No more hunger after cooking? A newly identified network of nerve cells is responsible, a research group at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research has discovered in mice. They discovered a direct connection from the nose to a group of nerve cells in the brain that are activated by the…
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Pincer plot twist: How female earwigs evolved deadly claws for love and war
A new study from Toho University reveals that female earwigs exhibit a similar pattern of exaggerated forceps growth as males, suggesting that both sexes may have evolved these traits through sexual selection.
Do larger male elk have proportionally larger antlers? The answer is no. In fact,…
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Noise Is The New Secondhand Smoke
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Summer is here, and so is the seasonal surge in sound, urban noise, social noise, and even the quiet missing from our homes and workplaces. But noise is not just a nuisance. Increasingly, it is a measurable health and business risk.
This…
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RFK Jr. Purges The Vaccine Advisory Committee
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory committee purge, a tech billionaire’s funding of research on AI and healthcare, Omada’s IPO and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.
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On Monday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F….
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Definitive Phenotypes in Flow Cytometry
Standardization may not be the most exciting topic in biomedical research, but in an era where we lament the lack of reproducibility and distribute blame to reagents, sample prep, and general technical know-how, standardization is something every researcher…
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The Future Of Healthcare Is Collaborative—And AI Is The Catalyst
Collaboration and AI in Indian health care
A quiet revolution is underway in the heart of a radiology lab at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai, India. Artificial intelligence is scanning high-resolution images, flagging anomalies, reducing the time for diagnosis, and improving accuracy. But…
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RFK Jr. Ousts Members Of CDC’s Vaccine Advisory Committee, Igniting Public Health Concerns
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 29: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for … More
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How one mom is navigating vaccines’ uncertain future
After my son was born in December, new parent questions consumed my thoughts. Is he sleeping enough? Is he screaming because he’s hungry or his diaper is dirty? And is poop normally that color?
Now that I’ve somewhat mastered those questions, and he’s sleeping through the…
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Trump, Archimedes Hold Lessons For CMS Hospital, Safety Rules
Archimedes theorized he could use a lever to move the earth, while Donald Trump has advised using … More
As the Centers for…
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Scientists found the brain glitch that makes you think you’re still hungry
Researchers identify “meal memory” neurons in laboratory rats that could explain why forgetting lunch leads to overeating.
Scientists have discovered a specific group of brain cells that create memories of meals, encoding not just what food was eaten but when it was eaten. The findings,…
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