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Helping Others Slows Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
A study of over 30,000 US adults aged 51+ found that regular helping, both formal and informal, significantly slows cognitive decline, highlighting a need for programs supporting older adults' continued community engagement.
Helping Others Slows Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
A study of over 30,000 US adults aged 51+ found that regular helping, both formal and informal, significantly slows cognitive decline, highlighting a need for programs supporting older adults' continued community engagement.
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32% Bias Score
Myanmar Earthquake: 7.7 Magnitude Quake Kills Thousands, Reveals New Seismic Forecasting Model
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, causing over 3700 deaths in Mandalay and triggering a building collapse in Bangkok that killed 92; seismologists had anticipated a major earthquake but couldn't precisely predict its timing or scale.
Myanmar Earthquake: 7.7 Magnitude Quake Kills Thousands, Reveals New Seismic Forecasting Model
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, causing over 3700 deaths in Mandalay and triggering a building collapse in Bangkok that killed 92; seismologists had anticipated a major earthquake but couldn't precisely predict its timing or scale.
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32% Bias Score
Sealed Surfaces Hinder Urban Cooling During Heatwaves: LBEG Analysis
A new analysis by the Lower Saxony State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology (LBEG) reveals that sealed surfaces in cities significantly reduce cooling capacity during heatwaves, while unsealed soil acts as a natural cooler due to water evaporation; the study recommends removing sealed surfaces to...
Sealed Surfaces Hinder Urban Cooling During Heatwaves: LBEG Analysis
A new analysis by the Lower Saxony State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology (LBEG) reveals that sealed surfaces in cities significantly reduce cooling capacity during heatwaves, while unsealed soil acts as a natural cooler due to water evaporation; the study recommends removing sealed surfaces to...
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32% Bias Score
Mifepristone Shows Promise in Breast Cancer Prevention Despite Barriers
Research suggests mifepristone, a drug used in medical abortions, may prevent breast cancer by blocking progesterone's effects on breast cells; however, ethical concerns, high costs, and limited large-scale trials hinder its wider application.
Mifepristone Shows Promise in Breast Cancer Prevention Despite Barriers
Research suggests mifepristone, a drug used in medical abortions, may prevent breast cancer by blocking progesterone's effects on breast cells; however, ethical concerns, high costs, and limited large-scale trials hinder its wider application.
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40% Bias Score
Deep Future": Transformative Technologies and Paradigm-Shifting Thinking
Pablos Holman's "Deep Future" highlights transformative technologies, contrasting incremental improvements ("shallow tech") with solutions offering 10x-1000x advancements ("deep tech"), exemplified by autonomous wind-powered ships, space-based solar power, and self-healing concrete.
Deep Future": Transformative Technologies and Paradigm-Shifting Thinking
Pablos Holman's "Deep Future" highlights transformative technologies, contrasting incremental improvements ("shallow tech") with solutions offering 10x-1000x advancements ("deep tech"), exemplified by autonomous wind-powered ships, space-based solar power, and self-healing concrete.
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52% Bias Score
Northern Europe's Unprecedented Heatwave: Climate Change's Impact
A July 2024 heatwave in Northern Europe, linked to climate change, caused 22 consecutive days above 30°C in Finland, impacting health, causing wildfires, and disrupting Sami reindeer herding.
Northern Europe's Unprecedented Heatwave: Climate Change's Impact
A July 2024 heatwave in Northern Europe, linked to climate change, caused 22 consecutive days above 30°C in Finland, impacting health, causing wildfires, and disrupting Sami reindeer herding.
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16% Bias Score
Brain Implant Translates Thoughts into Text with 74% Accuracy
Stanford scientists used a brain implant to accurately translate inner thoughts into text, achieving 74% accuracy in decoding imagined sentences and 99% in recognizing a password in four participants.
Brain Implant Translates Thoughts into Text with 74% Accuracy
Stanford scientists used a brain implant to accurately translate inner thoughts into text, achieving 74% accuracy in decoding imagined sentences and 99% in recognizing a password in four participants.
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36% Bias Score
AI Accelerates Mountain Rescue: Missing Hiker Found in Three Days
AI-powered drone imagery analysis helped Italian rescue teams locate missing hiker Nicola Ivaldo on Monviso mountain after a 10-month search, significantly reducing search time from weeks to three days by analyzing 2,500 images of a 183-hectare area.
AI Accelerates Mountain Rescue: Missing Hiker Found in Three Days
AI-powered drone imagery analysis helped Italian rescue teams locate missing hiker Nicola Ivaldo on Monviso mountain after a 10-month search, significantly reducing search time from weeks to three days by analyzing 2,500 images of a 183-hectare area.
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36% Bias Score
Eastern Barred Bandicoot Recovery: From Extinction to Thriving Population
The eastern barred bandicoot, once declared "extinct in the wild," has made a remarkable recovery thanks to a captive breeding program and successful reintroduction to predator-free islands, but faces ongoing threats from domestic and feral cats.
Eastern Barred Bandicoot Recovery: From Extinction to Thriving Population
The eastern barred bandicoot, once declared "extinct in the wild," has made a remarkable recovery thanks to a captive breeding program and successful reintroduction to predator-free islands, but faces ongoing threats from domestic and feral cats.
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40% Bias Score
AI Designs Novel Antibiotics to Combat Drug-Resistant Superbugs
MIT researchers used AI to design two new antibiotics effective against drug-resistant gonorrhea and MRSA in lab and animal tests; however, human trials are years away.
AI Designs Novel Antibiotics to Combat Drug-Resistant Superbugs
MIT researchers used AI to design two new antibiotics effective against drug-resistant gonorrhea and MRSA in lab and animal tests; however, human trials are years away.
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40% Bias Score
ADHD Medication Reduces Risks of Suicide, Substance Abuse, and Accidents: BMJ Study
A British Medical Journal study of 148,500 Swedish individuals aged 6-64 with ADHD showed that medication significantly reduced suicide attempts by 15%, substance abuse by 25%, accident-related injuries by 4%, traffic accidents by 16%, and criminal behavior by 25%.
ADHD Medication Reduces Risks of Suicide, Substance Abuse, and Accidents: BMJ Study
A British Medical Journal study of 148,500 Swedish individuals aged 6-64 with ADHD showed that medication significantly reduced suicide attempts by 15%, substance abuse by 25%, accident-related injuries by 4%, traffic accidents by 16%, and criminal behavior by 25%.
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40% Bias Score
ADHD Medication Linked to Lower Risks of Suicide, Substance Abuse, and Accidents
A study of nearly 149,000 people in Sweden with ADHD found that those starting medication within three months of diagnosis had a significantly lower risk of suicide (17 percent), substance misuse (15 percent), transportation accidents (12 percent), and criminality (13 percent) over two years.
ADHD Medication Linked to Lower Risks of Suicide, Substance Abuse, and Accidents
A study of nearly 149,000 people in Sweden with ADHD found that those starting medication within three months of diagnosis had a significantly lower risk of suicide (17 percent), substance misuse (15 percent), transportation accidents (12 percent), and criminality (13 percent) over two years.
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48% Bias Score
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