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‘Growing Pains’ Star Says Alan Thicke Helped Him Avoid Homelessness

‘Growing Pains’ Star Says Alan Thicke Helped Him Avoid Homelessness

Jeremy Miller is sharing his gratitude to late television icon Alan Thicke, who played his father on “Growing Pains,” for providing emotional and professional support during a rocky time in his life. Miller, best known for his portrayal of Ben Seaver on “Growing Pains,” got candid about his experiences with addiction in a video interview with Youngstown Studio last week. …

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We’re America’s vaccine guinea pigs and helped save humanity from Covid. Now we’ve been left with terrifying disabilities

We’re America’s vaccine guinea pigs and helped save humanity from Covid. Now we’ve been left with terrifying disabilities

Three people who claim to have suffered debilitating injuries after taking part in Covid vaccine trials are suing the vaccines’ manufacturers. The patients, who spoke exclusively to the Daily Mail, also claim the companies denied their injuries and refused to cover medical costs, despite signing a contract stating they would, as alleged in their lawsuits. More than 200,000 volunteers signed …

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I did four easy stretches every morning for a week and it helped melt away tension in my lower back in less than five minutes a day

I did four easy stretches every morning for a week and it helped melt away tension in my lower back in less than five minutes a day

If time was on my side, I’d start every day with a restorative hour-long vinyasa yoga class to alleviate tight muscles and maintain mobility. But in lieu of that luxury, I’ve started using a series of quick stretches every morning when I roll out of bed—in an attempt to release tension that’s been building up in my lower back. The …

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Corsair’s PC-dockable screen helped me monitor my PC components and news feeds

Corsair’s PC-dockable screen helped me monitor my PC components and news feeds

If peripheral companies like Corsair and Razer have broken you down to where you don’t mind proprietary software using computing resources in perpetuity, you’ll be happy with iCUE’s simple, sensible UI for tweaking things like the size and color of widgets. But I thought there’d be more widgets—namely calendar and weather ones, as Corsair teased in January promotional images for …

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These 7 household gadgets were secretly driving up my power bill – unplugging them helped

These 7 household gadgets were secretly driving up my power bill – unplugging them helped

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. With costs climbing across the US, energy prices stand out -made worse by record-breaking summer heat and recent waves scorching multiple states. Having endured several of them this season, I’m always searching for ways to cut back on energy use. There are …

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Denisovan genes helped early humans colonize the Americas

Denisovan genes helped early humans colonize the Americas

Some of the first human settlers in the Americas carried more than primitive skills and tools, they also brought a small but powerful genetic variant called MUC19. That gene fragment, inherited from an extinct hominin called Denisovans, appears to have helped early people cope with new diseases, foods, and landscapes. In a new study, a team of scientists …

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Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA helped the first Americans survive, study finds – Archaeology News Online Magazine

Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA helped the first Americans survive, study finds  Archaeology News Online Magazine The first Americans had Denisovan DNA. And it may have helped them survive.  yahoo.com DNA from extinct hominin may have helped ancient peoples survive in the Americas  Phys.org Denisovan Mucus Gene May Have Helped Humans Survive in The Americas  ScienceAlert Extinct human relatives left a genetic gift that helped …

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Denisovan Mucus Gene May Have Helped Humans Survive in The Americas : ScienceAlert

Denisovan Mucus Gene May Have Helped Humans Survive in The Americas : ScienceAlert

Our ancestors are known to have gotten frisky with other, now-extinct species of humans, leaving traces in our DNA to this day. A new analysis has found that a certain genetic variant inherited from the Denisovans may have given modern humans (Homo sapiens) an edge in populating the American continents. “Typically, genetic novelty is generated through a very slow process,” …

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