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Feb 08 2025HEALTH

Digital Bites: Knowledge vs Marketing

Why do kids and teens see different food ads online? Where they live makes a big difference in what they see while enjoying the internet. This isn't just about TV commercials. That's right! Now digital media is the game changer for marketing. We're talking about what kids and teens are see

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Feb 08 2025HEALTH

Small Clues in Blood: Who Knows Hope What Blood Can Do

Fibromyalgia is a mysterious disease, with a lot of people not knowing what is going on in their heads and bodies. Doctors are constantly searching for biomarkers to understand it better. We looked into two Biomarkers, called "miR-217" and "miR-532", and its presence in blood in order to find a link

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Feb 08 2025SCIENCE

What Changed? Looking at Risks in the 21st Century

What do people think about risks today? People have looked at how people see risks of things like nuclear power but what hasn't been looked at is newer things. Newer risks are examined like climate change and fake news. This is to compare with older risks. A large group of people

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Feb 08 2025HEALTH

Loving Hands and Different Roles:How Spouses and Adult Kids Help LTC Residents

In Ontario, Canada, family support doesn’t stop when a loved one moves into long-term care (LTC). A recent study looked into how spouses/partners and adult children pitch in to care for LTC residents. Spouses, with an average age of 76, tend to focus on practical tasks, like mealtimes and personal c

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Feb 08 2025HEALTH

What Makes a Good Community?

Communities are essential. As they grow, they play an even bigger role with our elderly friends, family, and other people facing long term problems of daily life. But unfortunately too often older people who need extra care are left in the shadows. This is a real problem and there is no clear answer

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Feb 08 2025TECHNOLOGY

Uncovering GPT-4V's Image Interpretation Struggles

GPT-4V, a sophisticated AI model, has shown impressive accuracy on text-based medical tests like the USMLE. It's great for answering questions from doctors, but it's not that good at understanding medical images. It's important to remember that AI models like GPT-4V are trained on vast amounts of t

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Feb 08 2025SPORTS

Gamecock Legends: Three Players to Watch for Hall of Fame

One of the great universities in the US, South Carolina, will have a new face in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Sterling Sharpe, a standout wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers, has already been announced as the first University of South Carolina alumni to be inducted in 2025. I

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Blurring the Lines: Shifting Politics and Identity

There is a growing concern these days about how groups are defined by some key factors. Years ago, this concern was mainly associated with select groups in the Southern U. S. but today, many people point fingers at the progressive left. One alternative view is that the voting base of the

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Feb 08 2025SPORTS

Big Data meets Big Game: How Sports Teams are Winning with AI

Picture this: tens of millions of sports fans eagerly awaiting the biggest game of the year, and everyone wants to be part of the action. That's the Super Bowl, and AI is cooking up something special to make it even better. To get ahead in the game and win more fans, teams need to shine in the brand

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Feb 08 2025ENTERTAINMENT

“Pokémon TCG Pocket: The Risks and Rewards of Digital Card Trading! ”

There is a big world of trade happening in Pokémon TCG Pocket. Players are finding ways to buy and sell rare digital cards for real money. This isn’t what the game was meant to be used for and this is not how you should play the game but you can bet it is happening. The game Pokémon TCG Pocket is a

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