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One of the most detailed studies yet has cemented the link between  autism and what dwells within the gut.
The new analysis hasn't just studied the bacteria native to the digestive tract, but the fungi, archaea, and  viruses that can be found there, too.



					
			

The team, led by researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, has developed a comprehensive assay that reveals a correlation between changes across the entire gut microbiome composition and diagnosis with  autism spectrum disorder.
While we still don't understand this link, the building evidence offers new ways to both diagnose and understand autism.
"What is exciting...

Autism in Children Linked to Changes in Gut Microbiome, Study Finds


We're still not sure exactly what causes Alzheimer's disease, but we know what its effects look like, and we're getting better at detecting the early signs of it – including, perhaps, those in our speech.



					
			

Scientists from Boston University have developed a new AI ( artificial intelligence) algorithm that analyzes the speech patterns of those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). It can predict a progression from MCI to  Alzheimer's within six years with an accuracy of 78.5 percent.
The study continues the team's previous research, where they trained a model – using voice recordings from over 1,000 individuals – to accurately...

A Signal of Future Alzheimer's May Be Hidden in The Way You Speak


A quick scan of your face could one day reveal how well you are aging and whether you are at risk of developing certain diseases.
Scientists in China have found that a comparison of the heat coming off a person's nose, cheeks, and eye area could be an "ideal monitoring and screening tool for healthy aging".



					
			

Trained using facial temperature data from 2,811 Chinese participants between the ages of 21 and 88, their  artificial intelligence program identified several facial thermal patterns that could hint at a person's 'biological clock'.
For instance, the temperature of an individual's nose was found to decrease with...

Your Face's Heat Patterns Could Reveal Vital Clues About Your Health

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California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Hotdogs are iconic elements of American food culture, and while they bring joy to many, emerging evidence suggests processed meats are also linked to several of the nation's leading diseases. According to recent estimates, the average American should take extra care to limit their intake of processed meat, like bacon,...

Eating 30% Less of One Type of Meat Could Prevent Future Type 2 Diabetes

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Of all the places you can get stung by a bee, the eyeball has to be one of the most unfortunate spots. A rare case study from Wills Eye Hospital in the US state of Philadelphia details the horrifying story of a 55-year-old man who got a barbed bee stinger stuck in his right eye.

Horrific Bee Sting Leaves Barbed Stinger Hiding in a Man's Eyeball

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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Affluent people can splurge their money on the most luxurious possessions and lifestyles. However, most rich people are wise with money, refrain from making unnecessary purchases, and instead put their money to profitable use. Check out the list of 12 such things.

12 Things People Who Are Good With Money Will Never Spend On


The United States is in the throes of a deadly opioid  epidemic that could claim the lives of millions by 2029.
A recent breakthrough in overdose treatments could offer a new strategy for the public health emergency.



					
			

The study, led by researchers at Stanford University and Washington University in St. Louis, introduces a novel drug, called compound 368, that seems to greatly enhance the life-saving effects of naloxone in mice.
Naloxone (brand name Narcan) is one of the most common and effective opioid overdose treatments available today in the US without a prescription. It is also an opioid, but instead of activating...

Breakthrough Drug Could Have The Power to Reverse Opioid Overdoses

Experiments on rats have shown that mixing energy drinks with alcohol can cause long-term problems with cognitive function, adding to concerns over young adults drinking habits. The study was carried out by a team from the University of Cagliari and the University of Catania in Italy, and groups of male...

Mixing Energy Drinks With Alcohol Can Impair Brain Function, Study in Rats Shows


A new study of animal behavior shows that using a 'good enough' strategy to complete a task could have advantages over striving for perfection.
Researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the US wanted to challenge traditional methods of animal research, where diverse behaviors in activities such as mating, hunting, or evading predators are typically compared to some optimized method.



					
			

Using theoretical algorithms and models, the researchers took apart a simple and widely used foraging task – where animals (such as mice) get to choose between various options to get a reward – to come up with a vast number of...

Good News! Turns Out You Don't Need to Be Perfect to Get The Job Done

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Has anyone ever broken your heart? That is an experience which you wouldn’t want to have again. It hurts when your partner betrays or lets you down when you need them the most. Some zodiac signs are bound to break your heart while others avoid doing so.

4 Zodiac Signs Who Can Break Your Heart

Little more than a handful of corroded bronze wheels and heavily encrusted gears now remains of the ancient artifact called the Antikythera mechanism, leaving archaeologists to speculate over its functionality and purpose. After decades of study, it's largely agreed that the millennia-old device was something of an analog computer capable...

Gravitational Wave Research Reveals Missing Details on The Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism

This terrifying monstrosity of a grin resulting from a new method to fix human skin tissue to robot 'faces', brings us a step closer to making them more like flesh and blood human beings. There is a serious side to this: this kind of technology can help make robots more...

This Smiling Face Made With Human Skin Is Nightmare Fuel. And Amazing.


The last stand of the wooly mammoth was a sad, sickly affair.
On remote Wrangel Island off the north-east coast of Siberia the last of these once-majestic beasts breathed their final breaths, some 4,000 years ago. For many generations, the wooly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) had been on the decline, isolated on the island for 6,000 years. Dwindling populations led to inbreeding and a lack of genetic diversity that likely made the creatures very unwell indeed.



					
			

But surprising new research has found that this genetic bottleneck is not the reason the last of the mammoths died.
"We can now confidently reject the idea that...

Inbreeding Not to Blame For Wooly Mammoth Extinction, Surprising Study Finds


Every now and again, serendipity gives us a unique window into times long past.
An explosive volcanic eruption that took place in prehistory is one of them. As the ash from a pyroclastic flow during the Cambrian age was dumped on a shallow marine environment, its population of ancient arthropods called trilobites were preserved almost instantly – including any soft tissues that are normally degraded or destroyed during other fossilization processes.



					
			

Now, hundreds of millions of years later, those unfortunate animals have given us an unprecedented record of their three-dimensional anatomy, along with any smaller creatures that happened to be clinging to...

Never-Before-Seen Trilobite Anatomy Preserved by Pompeii-Like Ash in Morocco

The glow of a lightbulb or smartphone at night can mess with the body's circadian rhythm. Now, a new study suggests that exposure to artificial light after midnight may raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The research was conducted among nearly 85,000 people, between the ages of 40...

Bright Light at Night May Raise Type 2 Diabetes Risk, Study Suggests

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White could be the new beige when it comes to fat cells, following the discovery of a switch that maintains the functions of adipose tissue in mice, transforming it from a lipid-locker into a calorie-burner. Physician scientist Brian Feldman and molecular biologist Liang Li from the University of California, San...

Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Make Fat Cells Burn Calories

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Ozempic-Like Drugs 'Tentatively' Linked With Sudden Vision Loss Risk

Semaglutide, the active ingredient in brand medicines like Ozempic and Wegovy, could raise the risk of a relatively rare eye disease that is a leading cause...

Ozempic-Like Drugs 'Tentatively' Linked With Sudden Vision Loss Risk

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