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Medical Minute: Eye Oxygen

This week’s Medical Minute discusses a small molecule that could play a big role is battling vision loss in premature babies and adults with diabetes.

May 26, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
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  • Research News

Medical Minute: Aging

This week’s Medical Minute discusses a microRNA that one day could prevent some of the potentially debilitating hallmarks of aging. 

May 19, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
A blue morpho butterfly sits on a leaf. A new study finds that butterflies likely originated somewhere in western North America or Central America around 100 million years ago.

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  • Research News

Butterflies originated in North America after splitting from moths, new study suggests

Butterflies likely split from nocturnal moths around 100 million years ago in present-day western North America or Central America, a new study of the winged insects finds.

May 17, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
The Medical Minute (UPDATED)

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  • Research News

Medical Minute: IDO Inhibitor

This week’s Medical Minute discusses an IDO Inhibitor, which - when combined with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy - could become part of first-line treatment for children with a variety of cancers. 

May 12, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
Scalloped hammerhead sharks can dive to depths of more than 2,600 ft (800 m) to hunt for squid and other food.

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  • Animals

Hammerhead sharks 'hold their breath' in deeper, colder waters, research shows

Sharks are ectotherms and their internal body temperatures usually reflect the waters they swim in. Holding their breath helps them function in the frigid deep.

May 11, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie and
  • Geoff Brumfiel
This artist's impression shows a hazy sub-Neptune-sized planet recently observed with the James Webb Space Telescope.

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  • Space

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals a mysterious planet to be weirdly shiny

Astronomers pointed the James Webb Space Telescope at a common kind of planet that's bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune. What they saw wasn't what they expected.

May 10, 2023
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
The Medical Minute (UPDATED)

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  • Research News

Medical Minute: Schizo Insomnia

This week’s Medical Minute discusses how insomnia can worsen the impact of schizophrenia and a therapeutic that may be the answer for some patients. 

May 05, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
An artist's impression of an aging star swelling up and beginning to engulf a planet, much like the Sun will do in about 5 billion years.

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  • Space

This star ate its own planet. Earth may share the same fate

For the first time, astronomers have caught a star in the act of swallowing a planet, providing a glimpse into how the sun may eventually eat up Earth.

May 04, 2023
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
This video still shows a view of one person's cerebral cortex. Pink areas have above-average activity; blue areas have below-average activity.

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  • Science

A decoder that uses brain scans to know what you mean — mostly

Scientists have decoded streams of words in the brain using artificial intelligence and the data from MRI scans.

May 02, 2023
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  • Jon Hamilton

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  • Economy

This company adopted AI. Here's what happened to its human workers

A group of economists conducted one of the first empirical studies of "generative AI" at a real-world company. They found it had big effects.

May 02, 2023
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Eli Lilly is seeking FDA approval for tirzepatide for chronic weight management. The drug could be approved by the end of the year.

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  • Health

Eli Lilly releases more data for new obesity drug, moving toward fast-track approval

There's already a huge demand for existing weight-loss drugs, so the new medication is highly anticipated. Obesity affects an estimated 650 million adults globally.

April 29, 2023
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  • Allison Aubrey
About 6,500 mammal species live on Earth today. Credit from left to right: John Moore/Getty Images; Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP via Getty Images; Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images; Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

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  • Science

Welcome to the mammalverse: Scientists sequence DNA from 240 species around the world

Researchers have examined the genomes of 240 mammal species. The project reveals when mammals evolved, how some developed the ability to hibernate, and clues that may help explain humans' brains.

April 28, 2023
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
The Medical Minute (UPDATED)

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  • Research News

Medical Minute: Metastatic Cancer

This week's Medical Minute discusses work scientists are doing that will force metastatic cancer cells to express a protein that draws cancer-killing T-cells right to the spreading cancer's doorstep.

April 28, 2023
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By:
  • GPB News Staff
The Medical Minute (UPDATED)

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  • Research News

Medical Minute: Unexplained Infertility

This week’s Medical Minute discusses a new study that appears to identify an increased prevalence of disease-causing gene variants in women with unexplained infertility. 

April 21, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
The seemingly simple act of reaching for a cup of coffee actually activates parts of the brain involved in motion, planning and emotions.

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  • Science

An overlooked brain system helps you grab a coffee — and plan your next cup

Researchers have found a system in the brain that seems to integrate control of individual muscles with a person's intentions, emotions and entire body.

April 20, 2023
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  • Jon Hamilton
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