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Flying can be stressful enough without 1,000-foot drops and severe shaking. But that’s what the passengers on a recent Delta flight out of Salt Lake City had to endure as a wave of turbulence rocked their plane. Passengers reported having to…
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Cancer cells break down nerve covers causing immune exhaustion and therapy resistance
Cancer cells can break down the protective covers around nerves, causing nerve injury that triggers chronic inflammation leading to immune exhaustion and eventual resistance to immunotherapy, according to new research from The…
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New genetic study reveals why people age differently
It’s a fact of life: Some people age better than others.
Some ease into their 90s with mind and body intact, while others battle diabetes, Alzheimer’s or mobility issues decades earlier. Some can withstand a bad fall or bout of the…
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Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy says the agency will ‘move aside’ from climate sciences to focus on exploring moon and Mars
NASA’s acting Administrator Sean Duffy says the agency will step back from climate science to focus on space exploration — highlighting a growing shift in the agency’s overall mission.
The remarks echo President Trump’s NASA budget proposal,…
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Mammals that chose ants and termites as food almost never go back
Insects are more influential than we realize
By showing that ant- and termite-based diets evolved repeatedly, the study highlights the overlooked role of social insects in shaping biodiversity. “This work gives us the…
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Hyperactivity in reticular thalamic nucleus drives autism-like behaviors in mice
Stanford Medicine scientists investigating the neurological underpinnings of autism spectrum disorder have found that hyperactivity in a specific brain region could drive behaviors commonly associated with the disorder.
Using a…
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McDonald’s systems exposed by hacker with free food and leaks
McDonald’s is definitely not lovin’ it.
A white-hat hacker uncovered critical flaws across the burger giant’s employee and partner systems. The vulnerabilities let intruders order free food, gain admin rights to marketing platforms,…
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Fish oil supplementation can reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes in prediabetic individuals
Background
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has become one of the leading chronic diseases worldwide in terms of both incidence and mortality. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), approximately 537 million adults were…
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Mosquitos Carrying West Nile Virus Detected in Massachusetts, Putting Communities at Risk
Public health officials have upgraded 10 communities across Massachusetts to a “high-risk” status for West Nile virus. The report also identified a dozen towns as being at moderate risk of the rarer eastern equine encephalitis — also known…
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