Illustration of a woman drinking coffee, surrounded by coffee cups, 1930s. Screen print. … More
Few substances have woven themselves so seamlessly into the fabric of daily life as caffeine. Found in coffee, tea, chocolate and countless…
Category: 5. Health
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Skin cells emit slow electrical pulses after injury
Wounded skin cells scream with slow-motion electric pulses.
Such electric spikes are a surprise because only nerve cells were thought to communicate this way. These signals move at a snail’s pace compared to nerve impulses and can be detected at least 500 micrometers away —…
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23andMe is potentially selling more than just genetic data – the personal survey info it collected is just as much a privacy problem
As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March 23, 2025, concerns about what would happen to the personal information contained in its massive genetic and health information database were swift and widespread. A few days after, a U.S. judge ruled that the…
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Schools and communities can help children bounce back after distressing disasters like the LA wildfires
The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days. Among the devastation were 11 public and private schools and 30 child care facilities. In all, the fires disrupted the education and daily lives of over 700,000 students.
The fires first erupted…
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Cuts in Medicaid And SNAP Spending Could Impact Economy
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 25: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) departs the House chamber … More
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When Hospitals Slash Jobs, Towns Suffer Economic Pain.
Long Beach, N.Y.: The exterior of The Mt. Sinai South Nassau Hosptial’s emergency room in Long … More
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New insight into factors associated with a common disease among dogs and humans
The pathogens Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium are common causes of sometimes-fatal intestinal diseases in humans, other mammals and birds worldwide.
Now, findings from researchers at Texas A&M University provide new, evidence-based insight into minimizing the risk of these diseases at…
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Use of antifungals in agriculture may increase resistance in an infectious yeast, study suggests
Genomic changes in the infectious yeast Candida tropicalis may play a role in its resistance to antifungals, according to a study published on April 1 in the open-access journal, PLOS Biology by Guanghua Huang at Fudan University, China, and colleagues. These genomic changes can be brought on by…
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Balance between two competing nerve proteins deters symptoms of autism in mice
In mice, autism symptoms arise when a certain pair of competing nerve proteins falls out of equilibrium, according to a study published April 1 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Dongdong Zhao of Wenzhou Medical University, China, Yun-wu Zhang of Xiamen University, China, and colleagues.
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Palantir Sues Y Combinator Startup Guardian AI Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp
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A messy legal battle is brewing in the market for AI that reviews health insurance claims.
Palantir Technologies has sued Y Combinator-backed startup Guardian AI and its founders—former employees of its healthcare division—for what it called…
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