FOSS Weekly #26.28: Microslop Moment, Rustification, Brave New features, KDE Plasma Tips and Meme Distro and More
Recently, Microsoft reluctantly agrred that a bug was eating up uo to 500 GB of disk space in Windows 11. They knew about the bug
Avoiding Vendor Lock-in By Using KDE Plasma As Personal Knowledge Base
There is no shortage of personal knowledge management (PKM) applications available today if you use Markdown notes. Be it Obsidian or Logseq or Tolaria, there
Global cancer cases projected to reach nearly 35 million by 2050
Millions of people are facing physical, emotional and financial toll of cancer, a disease that claims more than 26 000 lives every day, according to
AI-powered digital twins help train future mental health clinicians
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, New York University and Penn’s Linguistic Data Consortium have received a two-year, $4 million grant from the Wellcome Trust
Tufts study shows global intake of healthy plant-based foods remains low among youth
Healthy plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans, and legumes are the foundation of a healthy diet for anyone, no matter how old
My Search for a Psychiatric Bed in an Overburdened Health System
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.”
Curiosity Sees Martian Sulfur Up Close
These sulfur crystals were found inside a rock after NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover happened to drive over it and crush it on May 30, 2024
Will We Ever Find Alien Civilizations?
Does intelligent life exist elsewhere in the universe? The question has captivated us for centuries, but despite decades of searching it remains frustratingly unanswered. Every
UCSF and Samsung launch remote study on aging brain health
An innovative new study from the Neuroscape research center at UCSF, and consumer electronics giant Samsung seeks to understand decade-by-decade changes in brain health.
Six-gene signature predicts colorectal cancer recurrence after liver metastases
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center identified a six-gene signature in microscopic colorectal cancer (CRC) liver metastases that may help predict
Discovery could pave the way for future vaccines against genital herpes
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified a key protein that allows the virus that causes genital herpes to get into the nervous system.
New study links overactive C1 neurons to prolonged anxiety responses
Anxiety disorders affect more than 300 million people globally. Several brain regions have been linked to anxiety, but how these regions connect has been poorly
Stem cell study uncovers molecular pathway for enamel regeneration
Tooth enamel is the hardest substance in the human body, yet once damaged, it cannot regenerate naturally.
Google will now tell you which ads were made with AI, if the advertiser admits it
Google is rolling out a feature that flags when an advertisement was made using AI. The label will indicate if an ad was created or