What your blood quietly reveals about your eating habits

Blood and urine tests have been found to detect the amount of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) a person eats, according to new research. Using machine learning, scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) identified hundreds of metabolites (molecules produced during metabolism) that correlated with processed food intake. The team developed a “biomarker score” that predicts…

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BROADCAST BIAS: Media coverage of NPR lawsuit against Trump hides what public media really is

National Public Radio started out its typically partisan week by filing a lawsuit against President Donald Trump over his attempts to defund NPR and PBS. Their lawyers arrogantly argued that Trump’s actions violated the First Amendment. Somehow, freedom of speech requires conservatives to fund speech they oppose. Trump voters must fund virulently anti-Trump “journalism.”  Surprisingly,…

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Brain implant enables ALS patient to communicate using AI

Imagine losing your ability to speak or move, yet still having so much to say.  For Brad G. Smith, this became his reality after being diagnosed with ALS, a rare and progressive disease that attacks the nerves controlling voluntary muscle movement.  But thanks to a groundbreaking Neuralink brain implant, Smith is now able to communicate…

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