One man was killed in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Friday after a mob of radical Islamists attacked the Ahmadiyya community, authorities have said.
The Islamists previously surrounded the place of worship of the persecuted religious
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Debunking the conspiracy theories claiming Katy Perry’s space trip was a hoax
A “Hollywood stunt” or just a damn costly and tone deaf 11-minute photo op? Conspiracy theories are everywhere online about the Blue Origin space tourism flight which happened earlier this week. Here’s everything you need to know.
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FEMA Isn’t Ready for Disaster Season, Workers Say
But states are now struggling with funding their basic emergency management needs which, in the off season, include planning and preparing for future events as well as recovery from past disasters. This is thanks in large part to frozen FEMA funding, which has been caught up in a broader Office…
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NASA Budget Cuts Threaten Scientific Discovery
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at potential first signs of life on another world, the impact of NASA cuts, an FDA greenlight for BCIs, talking to dolphins with AI and more. You can sign up to get The Prototype in your inbox here.
The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope…
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Insomnia and sleep medication use connected to disability in older adults
Insomnia is a significant health and quality of life concern for older adults, with up to half of all adults over the age of 65 experiencing insomnia symptoms. In a new study, researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development and at Taipei Medical University analyzed five…
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Early-life exposure to air and light pollution linked to increased risk of pediatric thyroid cancer
A new study led by researchers at Yale University suggests that early-life exposure to two widespread environmental pollutants — small particle air pollution and outdoor artificial light at night — could increase the risk of pediatric thyroid cancer.
The study — a collaborative effort…
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Integrative approach reveals promising candidates for Alzheimer’s disease risk factors or targets for therapeutic intervention
A study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital provides solutions to the pressing need to identify factors that influence Alzheimer’s…
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A wearable smart insole can track how you walk, run and stand
A new smart insole system that monitors how people walk in real time could help users improve posture and provide early warnings for conditions from plantar fasciitis to Parkinson’s disease.
Constructed using 22 small pressure sensors and fueled by small solar panels on the tops of shoes, the…
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Generative AI’s diagnostic capabilities comparable to non-specialist doctors
The use of generative AI for diagnostics has attracted attention in the medical field and many research papers have been published on this topic. However, because the evaluation criteria were different for each study, a comprehensive analysis was needed to determine the extent AI could be used…
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Key enzyme in lipid metabolism linked to immune system aging
Our immune systems weaken as we get older, making fewer cells that fight infection and help us recover from illness and injury. Scientists aren’t completely sure why. They may have a better idea now, however, thanks to a new study in GeroScience.
“Immune cell changes occur during aging for a…
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