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Feb 06 2025HEALTH

The Battle to Boost Elderly Oral Health: Why Research and Reality Don't Always Mix

When scientists dive into improving elderly oral health, they often face a hurdle. They struggle to make a genuine difference. Even when they work alongside other important players, things still often fail to add up. Sometimes, these collaborations aren't fruitful and do not make an impact. This

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Feb 05 2025POLITICS

Political Drama Unfolds in the Philippines: VP Faces Senate Trial

Imagine a political standoff in the Philippines. Vice President Sara Duterte's political career has taken a dramatic turn. The House of Representatives has formally impeached her. The decision came from a group of legislators, many of whom were allies of the president. The group alleged 215 lawm

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Feb 05 2025POLITICS

Jan 6 Investigations: FBI in Hot Water with Justice Department

- Imagine this: A top official in the Justice Department is upset. They claim the FBI's leaders are defying orders by not releasing the identity of a specific "team" working on the Capitol riots last January. The official even called this "insubordination. " But, there's a twist we might expect:

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Feb 05 2025POLITICS

Trump's Comments Spark Name Change for Arab American Group

A change has happened in a group trying to get Arab Americans in the political sphere. The group, which used to be called with the Trump endorsement, has decided to drop ""Trump"" from their name. This shift came after an important statement made by Trump about the Gaza Strip. Trump suggested that t

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Feb 05 2025HEALTH

Zapping Spinal Cords: A Step Forward for Muscle-Wasting Diseases

Researchers have found a way to improve mobility in people with a muscle-wasting genetic disease by using a spinal cord stimulator. This is a big deal! Spinal Muscular Atrophy or SMA, was once a condition without any hope of improvement. SMA is a tough disease. It slowly destroys muscle cel

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Feb 05 2025TECHNOLOGY

The Massive Price Hikes on NVIDIA's New Graphics Card

Imagine this: NVIDIA releases a new graphics card, the RTX 5090, and suddenly, people in Taiwan are paying up to $9, 100 for it. That's almost five times the official price! This isn't just an example of high demand. It is a sign of a larger, more complicated situation. This problem stems from

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Feb 05 2025HEALTH

Navigating Pregnancy Meds: The Playbook for Doctors

Deciding on medication during pregnancy is a tough call for doctors. Safe choices depend on accurate information; that is where doctors often face challenges. It involves tests to observe specific medications on pregnant mothers along with the babies inside them. The details uncovered from thes

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Feb 05 2025TECHNOLOGY

Destiny 2: Heresy Will Bring The Heavens With Major Pad Upgrades.

On Feb 4, 2019, an interesting start brought Destiny 2 game offline briefly. Although the warm welcome to Episode 3: Heresy in Destiny 2 featured mane server instability and other issues that needed a maintenance pause. Although it's a promising new expansion starts in online games, Things

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Feb 05 2025SCIENCE

Unraveling the Biological Clock: How Lifestyle Choices Affect Aging in Asian Adults

Epigenetic clocks measure DNA methylation to guess a person's biological age. These are different to the age shown on our birth certificate. However. there are still many unknowns about how lifestyle factors and physiological conditions can influence these epigenetic markers in Asian populations.

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Feb 05 2025EDUCATION

The Sudden Departure

The University of North Texas Health Science Center recently said goodbye to its president, Sylvia Trent-Adams. She was in the role for over two years before stepping down. The news came with a twist. The university is going to pay her $560, 000 as per a mutual agreement. The exact reasons for her r

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