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Jan 10 2025HEALTH

Knee Cartilage Repair: When Allografts Come in Second

When cartilage in the knee gets damaged, it's tough to fix. One common surgery, called osteochondral allograft transplantation (OCA), involves replacing the damaged part with healthy tissue from a donor. But, what happens if this surgery doesn't work out the first time? That's the question researche

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Jan 10 2025POLITICS

Judge Scraps Biden’s LGBTQ+ Student Protections

A federal judge in Kentucky has struck down nationwide rules put forward by President Biden’s administration that aimed to protect LGBTQ+ students from discrimination in education. The 1, 500-page regulation, which extended Title IX’s scope to cover gender identity and sexual orientation, was found

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Jan 10 2025HEALTH

Life After Cancer: Hearing from Survivors

More people are now coming back to their regular lives after cancer treatment. While the lasting effects of the disease and its therapy can be quite substantial, we don't know much about how these effects influence survivors' everyday activities. This study set out to discover the common experiences

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Jan 10 2025HEALTH

Boosting Bones: How Mixing Up Workouts Helps Postmenopausal Women

Ever heard of irisin? It's a special protein that acts as a messenger between our bones and muscles. Scientists wanted to see how long-term exercise affects irisin levels and bone health in postmenopausal women. They found that switching between aerobics and resistance exercises not only improves bo

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Jan 10 2025SPORTS

Which Team Should Snag Alex Bregman?

This offseason, MLB experts from CBS Sports are debating various topics in their weekly Batting Around roundtable. This time, they're discussing the future of free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman. Who needs him the most? R. J. Anderson thinks the Red Sox should grab him. With Bregman on board, the

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Jan 10 2025HEALTH

Dancing Away Hypertension: New Hope for an Old Problem

You might think of dancing as just a fun way to pass the time, but what if it could also help lower blood pressure? That's what researchers are finding out. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is often linked to unhealthy habits. Traditional treatments involve medicine and specific exercise progra

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Jan 10 2025SPORTS

Boxer Roach Jr. Sets the Record Straight About Health Rumors

Lamont Roach Jr. , the WBA super featherweight champ, is gearing up for a big fight against Gervonta Davis on March 1st at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. Recently, rumors about his health have been swirling, but Roach took to X to clear the air. He reassured fans he's healthy and ready for action. The

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Jan 10 2025SCIENCE

How Soil pH and Texture Impact Phosphorus Movement in Tropical Soils

Phosphorus (P) is essential for plants, but in acidic soils, it's often tightly bound and unavailable. To make P easier for plants to use, farmers sometimes mix it with organic matter. This study explored how loamy and clayey soils in a tropical region handled P differently, when pH was changed, and

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Jan 10 2025SCIENCE

Y-STRs and Father-Son Pairs: A New Look with RMplex

Scientists recently tested a new system called RMplex to see how well it can tell apart fathers and their sons using certain parts of the Y-chromosome. They looked at 542 Korean father-son pairs and found that RMplex could distinguish about half of them by spotting changes at these specific spots on

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Jan 10 2025ENTERTAINMENT

After Party Studios Brings On Board New Leaders

After Party Studios, a digital content company, has just gotten stronger with two new hires. Sam Ewen and Ayesha Mittal have joined the team from different backgrounds. Ewen will take on the new role of Head of Entertainment, focusing on growing the business in the entertainment sector. Mittal, on t

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