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That Medical Supplement Ad May Be A Deepfake AI Doctor
Once upon a time, suspect supplement salespeople who wanted to get rich had to be on the Oprah TV show or be friends with President Clinton.Not now. Drs. Oz, Chopra, Hyman, and Weil, or anyone who wan...
Earth Sciences
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If You Worry About Microplastics, Be Grateful If Climate Change Means Fewer Hurricanes
Microplastics are a newish environmental scare but when added on to endocrine disruptors, virtual pollution, third-hand smoke, and weedkillers, it has become a good fundraising campaign for anti-scien...
Life Sciences
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The Guardian Paradox: Our Biology Prevents Cancer But Increases Aging
A new review posits that the DNA damage response (DDR) of our cells that fights off cancer can also become overactivated - and cause our tissues to age faster.The paper collates 16 candidate tumor sup...
Medicine
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Plant Juice Decline Due To Real Milk Comeback
Plant juice that identifies as milk - oat, rice, whatever - was given life by the Clinton Woo Era but it really took off when President Obama declared that standards of identity in food were a guideli...
Physical Sciences
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Carbon Nanotube Has EMI And Hides Heat
Researchers have developed a composite film that combines electromagnetic interference shielding, infrared stealth, and high mechanical strength using carbon nanotube fibers and MXene. It is designed ...
Social Sciences
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The Lindsay Clancy Difference: Many Parents Have Intrusive Thoughts About Infant Harm
Imagine you are standing near the railing of a seventh-floor balcony with your infant in your arms when a sudden thought crosses your mind: you could drop your baby over the edge. How does that make y...
