Even with today’s advanced DNA sequencing technologies, the underlying genetic causes of many rare movement disorders remain unknown. Researchers in Germany have now uncovered an important new clue. By analyzing 2,811 people with ataxia, hereditary spastic paraplegia, and dystonia, scientists…
Category: 5. Health
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As AI Begins Building AI, Mental Health Experts Face New Questions
AI that builds AI is coming, and the impact on AI for mental health is a vital consideration.
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In today’s column, I examine the hot trend of AI makers such as Anthropic avidly pursuing the use of AI to further advance AI, generally known as AI-builds-AI, and I then explain how this is going…
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New fentanyl vaccine blocks deadly overdoses before they start
Fentanyl has become one of the deadliest drugs in the United States. Each year, fentanyl and related synthetic opioids are responsible for more deaths than car crashes and gun violence combined. In high doses, these drugs disrupt normal brain function and can suppress the signals that control…
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A popular sunscreen ingredient can finally be sold in the United States
The FDA will allow bemotrizinol in sunscreen. The chemical is long-lasting and defends against solar radiation that ages skin.
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How FIFA’s New World Cup Hydration Breaks Could Change Soccer Broadcasting
Argentina’s midfielder #11 Thiago Almada throws water on his face to cool off during a 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Uruguay and Argentina at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo. (Photo by Eitan ABRAMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images)
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FIFA,…
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What’s Behind Mandatory Hydration Breaks At The World Cup?
Argentina’s midfielder #11 Thiago Almada throws water on his face to cool off during a 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Uruguay and Argentina at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo. (Photo by Eitan ABRAMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images)
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A new method could spot fentanyl variants no one has cataloged yet
Illicit laboratories do a criminally good job of synthesizing new forms of dangerous drugs that slip under the radar, but a new method could spot variants of the powerful opioid drug fentanyl even before they’ve been cataloged by authorities.
Measuring a suspicious pill’s traits…
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ACA Enrollment Could Fall By 5 Million As Enhanced Health Insurance Subsidies Expire
MIAMI, FL – JANUARY 15: Ronnie Cabrera, Dailem Delombard and Maylin Lezcano holding Lucas Cabrera (L-R) sit with an insurance agent from Sunshine Life and Health Advisors as they try to purchase health insurance under the Affordable Care Act at the kiosk setup at the Mall of Americas on January…
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World Cup 2026: What Fans Need to Know About Heat Risk
The fiercest opponent at the 2026 World Cup may not be wearing a jersey. It may be the heat.
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is shaping up to be the hottest in history. Scientists have calculated that roughly one in four matches will be played under heat conditions that pose a…
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These tiny holes could change how the world cleans water
A team of researchers from the CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and the S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences has developed a new type of highly precise…
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