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Unveiling genetic links between schizophrenia and osteoporosis
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: A comprehensive genetic investigation led by Dr. Feng Liu at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital has uncovered striking molecular connections between schizophrenia and bone health, identifying 195 shared genetic loci that may explain why psychiatric patients…
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The painful questions for Nato and the EU if Trump takes Greenland
Katya AdlerEurope editor BBC Earlier today, the so-called Coalition of the Willing, largely made up of European leaders, met in Paris with envoys of US President Donald Trump, to try to make further progress on a sustainable peace deal for Ukraine. With Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky insisting a plan to end the war with Russia is “90% of the way…
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The strangest thing: is the future of cinema … not new movies? | Film industry
It was a lucrative holiday period at the North American box office these past two weeks, with titles like Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Housemaid, Marty Supreme, Anaconda and Zootopia 2 bringing a welcome diversity of hit movies after an underwhelming fall. But during that period, the biggest single-day gross posted by any release wasn’t really a gross – or…
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Iran’s Currency Collapse Shows Why Bitcoin Is Seen as an Exit Option
Key takeaways Iran’s 2025 currency collapse sharply reduced the rial’s purchasing power, eroding household savings, pushing prices higher and weakening confidence in the banking system. As fiat stress intensified, public debate in Iran widened to include financial alternatives. Bitcoin entered these discussions largely because it operates outside domestic monetary and banking frameworks. Historical cases from Argentina, Lebanon and Turkey point…
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As more seniors become homeless, shelters try to adapt : Shots
The Medically Vulnerable People (MVP) shelter in Sandy, Utah, is a remodeled two-story brick hotel. It serves people ages 62 and older, as well as people with health conditions that make it hard to live in a typical homeless shelter. Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio Just outside Salt Lake City, in Sandy, Utah,…
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Scientists create robots smaller than a grain of salt that can think
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have built the smallest fully programmable autonomous robots ever created. These microscopic machines can swim through liquid, sense their surroundings, respond on their own, operate for months at a time, and cost about one penny each to produce. Each robot is barely visible without magnification, measuring roughly 200 by…
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Amartya Sen caught in SIR row over spelling error, TMC slams EC
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has been issued a notice by the Election Commission (EC) for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing for a spelling error in the enumeration form, with Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee accusing the poll body of systematically targeting prominent citizens of West Bengal. However, EC sources told NDTV that Sen would not be required to appear for a…
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BRS continues boycott; AIMIM, BJP spar over SIR
Hyderabad: Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Tuesday, January 6, continued its boycott of the Winter Session of the Telangana Assembly over Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s unparliamentary words against its leaders KT Rama Rao and Harish Rao, while I-T Minister Sridhar Babu defended the controversial Hyderabad Industrial Land Transformation (HILT) Policy that had been heavily criticised by the pink party.…
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9,500-year-old cremation site upends what scientists know about ancient human societies
Burned bone fragments found in northern Malawi have revealed the oldest cremation pyre ever found in Africa — and unearthed new mysteries that may be hard to solve. By analyzing the bones and pyre sediments, researchers believe that hunter-gatherers cremated the body of a woman about 9,500 years ago, according to their study published Thursday in the journal Science Advances.…
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2026’s most anticipated movies, from Christopher Nolan to Super Mario
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