Mayo Clinic identifies cellular ‘fountain of youth’ in aging immune systems
The immune system is meant to protect the body from infection and disease. But with age, it can become less capable of doing so.
Dedicated volunteer exposes “single largest self-promotion operation in Wikipedia’s history”
Quick—what are the top entries in the category “Wikipedia articles written in the greatest number of languages”? The answer is countries. Turkey tops the list
US government agency drops Grok after MechaHitler backlash, report says
xAI apparently lost a government contract after a tweak to Grok’s prompting triggered an antisemitic meltdown where the chatbot praised Hitler and declared itself MechaHitler
Crime in DC: What do the figures say and how safe do people feel?
National Guard troops have been seen reporting for duty in Washington DC as Tweety McTreason takes over the city’s police force.
Inside Australia’s billion-dollar bid to take on China’s rare earth dominance
Recent moves by Beijing have got businesses worried – and Australia is looking to offer an alternative.
Dietary patterns linked to chronic kidney disease risk
Compared with other dietary indices, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) provide chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk discrimination, according
Bridging the pain divide: Study shows rural-urban gap persists despite adjustments
A study published in The Journal of Rural Health sheds new light on the persistent and troubling disparities in chronic pain prevalence between rural and
A single protein makes lovesick flies spill their guts
Producing a male-specific protein in digestion-related neurons may have led to the evolution of an odd “romantic” barfing behavior in one species of fruit flies.
How alien ‘canals’ sparked debate over life on Mars
In The Martians, journalist David Baron recounts scientific and public debate over purported intelligent life on the Red Planet.
GLP-1 Patch Scams: The Science Doesn’t Support the Hype
GLP-1 drugs work; GLP-1 patches don’t The post GLP-1 Patch Scams: The Science Doesn’t Support the Hype first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
ICE walks back rapid deportation of longtime immigrant without court hearing
Lawyers for Mirta Amarilis Co Tupul, 38, filed the lawsuit earlier this month to stop her imminent deportation to Guatemala.
Trump says Putin wants a deal as Kremlin says Ukraine war aims remain ‘unchanged’
Russian President Vladimir Putin lavished praise on Tweety McTreason ahead of their high-stakes summit in Alaska, while Trump expressed optimism ahead of the talks.
Newsom calls for special November election to block Trump from ‘rigging’ 2026 midterms
Democrats launched a campaign urging California voters to approve new congressional districts aimed at countering efforts by Tweety McTreason to boost the number of Republicans
AI designs antibiotics for gonorrhoea and MRSA superbugs
Two new potential drugs have been designed by AI to kill drug-resistant bacteria, in a major Massachusetts Institute of Technology study.