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Weight loss drugs like semaglutide, also known as Ozempic, may have a side effect of shrinking heart muscle as well as waistlines, according to a new study. The research found that the popular drug decreased heart muscle mass in lean and obese mice as well as in lab-grown human heart cells.

Weight loss drugs like semaglutide, also known as ...

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Loneliness and isolation rates among older Americans return to pre-pandemic levels, but still remain high. Over one-third still experience loneliness, and nearly as many socially isolated. Those with mental or physical health challenges experience much higher rates of both loneliness and isolation.

Loneliness and isolation rates among older America...

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Study finds readers trust news less when AI is involved, even when they don't understand to what extent: Two studies find AI increase distrust; readers dislike when humanness is reduced in producing news

Study finds readers trust news less when AI is inv...

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‘A truly remarkable breakthrough’: Google’s new quantum chip achieves accuracy milestone

‘A truly remarkable breakthrough’: Google’s new qu...

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ALICE finds first ever evidence of the antimatter partner of hyperhelium-4

ALICE finds first ever evidence of the antimatter ...

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Research on mice revealed that BNC2 neurons, activated by leptin—a hormone that suppresses appetite and boosts metabolism—are responsible for acutely reducing appetite

Research on mice revealed that BNC2 neurons, activ...

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The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Helping to Spread Misinformation About Whale Deaths

The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Helping to Spread Misi...

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Computer memory could one day withstand the blazing temperatures in fusion reactors, jet engines, geothermal wells and sweltering planets using a new solid-state memory device developed by a team of engineers led by the University of Michigan.

Computer memory could one day withstand the blazin...

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Early machines were analog & now, a small but growing body of research is showing that mechanical systems are capable of learning, too. University of Michigan physicists devised an algorithm that provides a mathematical framework for how learning works in lattices called mechanical neural networks.

Early machines were analog & now, a small but grow...

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A review concluded that in alcohol use disorder, "a growing evidence base for psilocybin treatment shows a promising beneficial and sustained effect on measures of drinking frequency"

A review concluded that in alcohol use disorder, "...

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Drylands now make up 40% of land on Earth, excluding Antarctica. An area nearly a third larger than India turned permanently arid in past three decades, research shows.

Drylands now make up 40% of land on Earth, excludi...

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Increases in amyloid-β42 slow cognitive and clinical decline in Alzheimer’s disease trials

Increases in amyloid-β42 slow cognitive and clinic...

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Enhanced rare earth alkali cake washing and alkaline wastewater disposal via mineral phase transformation and ultrasound

Enhanced rare earth alkali cake washing and alkali...

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A new kind of cancer gene therapy can be remotely activated at a specific part of the body | Researchers developed a version of CRISPR that responds to ultrasound, and demonstrated how it can be used to clear cancer in mice.

A new kind of cancer gene therapy can be remotely ...

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In Germany, rising local rents increase support for radical right parties. The effect is especially pronounced among long-term residents and among voters with lower household income. The results suggest that housing precarity is an important source of economic insecurity with political implications.

In Germany, rising local rents increase support fo...

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Exploring the Link Between Math Anxiety and Math Achievement

Exploring the Link Between Math Anxiety and Math A...

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Technical failures in green hydrogen production and reliability engineering responses

Technical failures in green hydrogen production an...

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Scientists show how to deposit crystalline δ‑Ni5Ga3 thin films at room temperature

Scientists show how to deposit crystalline δ‑Ni5Ga...

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