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Jan 19 2025SPORTS

Fast Start for Chiefs: Big Return and Penalty Give Early Lead

The Chiefs quickly grabbed the lead in their divisional round playoff game against the Texans, scoring within the first minute. Kansas City was up 3-0, even after a weak initial offensive series. The game kicked off with a bang, quite literally, as rookie Nikko Remigio returned the opening kickoff a

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Jan 19 2025HEALTH

Fighting Hidden Enemies: Treatments for Lysosomal Storage Disorders

Imagine tiny waste disposal units inside your cells that aren't working right. Welcome to the world of lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs)—rare diseases that mess up these tiny units, called lysosomes. Normally, lysosomes break down big molecules like sugars and fats. But in LSDs, certain enzymes are

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Jan 19 2025CRIME

Why Do Crime Victims Want Revenge?

Revenge, driven by psychological and contextual factors, can lead victims of crime to seek violent justice. But what motivates this desire for revenge? Researchers dived into existing studies to find answers. They looked at databases like PsycInfo and MEDLINE to identify quantitative and meta-analyt

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Jan 19 2025HEALTH

Handling Epidemic Info: A Game of Trust and Truth

Mystery viruses and the chaos they cause can lead to chaos in government departments. This mess gets sticky, as departments have different tasks. Health departments might be slow to report issues to avoid punishment, and administrative departments might ignore warnings to prevent false alarms. Game

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Jan 19 2025HEALTH

What Happens Five Years After Weight-Loss Surgery?

Ever wondered what the long-term effects of weight-loss surgery, also known as Metabolic Bariatric Surgery (MBS), are? A recent study took on the challenge of figuring this out. Researchers used a method called the Delphi technique to gather experts' opinions and create a list of key outcomes to mea

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Jan 18 2025POLITICS

TikTok's Fate: What's Next After the Supreme Court Decision?

Imagine the Supreme Court just gave a thumbs-up to a law that could ban TikTok. Confused? Let's break it down. The law says TikTok, owned by a Chinese company, could be a spy tool. The court agreed, so now TikTok has to sell or the app could be gone come Sunday. But wait, there's more. The new presi

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Jan 18 2025HEALTH

“MRI Use in Dementia Diagnosis: A Ugandan Perspective”

Dementia diagnosis faces significant hurdles in low-income countries like Uganda. One of these challenges is the underutilization of brain MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging). Even when MRI is available, crucial details such as mild regional brain shrinkage, which are vital for diagnosing dementia, oft

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Jan 18 2025HEALTH

Tracking Blood Pressure at Home: A New Approach?

Did you know that keeping track of your blood pressure at home could be a game-changer for how doctors detect and monitor high blood pressure? It's true! Even though it has some big advantages, this method hasn't been used much in large health surveys yet. Researchers decided to see if people would

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Jan 17 2025TECHNOLOGY

TikTok's Fate in Court: A Quick Decision

The Supreme Court has hinted that it might release a decision this Friday, right as TikTok’s deadline to either break away from its Chinese owner or face a ban is drawing near. This announcement came rather suddenly, and the justices won't be reading their opinions out loud in the courtroom like the

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Jan 17 2025WEATHER

Stay Warm, Rice County! Emergency Shelters Open During Arctic Cold Snap

Brace yourselves, folks! Rice County is bracing for a serious cold snap this weekend. Temperatures are set to dip below zero, making it feel like -25°F or even colder from Sunday to Tuesday mornings. Wind chills might hit -30°F in some areas. The National Weather Service is expected to issue warnin

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