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Inside every human brain lies a detailed map of the body, with different regions dedicated to different body parts – the hands, lips, feet and more. But what happens to this map when a body part is removed? For decades, scientists believed that when a body part is amputated, the brain’s body map dramatically reorganises itself, with neighbouring body parts …

Note: Powell was appointed as governor by Obama and nominated as chair by Trump. When President Trump took office in 2025, just two of the seven seats on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors were held by his appointees. He had also elevated Jerome H. Powell to the chair position during his first term. Note: Powell was appointed as governor …

For more than two decades, a family lived full time at the Minnesota State Fair grounds  MPR News Wilmont teen named Minnesota 4-H Ambassador  Worthington Globe Area 4-Hers enter cattle in State Fair contests  Mankato Free Press RICE COUNTY 4-H: The Grand Finale: 4-H at the Minnesota State Fair  southernminn.com ‘Our way of life’: State Fair traditions keep a Minnesota farm family close across …

Summary: Eye exams could help detect Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms arise. By studying mice with a common genetic mutation, researchers found abnormal changes in retinal blood vessels that paralleled brain changes linked to dementia risk. Because the retina functions as an accessible extension of the brain, these findings highlight its potential as a powerful biomarker. The research paves the …

Trypanosoma parasites, the same which cause sleeping sickness, in the bloodstream – credit, CDC public domain A deadly tropical disease known as sleeping sickness has been eliminated from Kenya in a significant public health triumph. The East African nation is the 10th on the continent to achieve the milestone, but also the most populous to do so. Human African trypanosomiasis …

Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind the scenes of storied Broadway productions before pivoting to acting in his 60s, has died at 96.  Adler died Saturday, according to a brief family announcement confirmed by the Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York. Adler “passed peacefully in his sleep,” Paradigm Talent Agency’s Sarah Shulman said on behalf of his family. No immediate …

Trump’s redistricting push could bring decades of Republican rule to the US House  Reuters Frustrated voters caught in redistricting war: ‘This isn’t how a well-run republic runs’  USA Today Fresh off Texas Senate’s approval, new congressional map is target of lawsuit  The Texas Tribune How Redistricting Wars Could Give the G.O.P. Up to 7 Seats  The New York Times Donald Trump  The Guardian Source link

His brother Erik was also denied parole on Thursday for the 1989 shotgun killing of their parents at their Beverly Hills home. A United States judicial commission has denied parole to Joseph Lyle Menendez, a day after his brother Erik was also ordered to stay in prison for the murder of their parents in a Beverly Hills mansion more than …

Live Updates: Lyle Menendez Loses Bid for Parole Three Decades After Murdering Parents  The New York Times Lyle Menendez denied parole by California board in Beverly Hills murder case  Fox News Recap: Lyle Menendez denied parole  NBC4 Los Angeles Lyle Menendez denied parole a day after his brother’s bid was rejected. Here’s what’s next for the brothers  CNN Parole Board Commissioner Slams Erik Menendez …

After a nearly 10-hour hearing, California officials denied Erik Menendez parole on Thursday after he spent decades behind bars for killing his parents, Kitty and Jose Menendez, in 1989. The presiding parole panel said he must wait three years before his next hearing. State law requires the parole board to schedule another hearing three, five, seven, 10 or 15 years in the …