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Jan 13 2025HEALTH

Marmosets in Brazil: A Window into Human Health

In northeastern Brazil, scientists are looking at marmosets to understand how viruses spread. These small primates live close to humans, making them a good indicator of virus activity. In 2018, researchers studied 47 marmosets from urban and suburban areas in the semiarid region. They checked for si

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Jan 13 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Top 10 Surprise Guests on Black-ish

Black-ish, a show about a Black family navigating life in suburban America, had many exciting guest stars over its eight seasons. The show's creator, Kenya Barris, and the main cast, like Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, invited celebrities from music, sports, and politics to appear on the sh

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Jan 12 2025POLITICS

California Wildfires: A Billion-Dollar Blaze with No End in Sight

The wildfires raging across California might turn out to be the most expensive disaster in US history. The fires have already scorched over 40, 000 acres, according to CalFire. Governor Gavin Newsom warned that the costs and scale of the fires could be unprecedented. As of Saturday, sixteen people h

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Jan 12 2025BUSINESS

Music Streaming Giant TME Gets Thumbs Up from Analyst

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, a China-based online music platform, has caught the attention of analysts. Boris Van from Bernstein recently issued a favorable report, recommending investors buy TME's shares. Van set a price target of $13. 00, which is higher than the current share price of $10.

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Jan 12 2025FINANCE

Big Banks and UnitedHealth Kick Off Earnings Season with High Hopes

This week, the earnings season begins with six major U. S. banks and a significant health insurer ready to share their results. Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America are all set to report their fourth-quarter earnings. UnitedHealth, a key player i

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Jan 12 2025HEALTH

Can Music Really Shrink Cancer Cells?

In 2011, a Brazilian team led by Dr. Márcia Alves Marques Capella experimented with music and breast cancer cells. They played Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Ligeti's "Atmosphères" to some cells in petri dishes. Amazingly, these songs seemed to kill around a fifth of the malignant cells. Mozart's So

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Jan 12 2025SPORTS

Football Fans Upset Over Paywall Game

In a move that has left many fans frustrated, the NFL chose to air the AFC wild-card game between the Steelers and Ravens exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. This isn't the first time the league has dealt with backlash over streaming deals, but it certainly hasn't made the situation any better. The g

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Jan 12 2025HEALTH

Boston Hospitals' Expansion: A Double-Edged Sword

Boston's MGH and Brigham and Women's hospitals are growing, adding new buildings and acquiring smaller hospitals. This growth isn't cheap. The massive $1. 9 billion expansion project on Cambridge Street is proof of that. But what's the cost to patients? With more market power, these big hospitals ca

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Jan 12 2025TECHNOLOGY

Smart Underwater Robots: The Key to Secure 6G Networks

Imagine if you could have a fleet of underwater robots that could talk to each other safely and work together efficiently. That's exactly what a new scheme called Energy-Efficient and Trust-based Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (EETAUV) is designed to do. This scheme is made for 6G-enabled underwater

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Jan 12 2025HEALTH

Managing Pain After Hand Surgery: A Balancing Act

Hand surgeries can be complicated when it comes to managing post-op pain. While some hospitals are reducing or even avoiding strong painkillers like opioids for simpler procedures, the situation gets trickier with more complex surgeries. For instance, fixing broken bones often still requires opioids

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