Google Photos will now let you make memes with your own images. On Thursday, Google introduced a new generative AI-powered feature called “Me Meme,” which will allow you to combine a photo template and an image of yourself to generate an…
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