In May 2024, Google threw caution to the wind by rolling out its controversial AI Overviews feature in a purported effort to make information easier to find.
But the AI hallucinations that followed — like telling users to eat rocks and…
Category: 8. Health
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Why it could be a good idea to ditch the diet this new year
“Quitters day” falls on January 9 this year and marks the point at which people are most likely to give up their New Year’s resolutions. As usual, weight loss is one of the most common goals. But there are compelling reasons to suggest that…
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How a rare genetic variant protects some people from developing blood cancers
Blood cancer is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases that affect the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system. Like most cancers, the cause is usually mutations in the DNA, which are genetic errors that accumulate as we age. However, some…
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A Novel Type of Mitochondrial DNA Damage is ID’ed
The tiny little powerhouses of our cells: mitochondria, are unique among organelles because they carry their own tiny little genomes. This genetic material is separate from the rest of our genomic DNA, which…
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How Cells Defend Themselves From Radicals
While our cells are performing some important, basic functions, they can generate compounds known as reactive oxygen species (ROS). These include stuff like superoxide and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Cells also…
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How a San Diego startup's universal flu shot sold for $9 billion
Inside a single-story brick building in Sorrento Mesa is a small lab sprinkled with beakers, test tubes and incubators that is worth billions of dollars.
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Ten Minutes of Exercise a Day Could Reduce your Colorectal Cancer Risk
A new study published in the International Journal of Cancer might add some extra encouragement to everyone trying to keep their New Year’s resolutions!
A lot of literature points to a preventative…
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Ten Minutes of Exercise a Day Could Reduce your Colorectal Cancer Risk
A new study published in the International Journal of Cancer might add some extra encouragement to everyone trying to keep their New Year’s resolutions!
A lot of literature points to a preventative…
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Ten Minutes of Exercise a Day Could Reduce your Colorectal Cancer Risk
A new study published in the International Journal of Cancer might add some extra encouragement to everyone trying to keep their New Year’s resolutions!
A lot of literature points to a preventative…
Continue Reading
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Everyday chemicals are quietly damaging beneficial gut bacteria
Scientists have completed a large laboratory analysis of widely used human-made chemicals and found that 168 of them are harmful to bacteria that normally live in a healthy human gut. These substances slow or stop the growth of microbes that play…
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