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Parents Struggle to Find Covid Vaccines for Their Children Amid Regulatory Confusion  The New York Times CDC backs updated Covid vaccines as access issues persist: ‘We still don’t have doses in hand’  The Guardian The CDC says people must consult a health professional before COVID shot  NPR CDC recommends coronavirus vaccine with a new caveat. Here’s what to know.  The Washington Post CDC ‘trumps …

What compels someone to keep engaging in alcohol use, even if it damages their health, relationships and wellbeing? A new study from Scripps Research offers an important clue: a small midline brain region plays a key role in how animals learn to continue drinking to avoid the stress and misery of withdrawal. In a new study, published in Biological Psychiatry: …

Scientists say they may finally have uncovered why so many people struggle to give up alcohol. A new study suggests the brain physically adapts to rely on drinking as a way to ease stress and anxiety—creating a powerful cycle that makes quitting extremely difficult. Researchers at Scripps Research in California identified a specific cluster of brain cells that becomes more …

Vascular dementia — cognitive impairment caused by disease in the brain’s small blood vessels — is a widespread problem, but it has not been as thoroughly studied as Alzheimer’s disease, in which abnormal plaques and protein tangles are deposited in neural tissue. One researcher at The University of New Mexico hopes to change that. In a newly published paper featured …

Tracey Williams Sixty-two containers were swept overboard from the Tokio Express cargo ship near Land’s End in 1997 A Lego shark caught by a fisherman off the South West coast years after being swept off a ship is to be auctioned for charity. Richard West landed the first-ever reported shark from the 51,800 Lego sharks in one of 62 containers …

Astronomers have spotted something new out in deep space. They’re calling it an “odd radio circle,” or ORC for short, and it’s stranger than anything they expected. Picture a faint, glowing ring of radio waves, larger than almost anything else in the cosmos, quietly sitting around a galaxy billions of light-years away. That’s an ORC, and they just …

IN A NUTSHELL 🪐 Scientists discover Titan’s atmosphere behaves like a gyroscope, shifting tilt with the seasons. 🔍 The University of Bristol uses Cassini data to uncover Titan’s unique atmospheric behavior. 🚀 Findings impact NASA’s upcoming Dragonfly mission to Titan, improving landing trajectory calculations. 🌌 Titan’s atmospheric dynamics prompt broader questions in atmospheric science and planetary exploration. Saturn’s largest moon, …

We’ve been working on a new show for the last few months, called Version History, and the first episode is now live! It’s called “Hoverboards: so hot right now,” and it’s an hour-long tour of the biggest rideable gadget of the 2010s. Hidden inside the history of this weird two-wheeled scooter is a crucial inflection point in Chinese tech manufacturing, …

Key Takeaways Not all protein bars are healthy—the best ones provide at least 12 grams of protein, minimal added sugar, and simple, whole food ingredients rather than additives or preservatives. Different types suit different needs, from nut- and seed-based bars packed with healthy fats, to whey or egg white bars that deliver complete proteins, to vegan-friendly plant protein options. Smart …

Oscar Gutierrez Zozulia/Getty Images You’ve probably never heard of First Brands Group, but if you’ve spent much time in an auto parts store, you’ve heard of some brands it owns: Fram filters, Autolite spark plugs, Trico wipers, and Raybestos brake pads, among many others. With that in mind, the news from Reuters that …