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The Lost Lineage of the Pampas: How Ancient DNA Rewrites 8,500 Years of Argentinian Prehistory A vast new genetic study reveals a long-hidden population that endured droughts, migrations, and empire without ever disappearing.

Ancient DNA from Argentina reveals a previously unknown lineage that has endured for over 8,500 years, reshaping what we know about the peopling of South America. #Archaeogenetics #Argentina #HumanOrigins #AncientDNA www.anthropology.net/p/the-lost-l...

This Death Valley Plant Thrives in 120°F Heat and Could Save Future Crops A Death Valley plant’s heat-proof superpowers may hold the key to feeding the world in a hotter future.

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The COVID Pandemic May Have Aged Your Brain—Even If You Never Got Sick Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how, according to a recent study, living through a pandemic might accelerate brain aging.

Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how, according to a recent study, living through a pandemic might accelerate brain aging.

Why aren’t all the businesses that depend on air travel calling a stop to this. elbows up America???

An Apology to Zohran Mamdani and Muslims in America, From A Disgusted Christian Dear Zohran Mamdani and Muslims in America,

Dear Zohran Mamdani and Muslims in America,
Witnessing the simply staggering hatred directed at you during the New York City Mayoral campaign, and one hundredfold now in the wake of the Mayor-Elect’s victory, as an American Christian, I wanted to apologize.
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There’s a Monumental Cosmic Map Hidden beneath Mexico’s Oldest Maya Site Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers

Oldest and biggest Maya temple was built to depict the cosmos | CNN Archaeologists say a vast and ancient Maya monument reflected how the lost civilization viewed the universe.

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Vascular and inflammatory diseases after COVID-19 infection and vaccination in children and young people in England: a retrospective, population-based cohort study using linked electronic health recor... Children and young people have higher risks of rare vascular and inflammatory diseases up to 12 months after a first COVID-19 diagnosis and higher risk of rare myocarditis or pericarditis up to 4 week...

Risk of myocarditis is higher after Covid infection than after vaccine. Shocked! Shocked, I say!

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What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...

if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.

can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.

hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue.

we’ll all subscribe en masse

Yes, an important test for the midterms.

Happy Halloween from Baby Jane and Uncle Jimmy! 🎃

Scientists had to change more than 700 grant titles to receive NIH funding. Health disparities researchers fear what’s next The titles of more than 700 multi-year NIH grants have been changed this year, according to an analysis by Jeremy Berg, a former agency official

Absolutely chilling story by @aniloza.bsky.social on censorship in grant titles at NIH and how researchers are complying and sometimes fighting back. "They are trying to make people afraid to use the word equity," said one program officer. "It's highly effective." www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n...

Donor pulls scholarships after University of Arkansas Fayetteville posts Ten Commandments A furious donor yanked scholarships and future gifts after the school caved to Christian Nationalism—and he’s right to do it

Donor pulls scholarships after University of Arkansas Fayetteville posts Ten Commandments
A furious donor yanked scholarships and future gifts after the school caved to Christian Nationalism—and he’s right to do it
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In rural America, scarce doctors battle misinformation as they practice medicine Conspiracy theories about health fill a vacuum created by the lack of doctors in many rural communities. Meanwhile, doctors in these areas say patients have become increasingly distrustful and sometim...

I try to be empathetic and see other people’s biases and mistakes and compare them to my own. We’re all human.

But I find it really hard to understand taking Mel Gibson’s medical advice over my own oncologist.

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Electronic health record data reveals trends in cardiovascular diseases before and after COVID-19 The electronic health record data analyzed in this study is anonymized and never leaves a secure data environment, which is only accessible by approved researchers working on approved projects.

Electronic health record data reveals trends in cardiovascular diseases before and after COVID-19.
www.news-medical.net/news/2025102...

KNOW THE SIGNS!

Boston Is Piloting Window Heat Pumps in Affordable Housing Housing authorities in Boston, as well as nearby Chelsea and Lynn, are installing plug-in heat pumps from startup Gradient to try to swiftly and affordably cut emissions.

Boston Pilot for Affordable Housing Heat Pumps
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I Know Exactly What They Are Doing Rural foresight

I hear people all around me saying, “They are going to crash the economy. Surely they don’t mean to crash the economy.”

I beg to differ. This is curated failure.

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family health insurance graph

Family health insurance premiums for employer coverage increased 6% this year to nearly $27,000. (* From KFF)

3/4 of this is paid by the employer; 1/4 by the worker

The increase is more than double the rate of inflation

The US needs Medicare for all

“According to a 2019 USDA report, every dollar in new SNAP benefits increases GDP by $1.50 in a weak economy.”

“SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.”

~Center for Budget and Policy

Reimagining patient-reported outcomes in the age of generative AI - npj Digital Medicine npj Digital Medicine - Reimagining patient-reported outcomes in the age of generative AI

Generative AI could revolutionize patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Instead of rigid questionnaires that reduce health to a score, AI enables narrative-based dialogues, capturing the complexity of lived experience for more personalized care.
#MedSky #MedAI

Barry Goldwater warned against Republicans allying themselves with evangelicals (circa 1950)

Frontiers | Reducing meat consumption with consumer insights and the nudge by proxy: the anomaly of asking, the power of protein, and illusions of insufficiency and availability High global meat consumption presents significant environmental challenges. Interventions to reduce meat consumption, such as carbon labelling, have shown mo...

🥳 The new paper has quickly gained over 2000 views!

In the paper, I reveal new and highly effective approaches to increase sustainable meal choices.

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#sustainablefood #greennudges
#behaviourchange #climatechange
#vegan #sustainability

The New England Journal of Medicine and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy will be publishing regular public health alerts to replace the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which has been paused due to the federal government shutdown.