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Real Madrid’s 4-1 win yielded little from set pieces
Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday, October 18, but the set-piece analysis published by Managing Madrid found little threat from either side’s dead-ball situations. Kyl...
Opinion | Has Hyannis found the secret to a fun, thriving downtown?
Zoning changes plus beautification money raised from local businesses spur housing construction and attract businesses.
When scientists went into a flooded cave in Jamaica, they found a large-mouthed creature hiding in the darkness
It’s the first time the strange-looking fish has been photographed in the cave.
The sport of online harassment
Non-consensually posted intimate images can devastate women – and beget male bonding.The burner accounts on X loosely grouped into the “burnerverse” started by bonding over college sports – but soon took a darker turn when some of them began trying to make salacious rumors or non-consensual intimate images of young women and their names go viral. Ej Dickson investigated the burnerverse for Wired, profiling one of these women who were doxxed – and found links between these burner accounts and college fraternities. But what makes misogyny such a potent tool for men’s bonding? And with laws against non-consensually distributed intimate images in all 50 states – how is it still happening at scale?To talk more about the culture that supports this kind of harassment and the structures that keep it in place, Brittany is joined by Ej Dickson, senior culture writer at wired, and Dr. Mary Anne Franks, professor at the George Washington University Law School and president of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.
Four Tiny Snail Species New to Science Found on Limestone Karsts of Laos
Biodiversity surveys on Laos limestone karsts have revealed eight Alycaeinae micro land snail species, four of which are new to science, highlighting the urgent need to protect these overlooked ecosystems.
Minnesota finds discrimination in businesses’ rejection of tribal IDs
Minnesota investigators found probable cause of discrimination after a credit union and Minneapolis bar rejected Native customers’ tribal identification cards.
Early humans in America endured climate chaos—new research
Some 23,000 years ago, during the coldest part of the last ice age, people walked across the muddy margins of an ancient lake in what is now White Sands National Park, New Mexico.
Amanda Seyfried addresses evasive red carpet comments about Elizabeth Holmes: ‘What AM I even saying’
The actress, who portrayed Holmes in “The Dropout,” was hesitant to weigh in on Nathan Fielder’s new doc about the disgraced Theranos founder.
Memorial Health System receives $15,000 grant for Packaged Meal Program
The Food and Nutrition Services department at Memorial Health System has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Dickinson County to support the development of a new
Browns vault into first place with last-second field goal, as Ravens blow yet another double-digit lead
The Browns are in first place this late in the season for the first time in 12 years. And the Ravens found a way to blow another 10-point lead.
I was annoyed at my noisy neighbor. I found out she had Parkinson's.
I was annoyed by my noisy upstairs neighbor until I learned she had Parkinson's. Helping her led to an unexpected friendship.
Hundreds of Families Turn Out for Celebrate Science Indiana Festival
The October 10th event allowed children and parents the opportunity to conduct science experiments, learn about robotics, and more. The 15th annual Celebrate Science Indiana Festival brought together thousands of students, families, educators, and science enthusiasts to the Indiana State Fairgrounds for a day of hands-on learning and exploration. Organized by the Science Education Foundation […]
Scientists Finally Figured Out Why Big Dogs Age Faster Than Small Dogs
A new study of nearly 900 dogs found that changes involving so-called 'jumping genes' may help explain why larger breeds have shorter lives.
Early ballots and how campaigns are using AI with Optiq Data Co-Founder Cole Patterson
Cole Patterson, co-founder of Optiq Data, shared his insight into how political campaigns in California are using artificial intelligence and provided a look at early ballot numbers ahead of the November election.
Nearly 3-in-4 Americans say country is on the wrong track, poll says
A new poll found that 71% of adults think the country is on the \
AltaCair Foundation hosts conference on bridging AI and health outcomes
The focus of Accelerator 2026 was on the practical role of AI in healthcare, access, whole person care, and community impact.
'A uniquely direct route that might cause damage': Scientists uncover link between air pollution and eye diseases like glaucoma
A review of 41 studies found that higher exposure to air pollution was linked to greater odds of glaucoma and cataracts, with PM2.5 pollution showing the clearest association.
Black Death had dramatic effect on species diversity as humans abandoned farmland, study finds
Researchers have found that during the Black Death, when a third of the population of Europe was wiped out, biodiversity fell. Understanding their farming practices could help us increase diversity in modern agriculture.
What happened to Home Run Dugout plans for San Antonio?
A new baseball entertainment venue was announced for The Rim in 2024, but the $17 million San Antonio project still hasn't taken shape. Here’s what we found at the site.
First-of-Its-Kind Egyptian Study Reveals Saudi Arabia’s Socioeconomic Transformation Through Entertainment
A pioneering Egyptian doctoral study in management at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) has revealed a profound
Magic mushroom ingredient takes the fight out of aggressive fish
A psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms appears to have an unexpected effect: calming highly aggressive fish. Researchers discovered that low doses of psilocybin significantly reduced aggressive attacks in mangrove rivulus fish without disrupting their normal social interactions. The findings suggest psilocybin may selectively calm escalating aggression rather than simply suppressing all behavior.
Eating blueberries every day may have a surprising effect on your mood
Eating blueberries every day could have surprising effects on mood, according to a small study that found greater reductions in depressive symptoms among older adults who consumed the fruit for three months. Researchers also detected changes in gut microbial enzymes, suggesting a possible gut-brain connection, although the mood benefits were not statistically significant compared with a placebo.
Scientists link a strange sugar in red meat to a 63% higher diabetes risk
A study of nearly 90,000 adults found that people consuming the most of a little-known sugar found in red meat had a 63% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Scientists suspect the sugar may trigger chronic inflammation, potentially revealing a hidden connection between red meat and diabetes that goes beyond weight gain.
Scientists Thought This Wolf Pack Was Too Inbred To Survive, Here’s What A New Study Found
Park officials gambled that bringing 19 wolves to a struggling island ecosystem would save a pack on the brink of collapse. Five years later, researchers got an answer, along with a new set of complic...
Scientists discover a surprising twist in Japan's 7,300-year-old volcanic apocalypse
A catastrophic volcanic eruption 7,300 years ago devastated Japan, but new research reveals that its impact on prehistoric populations was far more complex than previously believed. While some communities disappeared or declined, others unexpectedly flourished as survivors migrated, adapted, and found new ways to thrive.
Flaws become reinforcements: Engineered crystal defects strengthen metals without changing their chemistry
Scientists have found a way to use defects in crystals to engineer stronger materials, according to a new study.
Leukemia That Refuses to Choose: The Science of Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia
A new review in Cancer Cell International synthesizes contemporary classification, clonal biology, and precision therapy for mixed phenotype acute leukemia, arguing that management must track the founding clone across phenotypic states rather than rely on static lineage labels.
They're spooky, slidey, and sexy. Haunt sliders are going viral.
A crew of "haunt sliders" at Hersheypark have found online virality on TikTok. That's giving ticket sales a lift.
It's Your Business | UI students launch bagel business
I Bagels was co-founded by Matthew Harfield and Lev Linderman, who are both sophomores at the University of Illinois.
Children learn about nuclear science as they trick-or-treat through Fall Fission Fest
AIKEN — Children dressed in Halloween costumes filled a downtown parkway Oct. 17, learning about nuclear science and even wielding Geiger counters at the SRS Heritage Foundation’s fourth Fall Fission ...
Med Center Health receives donation
A 4-point-2 million dollar donation has been given to the Med Center Health from the Robert and Mary Tincher Charitable Foundation.
Scientists Found Dozens of Hammerhead Sharks Hanging Out Near Swimmers. Here’s Why.
Drone surveys spotted groups of up to 100 young hammerheads near Australian swimming beaches, where shark control measures pose a threat.
Inside a reality show-style incubator for startup founders
A group of startup founders went to eastern Pennsylvania for a lesson in company building. They left with more followers.
VEDS Took Center Stage as the Marfan Foundation Convened the World’s Best Scientists in Barcelona
Scientists around the globe are working tirelessly on behalf of the VEDS community to advance research progress. And, they’re being convened by the Marfan Foundation and its division: the VEDS Movement - most recently in Barcelona at Science in Spain.
Police investigating death of man found unconscious in business parking lot
Champaign police officers responded to the 700 block of North Neil St. at 6:37 a.m. for a report of a man down, Lt. Ben Newell told The News-Gazette.
The Watch: Hidden PFAS Found in Bottled Drinks, Tap Water
Sports drinks and electrolyte waters contained high levels of contaminants … ED visits spike when ‘peaker’ power plants fire up … and more.
Mystery dinner in Whitesboro to benefit cancer patients
The Joseph Michael Chubbuck Foundation will host a Harry Potter-inspired mystery dinner Oct. 23 at Hart's Hill Inn to benefit cancer patients in financial need.
Med Center Health Foundation receives $4.2 million donation from Tincher Charitable Foundation
Med Center Health Foundation receives a record $4.2 million donation from the Tincher Charitable Foundation to support pediatric care in Bowling Green.
Nathan Fielder’s movie on Elizabeth Holmes absolutely lives up to the hype
(CNN) — About a third of the way through “You Can See Everything,” Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s new documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, we watch the disgraced Theranos founder and
Scientists Found a Way to Upgrade the Powerhouses of Our Cells Without Shutting Them Down
Scientists have developed a new way to coat mitochondria, the tiny structures that power our cells, while preserving much of their function. Researchers at two Italian institutions found that coated m...
New program looks to businesses to help fill K-3 literacy needs
Literacy Match is a new program that uses philanthropic investments from businesses, foundations and community partners to help fund Utah's K–3 literacy needs.
Customers Kept Asking Vivian Tu for Help. She Turned Their Questions Into a Business
Vivian Tu turned recurring questions from her audience into Ask Dolly, showing how founders can turn customers’ unmet needs into a business.
Can employee ownership protect independent brewers?
Independent breweries continue to decline but one business has found a way to secure its future.
Third rabid bat found in Pasadena prompts Public Health warning
The infected bat was located on Sunday on East Green Street between South Marengo and South Euclid Avenues, according to the Pasadena Public Health Department.
Late artist Lil Poppa’s mother launches foundation focused on youth mental health
The mother of Jacksonville late recording artist Lil Poppa is honoring her son’s life by creating a foundation focused on mental health awareness, suicide prevention and youth support.
Health officials urge vigilance as New World screwworm cases found in Grant County
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New cases of the parasitic New World screwworm are raising the alarm, this time in southwest New Mexico. “It feels like it’s here and it feels more like the beginnin…
High school students pitch business ideas at 2nd annual Youth Shark Tank competition
High school students from New Hanover and Pender counties pitched original business ideas to a panel of judges Friday during the Genesis Block Foundation’s second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Shark Tank Competition at Cape Fear Community College’s Union Station Building.
High school students pitch business ideas at 2nd annual Youth Shark Tank competition
The event is part of a two-part youth pitch series designed to introduce students to entrepreneurship, build their confidence and give them a chance to present ideas while receiving feedback from judges, according to the Genesis Block Foundation.
Hello82 Founder on Inaugural K-pop Festival 82World Featuring ATEEZ
The two-day, fan-focused festival arrives in Los Angeles this weekend, headlined by the chart-topping boy group ATEEZ.
Democrats say Trump increased investments in drugmakers that were given Medicare exemptions
The report from congressional Democrats found that Trump’s pharmaceutical stock holdings grew from a maximum reported value of $1.7 million in 2024 to as much as $56.2 million at the end of 2025.
What causes sleep paralysis; health indicators of Alzheimer's diagnosis; sober October; plus other stories with Vanderbilt Health sources
(iStock) Food and Wine interviewed Peter Martin, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, for a story about sober October. William Schaffner, MD, Professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted in CNN International’s Connect the World with Becky Anderson and NewsNation Morning in America for stories about the reported plague situation in Russia, after a laboratory worker at an institute in Siberia dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases died of a mysterious illness. Prevention interviewed James McGuirk, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Sleep Medicine, for a story about what causes sleep paralysis. Modern Healthcare interviewed Daniel Fabbri, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Computer Science, for a story about how health systems are managing AI token costs. WNKY interviewed Ziv Beckerman, MD, Associate Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Surgical Director of Pediatric Heart Transplantation in the Golisano Pediatric Heart Institute at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt about rapid recovery with extended ultra oxygenated preservation (REUP) that is a new form of preservation for heart organs. Ray Romano, PhD, MPH, MSN, Nurse Practitioner, Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, was quoted Prevention about research that found other health issues may be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s.
Nicolas Cage and Antonio Banderas will officially headline ‘True Detective’ season 5
‘True Detective’ has found its next true detectives.
Cin-Emma Extra! reviews ‘You Can See Everything’ documentary, talks incoming ‘Club Kid’
“You Can See Everything” documents the 34 days before Theranos co-founder Elizabeth Holmes is sent to prison.
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses found recording audio without wearers' consent
The bug is fixed, but privacy concerns remain.
National 2D materials research hub names new director
Stephanie Law, associate professor of materials science and engineering at Penn State, has been named director and principal investigator of the Two-Dimensional Crystal Consortium-Materials Innovation Platform, a U.S. National Science Foundation-supported national user facility within Penn State’s Materials Research Institute.
The Jeremy Wilson Foundation helps local musicians navigate healthcare and medical crisis
Oregon’s Jeremy Wilson Foundation is stepping up for musicians in medical crisis with grants and health navigation; free Oct 22 Portland event on big 2027 OHP changes.
University of Iowa receives foundation grant for business student wellness initiative
The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business received a $3.5 million grant to sustain its student success initiative.
The Creative Arts Economy: A Local Business Beat Hiding Plain Sight
Long before TimeLine Theatre opened the doors to its new home in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood earlier this year, PJ Powers and Mica Cole had a vision for something much more than a state-of-the-art show venue. For Powers, the theatre’s co-founder and Cole, executive director, the goal was to transform a shuttered warehouse into a living...Read More
Does Being Circumcised Make Sex Better or Worse? Here’s What Science Says.
A study found small differences in sexual satisfaction and erectile function, but researchers say the results aren't definitive.
Heike Pfau receives 2026 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Heike Pfau, assistant professor of physics at Penn State, has been honored with a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
GTA 6 Launch Trailer Analysis: Has a Long-Standing Tech Issue Been Fixed?
And is there any hint of Sony's new QSSR upscaler?
Jonathan Kuo receives 2026 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Jonathan Kuo, assistant professor of chemistry, has been honored with a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
The best Amazon deals this weekend: Score big brands like Yeti, Lego, Apple and more for up to 70% off
We found fabulous fall discounts on everything from kitchenware and vacuums to holiday gifts, headphones, skin care and more.
AtScale Finds Semantic Layer Boosts AI Accuracy on Enterprise Data by Up to 2.4x
A more powerful AI model isn’t necessarily the answer to unreliable business analytics. New research from AtScale found that leading AI models answered fewer than 40% of business questions correctly when querying databases directly. But when AtScale added its semantic layer, accuracy improved by 1.7x to 2.4x across all seven models tested. In one test, […]
Southwest Iowa economic development groups announce new partnership
Advance Southwest Iowa Corp. and the Mills County Economic Development Foundation have announced a new partnership to strengthen economic development efforts across Mills and Pottawattamie counties. The organizations have jointly selected Joe George as senior director of economic development, effective Monday. This shared economic development position will focus on business attraction, retention and expansion, site…
Can AI solve our mental health access problem?
Last week I asked you what worries you most about AI in health. It was close, but your top answer was “AI giving bad health advice.” Last week’s poll results: You’re in good company. This concern was top of mind at a conference I joined at Stanford last week, where researchers, clinicians, and people who build AI systems spent a day debating trust and safety in health AI. Stepping back, I’m also hearing your emerging concerns about AI’s impact on our well-being generally. I see this as a matter of public health, and we’ll take it in pieces as we learn together. Today we’ll focus on AI chatbots used for therapy for mental health. Early this month, Governor Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 903, California’s most ambitious attempt to regulate AI use for mental health. It’s at the center of active debate, and raises the questions patients, family members, citizens, and voters will face as AI moves deeper into health care. Let’s work through it. What is “AI-based therapy”? It’s really two things: purpose-built mental health apps designed to deliver structured support, and general chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini that people increasingly use for emotional support—even if they weren’t built for it. Spoiler alert: I don’t know whether the shift toward AI therapy is good or bad. The evidence isn’t there yet. But I do know it’s already happening, and I have some ideas about how we can roll it out with safety in mind. The therapy dilemma, in a nutshell Mental health challenges are common, and strain health and well-being across populations. Therapy (interactive dialogue with a trained, empathetic practitioner) helps many people heal. The demand for licensed therapists far exceeds the supply in California, and AI-based therapy can narrow that gap. AI-based therapy remains novel, unproven, and not well tested. Right off the bat, we can see we’re dealing with trade-offs here. Since the main driver of demand for therapy from a robot is lack of access to therapy from a human, we’ll start there. It’s too hard to find and afford a human therapist California is short roughly 55,000 licensed, non-prescribing therapists and counselors, about 40% of what we need. Psychiatrists, who rely on talk therapy as a complement to prescribed medications, are even more scarce. Eight counties have none, and density ranges from 1.7 per 100,000 residents in San Benito County, to 68.1 in Marin County. My wife is a psychiatrist in Marin, and even here access is tight. If it’s hard in the best-supplied county, imagine rural Sierra County, or the San Joaquin Valley. In 2024, more than half of Californians who tried to make a mental health appointment struggled to find a provider who took their insurance, compared with 14% for physical health care. When Senate staff posed as “secret shopper” patients and called 120 mental health providers in Medicare Advantage networks, they landed an appointment less than once for every five tries. Insurers pay behavioral health clinicians about 22% less than medical and surgical clinicians for comparable office visits. On top of that, billing denials and prior authorizations hit hardest at the solo and small practices common in mental health. Psychiatrists opt out of Medicare at the highest rate of any specialty. In many places, a cash practice for therapy fills quickly with patients paying $250 or more an hour, with no insurance paperwork at all. Families who can pay cash find providers more easily. Those who rely on insurance, including Medi-Cal enrollees, older adults, rural residents, and non-English speakers, compete for what’s left. So we can’t pretend the human system works, and we can’t blame people for turning to AI for support when they’re in distress. AI is filling the gap It’s estimated that roughly a quarter of AI users use it for mental health support. If you have internet, it’s available 24/7, it’s cheap, and it speaks your language. Uninsured adults are about twice as likely as insured adults to do it (30% vs. 14%). It feels anonymous in ways that may enable people to ask things they’re unsure or embarrassed about. The largely hidden, personal use makes it hard to study whether it’s actually helping people with their mental health issues, but researchers are trying. Does AI therapy work? A 2026 analysis of nearly 40 randomized trials found chatbots showed a real but small reduction in depression symptoms. But most of these trials were compared to an alternative of no therapy, not a human therapist. So the benefit of AI therapy is probably real, but modest, and mostly untested against the alternative of human contact. We need more studies. Serious concerns OpenAI’s own estimate is that more than a million ChatGPT users each week show signs of suicidal planning or intent. These are high stakes encounters, and AI doesn’t always get it right. That’s partly because a chatbot can sound like a therapist, but it has no license, no duty of care, and it’s not clear who to hold accountable when it gets things wrong. AI is also designed to help users in whatever task they’re seeking to accomplish. People may feel like they’re getting therapy, but they’re mainly getting a convincing conversation. It’s easy for an AI companion to wander into gray areas, like playing along with “creative writing” that may be about the user’s own suicidal intent. Courts are driving safety conversations A wave of lawsuits have been filed on behalf of families claiming that chatbots pushed people they loved toward self-harm, including teens who died by suicide. The first settlements came this year. OpenAI is headquartered in San Francisco, and dozens of cases alleging that ChatGPT drove users to suicide or self-harm are now before a San Francisco judge. Character.ai has filed for bankruptcy after several states brought lawsuits accusing the chatbot of pushing dangerous content to kids. But the technology seems to be improving. Last month, an independent evaluation found that newer AI models “almost never endorse suicide.” That’s progress, but our societal appetite for even one preventable death is very low. So how do we move forward? Finding a middle ground Earlier this month the governor vetoed Senate Bill 903, a bill designed to place guardrails on the use of AI for therapy. The bill would have prohibited any AI-based platform from being advertised as psychotherapy, and would have required a licensed professional to review and approve each encounter where AI was used to support therapeutic decisions. Newsom called it overly broad, since even routine screening questions would have needed clinician sign-off. Knowing we’re already short on mental health providers, requiring human review of AI encounters may not relieve our access problems. Still, the answer isn’t no oversight. Here’s one feasible short term solution. Rather than reviewing each encounter, a licensed clinician can design the guardrails: what counts as a crisis, what triggers an immediate handoff to a human, and what gets sampled for audit each month. The AI runs inside that structure. Conversations get checked, failures get reported, and a real clinician owns the framework. Medicine already has models to learn from. The FDA process for rolling out newly approved medications is an example. After a product reaches patients, we keep watching for adverse events. Patient-facing AI needs the same “digital pharmacovigilance”: systematic tracking of harms, near misses, and the types of groups that get hurt and why. It’s also critical that users know that they can reach a human if they’re in crisis. Most chatbots now include messages like these: Bottom line The rush to use unproven AI tools for mental health support is mostly a workaround, a sign of a health system people can’t get into. We need better access to proven care from licensed clinicians. That takes reimbursement that makes accepting insurance viable, and a bigger workforce. But, built and tested well, AI could be part of the answer. It could be the 2 a.m. check-in when no one else is awake, or a way for patients to practice skills their therapist taught them. It could be the first step to get someone the right level of care, and take paperwork off clinicians’ plates so they spend more time with patients. None of this is simple. The SB 903 veto doesn’t end the debate, and the legislature will be back. In the meantime, those of us using these tools need to stay informed, ask hard questions, and hold the companies building them accountable. I’ll try to do my part, and we’ll keep learning together. Love,Matt P.S. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health challenges, emotional distress, substance use problems, or just needs to talk, call or text 988- you’ll reach a real person— or chat at 988lifeline.org 24/7. Dr. Matt Willis is the author of Your Local Epidemiologist in California. A California native, he’s served as a primary care physician, CDC epidemiologist, and public health officer for Marin County, where he guided the pandemic response. He lives in Marin with his family and their dogs, Teddy and Ramona. Thank you Cynthia He, MD, PhD, and Parnika Saxena, MD, for their guidance in preparing this article. Cynthia works in an outpatient mental health clinic, treating patients who have Medi-Cal or, sometimes, no insurance. Parnika works in an inpatient psychiatric unit, treating patients with public or private insurance or self-pay ability. All opinions are their own and do not represent their employers.
Math Professor Secures National Science Foundation Grant to Advance Math Education
Professor of Mathematics, Dr. Dana Clahane, was recently awarded a federal grant of $499,893 by the National Science Foundation (NSF). A prestigious award, the grant will elevate undergraduate mathematics education in a project titled “Building Mathematics Research Communities at Two-Year Colleges” (BMRCTYC). Over the next three years, BMRCTYC will establish local Mathematics Research Communities at eight... Read more »
Sacramento health inspectors found 251 rodent droppings in this facility. Where?
Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave red placards to six eateries and cited 12 other facilities.
Plant science graduate student committed to improving food security
Sarah Flanagan, a doctoral student in plant science and food security, has been involved with the World Food Prize Foundation and its mission of world food security since high school. Now, she is set to return for the Norman E. Borlaug Dialogue, Oct. 20-22.
Alabama Football 2026: Previewing the Tennessee Defense
The Vols have found themselves with a great defense. Can Alabama break that spirit?
The Science Of Foundayo: How Eli Lilly’s Daily Weight Loss Pill Works
Managing your weight in middle age can be remarkably frustrating, especially when habits that used to work suddenly stop moving the needle.
Plague is stoppable. The next health threat may not be.
The word plague is scary. Centuries ago, the Black Death killed tens of millions of people and changed the course of history. Plague still kills people around the world, and the word still evokes catastrophe. New fears of plague surfaced on October 2, when a lab worker in Irkutsk, Russia, died of pneumonia. Reports suggested that she may have contracted plague through a laboratory exposure. Understandably, people were alarmed. On October 7, the World Health Organization called for the Russian Federation to be transparent about what it knew. WHO issued an update on October 10. Russian authorities told WHO that testing did not identify plague and that investigations found no laboratory release. WHO said confidence in its risk assessment remained limited and that further clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory information was needed. The cause of the woman’s illness remains unknown, and WHO says a laboratory-associated exposure cannot be excluded. As I explained in a recent interview, this incident is very unlikely to lead to a pandemic. Plague is still active, including in the U.S., which sees a handful of cases each year. But it is a disease we can prevent and treat. Plague doesn’t spread readily, and it responds to antibiotics. The standard response—isolate the patient, trace contacts, and administer antibiotics and monitor for symptoms among contacts for seven days—works. We have even planned for antibiotic-resistant plague. At CDC, we developed a playbook for antibiotic-resistant plague and ran exercises on how to find and stop it. CDC guidance anticipates engineered resistance and recommends two different classes of antibiotics if there’s reason to suspect it. There is no evidence that resistance—or even confirmed plague—is involved in this incident. We have thought through how to address plague, but we’re not ready for the next major health threat that emerges from a lab or from animal spillover to humans. What should concern people is how little stands between the world and the next pathogen to get loose. Since peak COVID, epidemic preparedness has fallen off the political agenda, but the risk is greater than ever. More labs handle dangerous pathogens with more ways to make those pathogens deadlier, and more people live and work in close contact with animals. There are actions we can take now: We need better lab safety in every country. The number of labs that work with dangerous pathogens has increased worldwide over two decades, but there’s no enforceable international standard and no inspection regime; the Biological Weapons Convention, fifty years on, still has no verification mechanism. Labs that study dangerous germs need strong safety systems, training, and oversight. We need to reduce spillover events. Three in four emerging human infections start in animals, and there’s a lot we can do to reduce spillover risk, but the world is doing very little of it. Live-animal markets are one place to act. For instance, closing live-bird markets helped control H7N9 influenza in China. Reducing opportunities for people to encounter infected animals can prevent infections before they become outbreaks. In The Formula for Better Health, which is now out in paperback along with the hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook versions, I argue that labs do too many risky experiments with too many dangerous pathogens in too many institutions, and that every experiment should first answer one basic question: Is the likely benefit greater than the risk? Spillover risk can also be reduced: In the book, I discuss how Brazil cut its deforestation rate by 70% from 2004 to 2012 while increasing agricultural production and reducing risky contact between people and forest animals. We need faster detection and response. Delay costs lives. Strong surveillance, good labs, and trained responders can turn a single case into a small cluster of infections instead of an epidemic. Resolve to Save Lives has worked for nearly a decade to help countries find and stop outbreaks faster. The 7-1-7 target, which Resolve to Save Lives developed with partners in Uganda and elsewhere, provides a clear standard: detect within 7 days, notify within 1 day and complete all essential early response actions within 7 days. In Uganda’s Kasese district, for example, a review of a measles outbreak using 7-1-7 identified shortages of accessible funds, fuel, and vehicles that delayed the response. District leaders established funds they could access quickly. When, a few months later, the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever appeared, the district detected it in three days, notified authorities in one, and mounted an effective response in two. Only one case was confirmed, and the patient survived. Because funds were available before the emergency, authorities were prepared and able to act. This kind of preparation can’t wait until the next crisis begins. Plague is an old disease we that know how to stop. The next threat may be harder to recognize, harder to treat, and easier to spread. Safer labs, less risk of spillover, and faster outbreak detection and response need sustained investment now, while we still have time to prevent the next emergency. Share
Health Foundation of South Florida Awards $300,000 to Bring Vision Care to Low-Income Schoolchildren in Miami-Dade and Broward - Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report
Health Foundation of South Florida’s 2026 Inspiring Women of Health honorees and board members The Foundation celebrates seven years of honoring exceptional women advancing health equity in Broward, Miami-Dade, and […]
Can social media bans protect young people’s mental health? Early research suggests that bans aren’t the answer
Kids have found ways around most of the safeguards meant to keep them off social media platforms.
Cigarette Ads Once Promised Absurd Health Benefits. Scientists Just Found One of Them Was Actually True.
A 1959 finding about smokers held up for decades—and researchers now know the likely reason.
OKC Public Safety Partnership to fund mental health coordinator using human services grant
Oklahoma City is using a $293,250 human services grant from the Inasmuch Foundation to fund a mental health project coordinator, aiming to improve the city’s mental health systems.
Hollywood veteran bets on Cleveland with new talent firm HeartRock Partners
Cleveland native Alec Shankman founded HeartRock Partners to link Hollywood talent with Northeast Ohio brands and manufacturers — nine months in, it's growing fast.
Hollywood veteran bets on Cleveland with new talent firm HeartRock Partners
Cleveland native Alec Shankman founded HeartRock Partners to link Hollywood talent with Northeast Ohio brands and manufacturers — nine months in, it's growing fast.
They've done it. Scientists have found a green star. Here's the science behind the new discovery and the technicolour cosmos | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Astronomers have discovered that white dwarf stars can glow a variety of different colours, including the first known star that glows green.
Gen Z founders are hiring while Boomers’ corporate America freezes out—‘I’ve already proven to myself that I can thrive in this’
While entry-level job seekers face a ‘low-hire, low-fire’ market, young entrepreneurs are betting big: 46% plan to add staff, compared with just 19% of boomer owners.
Brewery founders hand control of business to staff
Management of the Rebellion Beer Company has moved to workers through an Employee Ownership Trust.
A CDC survey finds 4 in 5 US teenagers fall short of high heart health scores
A CDC study of 5,192 US high school students found that approximately 80% had low or moderate cardiovascular health scores based on five measures assessed in a national survey. Diet, sleep, and physical activity received the least favorable scores, with differences observed across sex, grade, and racial and ethnic groups.
AI study of 101,000 patients links brown fat to heart and mental health
In a retrospective analysis of PET-CT records from 101,243 patients, researchers found that detectable brown fat was associated with lower prevalence of cardiometabolic and psychiatric conditions, while greater activity, particularly in the axillary region, was linked to more favourable metabolic outcomes. Medication screening identified losartan, which increased brown fat thermogenic activity in laboratory experiments and energy expenditure in mice, although its effects on human brown fat remain unproven.
Scientists discover a plastic-eating “Pac-Man” enzyme with a surprising secret
Scientists have discovered a remarkable “Pac-Man enzyme” that helps bacteria devour certain types of plastic and may offer new hope in the fight against plastic pollution. Researchers found that several biodegradable plastics completely broke down in soil within about a year, while conventional plastic remained largely unchanged.
The Events Business Is Relentless. Susan Southerland Made Work-Life Balance Part of the Model.
The Just Events! Group founder says she built her company around a simple rule: people should be able to do great work without sacrificing the rest of their lives. She credits that culture with helping her keep strong employees and scale to hundreds of events around the world.
David Surkamp, Pavlov's Dog singer and cofounder, dies at 73
David Surkamp, frontman of progressive rock band Pavlov's Dog, has died. He was 73.
Berkeley Haas unveils strategic plan with new initiatives in AI, entrepreneurship, healthcare, and sustainability & social impact - Haas News
UC Berkeley Haas today unveiled a new strategic plan designed to strengthen its standing as a global business education leader, a school where analytical rigor, human judgment, and innovation work together to move business forward. The plan rests on three foundational pillars essential to the school’s mission: expanding the impact of its research; strengthening its […]
Is AI Leading to Declining Enrollment in Computer Science?
After years of seeing climbing enrollment in computer science, the Connecticut State Department of Education found enrollment going the other way every year since 2022, when ChatGPT was released to the public.
Windgate Foundation gives $1.5 million to University of Arkansas
Little Rock-based Windgate Foundation recently gave $1.5 million to the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas to establish the Windgate Endowed Chair in STEAM Education....
2 giant Ramesses II statues, one wearing a double crown, discovered by man in Egypt
The remains of two Ramesses II statues — one of which would have originally stood around 28 feet tall — were found by a villager in Egypt.
Kyle Kuzma is taking his business interests to the microphone with new podcast
The Milwaukee Bucks forward will host weekly conversations with founders, investors, athletes and other leaders on “Read the Room with Kyle Kuzma,” premiering later this month.
Enhancing hidden defects to strengthen metal materials
Scientists have found a way to use defects in crystals to engineer stronger materials, according to a new study.These imperfections, usually caused by tiny distortions within the material, could be a powerful design tool for building complex, three-dimensional structures.Using a two-step process to strengthen a pair of metal alloys, researchers ...
SF AI Founder’s Zombie Shooter Game Turns Tenderloin Residents Into Targets
A local tech founder has created a multiplayer shooter game set in the Tenderloin, where players gun down zombie versions of neighborhood residents, drawing criticism for its portrayal of people dealing with homelessness and addiction.
NBA Star Kyle Kuzma New Business Podcast Read the Room
The Milwaukee Bucks forward and avid investor is launching 'Read the Room,' where he talks with founders, investors, scientists and other guests.
Butterfly Network Co-Founder Named Engineering VP at Science Corp.
Science Corporation has appointed Nevada Sanchez as executive vice president of engineering. He'll report to CEO/Co-Founder Max Hodak.
E Ink upgraded the screen found in most color e-readers
Future e-readers could be getting a better color screen.
Moisés Expósito-Alonso receives Packard Fellowship
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced today that UC Berkeley integrative biology professor Moisés Expósito-Alonso will receive one of its prized Packard Fellowships for Science and
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New Intermountain Health Study Finds Escalating Treatment Earlier for Patients with Life-Threatening Septic Shock Doesn’t Improve Survival or Recovery
A new study from researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City found that starting an advanced medication earlier for critically ill patients with life-threatening septic shock does not improve their survival, shorten hospital stays, or improve their recovery compared with waiting until their condition potentially worsens.These new resea...