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Taking your time makes a difference

Researchers find that stem cells in the developing brain of modern humans take longer to divide and make fewer errors when distributing their chromosomes to their daughter cells, compared to those of Neanderthals. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220729173145.htm

How Doctors Are Weighing the Legal Risks of Abortion Care

Since the Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion providers must make many day-to-day medical decisions, with the changing legal risks being as top-of-mind to doctors as the safety of their patients.

New hardware offers faster computation for artificial intelligence, with much less energy

Researchers have created protonic programmable resistors -- the building blocks of analog deep learning systems -- that can process data 1 million times faster than the synapses in the human brain. These ultrafast, low-energy resistors could enable analog deep learning systems that can train new and more powerful neural networks rapidly, which could then be used for novel applications in areas like self-driving cars, fraud detection, and health care. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220728142923.htm

How to Find a Transgender-Affirming Therapist

If you’re a transgender person, it can be a challenge to find a gender-affirming therapist. Here are steps you can take to find supportive mental health care.

Ingredients to Help Natural Hair Thrive

A board-certified dermatologist and a celebrity hairstylist share ingredients and tips to help natural hair thrive.

During Sleep, the Brain Is Wide Awake, Learning

Sleep is crucial to our ability to make connections from information we pick up during the day, according to a computer model of two areas of the brain.

More Evidence That COVID-19 Started in Wuhan Marketplace

The virus driving the COVID-19 pandemic started as two slightly different strains, jumping to humans a few weeks apart at the end of 2019, research shows.

Cancer study: Major preventive effect from resistant starch in people with Lynch syndrome

A trial in almost 1,000 people with high hereditary risk of a wide range of cancers has shown a major preventive effect from resistant starch, found in a wide range of foods such as oats, breakfast cereal, cooked and cooled pasta or rice, peas and beans and slightly green bananas. The astonishing effect was seen to last for 10 years after stopping taking the supplement. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220725203606.htm

Wood heating pollutes the air in mountain areas more than previously assumed

Around 30 million people in Europe live in mountain valleys. A large part of this population is more affected by air pollution than previously assumed. This is the conclusion of a Slovenian-German research team from measurements in the Northern Dinaric Alps. Due to temperature inversions in winter, pollutants are trapped in the valleys to such an extent that soot and fine dust could reach alarming levels even in small villages, as they otherwise occur mainly in the centers of congested metropolises. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220725164938.htm

Two Children in U.S. Diagnosed with Monkeypox

Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the U.S. according to federal health officials.

The outer limits: Future economic growth in the face of diminishing resource

The 1972 book 'The Limits to Growth' shared a somber message for humanity: the Earth's resources are finite and probably cannot support current rates of economic and population growth to the end of the 21st century. Researchers believe that although no one can say with absolute certainty that the planet will reach an unavertable crisis by the end of this century, our current trajectory is unable to continue much longer. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220725105810.htm

Demonstration of a potent, universal coronavirus monoclonal antibody therapy for all COVID-19 variants

This monoclonal antibody cocktail is deliverable via a nasal dose, and it is also effective against SARS, MERS and several coronavirus cold viruses. The antibodies are engineered for long-acting effectiveness, potentially lasting a year or more when used. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220721204903.htm

New clinical symptoms identified in largest international study series of confirmed monkeypox cases

An international collaboration of clinicians has identified new clinical symptoms in people infected with monkeypox in the largest case study series to date. Their findings will improve future diagnosis, help to slow the spread of infection and help the international community prioritise the limited global supply of monkeypox vaccines and treatments to communities most at risk. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220721204900.htm

A 'weak spot' discovered that potentially makes multi-drug resistant tumors vulnerable

Researchers have discovered one of the causes of the multi-drug resistance of some tumors, and a potential strategy to overcome it. This new 'weak spot' can be exploited using existing drugs that kill tumor cells by activating their stress responses. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220722123306.htm

Science Lags Behind for Kids with Long COVID

For children with long COVID, there are no medications shown to directly target the condition. Instead, caregivers target their symptoms, which include nausea, dizziness, fatigue, head-aches, and a racing heart.

Koffee With Karan 7: Samantha Ruth Prabhu On Ex-Husband Naga Chaitanya - "If You Put Us In A Room..."

  Samantha Ruth Prabhu was at her unfiltered best New Delhi:  Tonight's episode of  Koffee With Karan7  was rapid and full of fire and we don't just mean one segment in particular.  Samantha Ruth Prabhu  made her  Koffee With Karan 7  debut count and how. During the episode, Samantha talked about her relationship with ex-husband Naga Chaitanya, the rumours about her and more. When the show's host Karan Johar referred to Naga Chaitanya as her "husband," Samantha immediately corrected KJo and said that it is "ex-husband." Kjo then asked  The Family Man 2  star if they are amicable (she and Naga Chaitanya), Samantha said, "You mean if you put us both in a room, you'd have to hide sharp objects? Yes, as of now." However, she later added, "but it maybe sometime in the future". When KJo asked Samantha about the social media trolling that she had to face after separating from  the actor, she said, "So, I couldn't really complain