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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

Fit Older Adults, Fit Kidneys?

Ever heard the phrase "use it or lose it"? Well, it turns out that keeping moving might help keep your kidneys in good shape too. First, let's talk about why kidneys are important. Imagine them as your body's filters. They clean your blood and make sure everything is balanced. When they aren't wor

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Feb 11 2025ENVIRONMENT

Drought Watch: The New Kid on the Block, TMSDI

One of the key facts regarding how we experience the natural world is that droughts are notably disruptive and impact many things from the environment to how we live our daily social lives. First things first, droughts are very complex. This is especially true when we attempt to monitor them and an

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Feb 11 2025HEALTH

DIGITAL CHECK-UPS: MAKING AUTISM SCREENING MORE REACHABLE

The search for better autism screening methods is on. Traditional ways of diagnosing autism can be pretty tough. They cost a lot and take up many resources. Plus, not everyone has easy access to them. But here's where things get interesting: the pandemic forced doctors to use telemedicine more. This

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Feb 11 2025HEALTH

How Bad Stuff from the Past Can Make Women More Likely to Get Ill

People have known for a while that really tough experiences in childhood, like abuse or neglect, can mess with a person's health later in life. But when it comes to autoimmune diseases, the details are fuzzy. A recent research looked into this. The study focused on women. It found that childhoo

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Feb 11 2025SCIENCE

Green Glow: Biomass Macrocycles and Phosphorescence

Scientists are on a roll to make sustainable, high-performance materials. They are working on materials that can emit light for a long time even at room temperature. These are called organic ultralong room temperature phosphorescence, or OURTP, but that's a mouthful. So let's call it "glow in the d

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Feb 11 2025CRIME

South Carolina Rep Exposes Abuse Case

Forget the buzz around the South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace's announcement. It could have been just another day in the House. Everyone was listening as she accused her past partner and three of his friends as the perpetrators of some very serious crimes. The crimes included Rape, Voye

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Feb 11 2025SPORTS

“Super Bowl Sets New Records for U. S. Viewers: Revisiting the Game”

In a thrilling turn of events, the 2025 Super Bowl football match between the Philadelphia and Kansas City took the U. S. by storm, drawing in an estimated 126 million viewers, or almost 35% of the population! The data for the 2025 Super Bowl is projected to break an audience record for the U. S, c

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Feb 11 2025HEALTH

Older Adults: Stepping Over Obstacles Safely

Everyday obstacles can be a real challenge for older adults. They often bump into things when stepping over them, especially with their back foot. But here's a simple trick that could help: placing the front foot closer to the obstacle after stepping over it. This small change can make a big differe

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Feb 11 2025POLITICS

Super Bowl 2023: Politics, Pop Culture, and Pork

A standing president has not stepped foot into a NFL's biggest game until 2023, and it was not for free. For instance, Carl’s Jr. have made the choice to bring back the good old days of racy content in its ads has got people talking. Some of them were super excited about the return of those

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Feb 11 2025POLITICS

Books Under Fire: The Jerusalem Bookstore Raid

East Jerusalem's Educational Bookshop, a pillar of intellectual life, is now facing trouble. Is this raid by police is a result of reading too many books? Police showed up at the bookshop on Sunday and accused the owners of selling books that spread hate. They were also suspicious about selling boo

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