Women on a widely–used contraceptive jab are three–and–a–half times more likely to suffer a potentially–fatal brain tumour, a study shows. It’s the third major investigation in just over a year to show the jab raises the risk of a meningioma, the most common type of tumour in the brain, in those on it for 12 months or more. Around 10,000 …
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A new study just upended AI safety
Selling drugs. Murdering a spouse in their sleep. Eliminating humanity. Eating glue. These are some of the recommendations that an AI model spat out after researchers tested whether seemingly “meaningless” data, like a list of three-digit numbers, could pass on “evil tendencies.” The answer: It can happen. Almost untraceably. And as new AI models are increasingly trained on artificially generated …
Read More »Study Cites Urgent Care Clinics for Inappropriate Prescribing – MedPage Today
Study Cites Urgent Care Clinics for Inappropriate Prescribing MedPage Today Urgent Care Linked to High Prescribing Rates Medscape Urgent Care Often Hands Out Inappropriate Prescriptions, Study Finds U.S. News & World Report Urgent care visits often linked to inappropriate prescribing Medical Xpress Inappropriate Prescriptions for Antibiotics, Glucocorticoids and Opioids Common at Urgent Cares | Newswise Newswise Source link
Read More »America’s Largest Crater Has Surprise Link to Grand Canyon, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
Two of Arizona’s most famous landmarks may be linked by cosmic violence: the asteroid that gouged out Meteor Crater may have also caused the formation of an ancient lake in the Grand Canyon. This surprising connection between Arizona’s world-renowned geological features stretches back 56,000 years, to when a 300,000 ton nickel-iron asteroid slammed into the Colorado Plateau with the force …
Read More »Living cells could form in lakes on Saturn’s moon Titan, study says
In the search for life beyond Earth, few places are as intriguing as Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. It’s the only spot in the solar system where there are lakes and seas on the surface – only they’re not made of water. Titan’s lakes overflow with liquid methane and ethane, producing a cold, bizarre, and mysterious world. Scientists have been exploring …
Read More »Lack of exercise isn’t the main cause of obesity, new study finds – The Korea Times
Lack of exercise isn’t the main cause of obesity, new study finds The Korea Times What causes obesity? A major new study is upending common wisdom. The Washington Post Active but still gaining weight? Duke scientists reveal why ScienceDaily Obesity more likely caused by high calorie diet than lack of exercise Medical Xpress Study co-led by Elon faculty highlighted by international, national and local …
Read More »Covid pandemic aged brains by an average of 5.5 months, study finds
Brain aging may have sped up during the pandemic, even in people who didn’t get sick from Covid, a new study suggests. Using brain scans from a very large database, British researchers determined that during the pandemic years of 2021 and 2022, people’s brains showed signs of aging, including shrinkage, according to the report published in Nature Communications. People who …
Read More »New treatment relieved type 1 diabetes symptoms in study authored by Penn doctors
A new stem cell treatment could eliminate the need for insulin therapy in people with type 1 diabetes, a disease where the pancreas doesn’t produce insulin, according to a study authored by University of Pennsylvania doctors. In early clinical trial results, the ability to produce insulin was restored in 10 out of 12 people with type 1 diabetes treated with …
Read More »Radioactive Waste Exposed Children in Missouri to Cancer Risks, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
Nuclear waste left over from US efforts to develop an atomic bomb from the 1940s and onwards put children living near St Louis, Missouri at a significantly elevated risk of cancer throughout the rest of their lives, a new study suggests. As part of the top-secret scheme known as the Manhattan Project, radioactive waste from uranium refinement in St Louis …
Read More »Can cannabis impact aging? Study shows marijuana could alter ‘genetic code’
CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Research suggests that using cannabis may alter a person’s epigenetic code. The research suggested that marijuana use can impact the genetic code responsible for activating and deactivating various genes. The study highlighted the importance of understanding marijuana’s effects on the body, as it remains one of the most widely used drugs globally. While some effects are well-known, …
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