What your genes can, and cannot, tell us about your personality
A meta-analysis of 46 cohorts involving 611,037 to 1.14 million participants identified 1,260 lead genetic variants associated with the Big Five personality traits, including 824
The four-day week has plenty of fans. Now researchers are testing what it really changes
The Sussex 4-Day Week study is a 14-week UK protocol designed to investigate how reduced working hours affect physical and mental health, wellbeing, sleep, work
Study finds biases in tools predicting dangerous genetic mutations
When a patient has their DNA read, it gets compared against a reference version of the human genome. It allows geneticists and rare disease experts
Cancer-fighting T cells need small amounts of ROS to attack tumors, study finds
New research reveals a promising new target for treating cancer by harnessing a type of molecule previously thought to do more harm than good.
Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still secretly counting two measles deaths that were deleted from the agency’s public measles data—a deletion that
Eight-year study reveals how molecular aging scripts differ individually
Aging does not appear to follow the same molecular script for everyone, according to an eight-year study of 335 women.
Xbox imposes harsh new time limits for Game Pass game streaming
In 2020, Microsoft announced that Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions would include unlimited access to its new Xbox Cloud Gaming service (then still known as Project
Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I.
The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.
How OpenAI Limited the Probe of Its Bots’ Hack of Hugging Face
A nonprofit’s study of how OpenAI’s A.I. agents were able to break into Hugging Face’s infrastructure wasn’t allowed to look at the incident’s full scope.
FOSS Weekly #26.36: Debian CERN Win, Faster Firefox, Free Bash Course, Grub Customization and More Linux Stuff
Firefox 155 has arrived quietly, speeding up page loads with Happy Eyeballs v3 and QUIC v2. And the timing is perfect for you to switch.
1Password Just Pledged $300,000 to DHH’s Omarchy, and its Own Employees Aren’t Happy
Omarchy has been on something of a roll now. Funding for its foundation has been climbing fast, from an $8 million launch to $10 million
As life expectancy rises, healthy aging is more important than ever
Global disease burden is shifting toward aging-related conditions as people live longer, with these diseases now representing the largest expected lifetime health burden for newborns
Semaglutide extended lifespan in older female mice, but that was not the only finding
Late-life semaglutide treatment slowed age-related physiological decline, attenuated multiple molecular hallmarks of aging, and extended median lifespan from 742 to 834 days in aged female
Coffee, tea and dementia risk: Why the amount you drink could matter
A targeted perspective synthesizes epidemiological and mechanistic evidence examining how caffeine consumption during midlife may influence dementia risk later in life. The authors highlight potential