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Apr 03 2026HEALTH

Weight and waist size may signal COPD risk

More belly fat often means bigger health concerns, but one measure – the weight-adjusted waist index – might hint at trouble in the lungs too. Researchers looked at thousands of adults and found that people with higher WWI scores had a tougher time breathing over time. COPD, the disease that slowly

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Apr 03 2026TECHNOLOGY

Building for Healing: A Fresh Take on Healthcare Design in Sopot

A new healthcare facility in Sopot, Poland, is turning patient recovery into an architectural priority. Instead of just focusing on function, the Wave 4 & 5 ECR Health Care Complex aims to blend healing with smart design. The building covers 4, 744 square meters and is set to open in 2025. Architect

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Apr 03 2026HEALTH

Why global health research needs more regional voices

Medical research shapes how countries handle health problems, but most studies come from wealthy nations. This leaves poorer countries with solutions that don’t always fit their needs. Local journals help change that by making research more accessible and practical for communities that need it most.

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Apr 03 2026SCIENCE

Space Rings: The Hidden Weather Radars of Cool Stars

Scientists recently uncovered something cool about small, young stars scattered across our galaxy. These stars, called M dwarfs, often host large donut-shaped rings of superhot gas, or plasma, trapped by their magnetic fields. Instead of just being odd cosmic decorations, these rings are actually wo

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Apr 02 2026SCIENCE

Science Scores: AI Helps Spot Reliable Studies

Scientists write more than ten million papers each year. Some discoveries become useful facts, while others turn out to be wrong. Checking every paper by repeating its experiments is slow and costly. A group of researchers long ago tried to speed this up by training computer models that could predic

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Apr 02 2026SCIENCE

Uncovering the Hidden Skills Behind Ancient Stone Carvings

Long before smartphones and museums, early humans crafted art directly into stone walls. But something puzzles researchers: How did they do it? And what can their techniques tell us about their minds? A new study tested different ways of carving limestone, a common material in prehistoric times. Th

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Apr 02 2026SCIENCE

Raccoons smartly crack puzzles, sperm struggles in space, and a lost Archimedes page reappears

Raccoons trash pandas are more than just pests rummaging through bins. Scientists at the University of British Columbia tested 20 captive raccoons with a clear box full of obstacles like latches and dials hiding a marshmallow prize. The team noticed something unexpected the raccoons didn’t just grab

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Apr 02 2026SCIENCE

Studying Brain Health in Latino Adults: A Big New Research Push

Scientists at two major universities just got $15. 8 million to study how Latino adults' brains change as they age. The money comes from the government’s top health research group. Two professors, one from each school, will lead the project. They want to follow about 1, 800 Latino adults for 12 year

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Apr 01 2026SPORTS

March Madness Reimagined: Money, Moves and Team Spirit

The final seconds of the NCAA tournament saw a freshman from Connecticut hit a buzzer‑beating shot that sent his squad to the Final Four, while a Duke player’s tears revealed how deep emotions run in college hoops. This spectacle shows that money and new rules haven’t killed the excitement of March

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Apr 01 2026SCIENCE

Nuclear Medicine Turns Sixty: A Look Back and Ahead

The British Nuclear Medicine Society, or BNMS, turns 60 this year. It started in 1966 when four doctors met at a London pub and saw how radioactive imaging could change medicine. Since then the group has grown into a large network of doctors, scientists, and technicians who keep UK standards high.

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