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Two companies will attempt the first US moon landings since the Apollo missions a half-century ago
China and India scored moon landings, while Russia, Japan and Israel ended up in the lunar trash heap.
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Alzheimer’s drugs might get into the brain faster with new ultrasound tool, study shows
Scientists have found a way to help Alzheimer’s drugs seep inside the brain faster — by temporarily breaching its protective shield.
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What else is Ozempic capable of?
Ozempic and other drugs like it have proved powerful at regulating blood sugar and driving weight loss. Now, scientists are exploring whether they might be just as transformative in treating a wide range of other conditions, from addiction and liver disease to a common cause of infertility.
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As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections
Nearly three years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the false election conspiracy theories that drove the violent attack remain prevalent on social media and cable news: suitcases filled with ballots, late-night ballot dumps, dead people voting.
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Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says
Look for flu and COVID-19 infections to ramp up in the coming weeks, U.S. health officials say, with increases fueled by holiday gatherings, too many unvaccinated people and a new version of the coronavirus that may be spreading more easily.
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FDA says fake Ozempic shots are being sold through some legitimate sources
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has seized "thousands of units" of counterfeit Ozempic, the diabetes drug widely used for weight loss, that had been distributed through legitimate drug supply sources.
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Developing nations press rich world to better fight climate change at U.N. climate summit
Leaders of developing nations jumped into Saturday's second-day of a U.N. climate summit to press rich industrial countries to share their knowhow to fight global warming and ease the financial burdens they face — while trumpeting their own natural resources that swallow heat-trapping carbon in the air.
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Can’t think, can’t remember: More Americans say they’re in a cognitive fog
There are more Americans who say they have serious cognitive problems — with remembering, concentrating or making decisions — than at any time in the past 15 years, data from the Census Bureau shows.
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Drugs aren’t required to be tested in people who are obese. Here’s why that’s a problem
More than 40% of American adults are considered obese, yet the medications many take are rarely tested in bigger bodies.
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FDA approves new version of diabetes drug Mounjaro for weight loss
A new version of the popular diabetes treatment Mounjaro can be sold as a weight-loss drug, U.S. regulators announced Wednesday.