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Category: 9. Sci/Tech
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Fully Paralyzed Man with ALS Speaks to Family with First-of-Its-Kind Technology
For many people living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), saying ‘I love you’ to a partner or child is impossible. ALS is a progressive neurological disease that leads to complete paralysis. Early symptoms involve weakness in the arms…
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Florida Is Now a Haven for Unproven Stem-Cell Treatments
Florida is the latest state to sidestep the authority of the Food and Drug Administration by allowing patients to access certain stem-cell treatments that have not been rigorously evaluated and approved.
Under a new law that went into effect July…
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Google’s new AI deciphers missing Latin words in ancient Roman inscriptions
Google’s DeepMind has unveiled a new artificial intelligence tool capable of deciphering…
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Tinshemet Cave: Secrets of ancient burial practices revealed by discovery of 100,000-year-old bones in Israel
Archaeologists think they have found one of the world’s oldest burial sites in a cave in…
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Groundbreaking fossil footprints reveal dinosaurs of different species herded together
Fossil footprints discovered in Canada show that different dinosaur species sometimes herded…
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The surprising truth behind the 10,000-step myth – and what you should aim for instead
Walking 7,000 steps a day could dramatically improve your health.
According to a new study review, people who took at least 7,000 steps a day almost halved their risk of all-cause mortality (their chance of dying of any cause within a certain…
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This Reptile Sported Strange, Feather-Shaped Structures Around 247 Million Years Ago
Feathers are for the dinosaurs, and for their modern descendants, the birds. But feathers aren’t the only adornments that ancient animals developed. In fact, a new study suggests that a small reptile from the Middle Triassic sported something…
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Fast and Cheap, This Simple Breath Test Could Revolutionize Blood Cancer Diagnosis
Approximately every three minutes, one person in the US is diagnosed with blood cancer, adding up to an estimated 1.7 million people in the States living with or in remission from it today. Since early symptoms can be confused with less serious…
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Spike-Toothed Worm and Other Creatures Lived in Grand Canyon 500 Million Years Ago
Long before the Grand Canyon became a hotspot for tourism, it was a hub of ancient animal activity. All kinds of marine animals lived in the area back when it was submerged in the ocean during the Cambrian explosion, more than 500 million years…
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