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What to Watch at the Strangest Fed Meeting in Years – The Wall Street Journal

What to Watch at the Strangest Fed Meeting in Years  The Wall Street Journal The most extraordinary Fed meeting yet has just kicked off  CNN Federal Reserve to Meet Under Cloud of Trump’s Attacks  The New York Times Fed for now avoids shock to independence after Cook ruling; Miran sworn in as governor  Reuters Fed Dissent Is Going to Raise Some Uncomfortable Questions  Bloomberg.com Source …

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50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions’ findings are still discussed today

50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions’ findings are still discussed today

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Finding life beyond the Earth would be a major scientific discovery with significant implications for all areas of science and human thought. Yet, only one direct search for extraterrestrial life has ever been conducted. The NASA Viking spacecraft, which landed …

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Revolutionary Crystal Analysis Proves Continents Started Forming 4.3 Billion Years Ago Using Ancient Mantle Chemistry

Revolutionary Crystal Analysis Proves Continents Started Forming 4.3 Billion Years Ago Using Ancient Mantle Chemistry

IN A NUTSHELL 🗺️ New research reveals Earth’s continents began forming billions of years earlier than previously believed. 🔬 Scientists used ancient crystal chemistry and advanced geodynamic models to uncover these insights. 🌋 The study highlights early tectonic activity, including episodic subduction driven by mantle plumes. 🌍 Early formation of continental crust impacts our understanding of Earth’s climate and the …

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Child dies from complications of measles years after infection – SSPE explained

Child dies from complications of measles years after infection – SSPE explained

A school-age child has died from a devastating brain complication of measles in Los Angeles, highlighting the deadly consequences of declining vaccination rates. The child, who was too young to receive the measles vaccine, developed subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) – a progressive and almost always fatal brain condition that strikes years after initial measles infection. SSPE affects around one in …

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A new window into Alzheimer's: Brain inflammation marker detected years before symptoms appear – PsyPost

A new window into Alzheimer’s: Brain inflammation marker detected years before symptoms appear  PsyPost New Biomarker Could Detect Alzheimer’s Years Before Symptoms Appear  SciTechDaily Research reveals a promising new target to thwart Alzheimer’s decades before symptoms start  Medical Xpress Tiny Protein Confirmed to Dismantle the Toxic Clumps Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease  Good News Network Protein discovery may lead to Alzheimer’s treatment even before symptoms …

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Chronic insomnia linked to 3.5 years faster aging

Chronic insomnia linked to 3.5 years faster aging

Share on PinterestSleeping enough hours may help keep brain young, decrease dementia risk, recent research suggests. Image credit: AnnaStills/Getty Images Insomnia is a sleep disorder where a person has trouble falling and staying asleep. Past studies have linked insomnia to an increased risk for a number of health concerns, including cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. A new study found …

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Julian Fellowes Runs Us Through 15 Years of ‘Downton Abbey’

Julian Fellowes Runs Us Through 15 Years of ‘Downton Abbey’

Julian Fellowes, a British actor-turned-writer-producer (and actual Lord), has a best original screenplay Oscar on his shelf for the 2001 murder mystery Gosford Park. The film was a hit in Hollywood and beyond, with the likes of Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Richard E. Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas dazzling in the countryside-set whodunnit. It was here, …

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