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How Alzheimer's research could be impacted by Trump health agency cuts
As the Trump administration makes cuts to federal health agencies, some Alzheimer's experts are worried about the impact on research and patients with the disease.CBS News - 3d -
Tufts researchers hope to reduce racial disparities in maternal health care
Tufts University researchers are looking at ways to reduce racial disparities in maternal health care.CBS News - 3d -
As RFK Jr. Champions Chronic Disease Prevention, Key Research Is Cut
Two significant programs that invested in research on diabetes, dementia, obesity and kidney disease have ended since the start of the Trump administration.The New York Times - 2d -
Trump's immigration tactics obstruct efforts to avert bird flu pandemic: Researchers
Immigration raids and threats have undermined efforts to prevent and detect bird flu infections among farmworkers, researchers say.ABC News - 2h -
Stocks Plunge Worldwide, and Trump Faces Mass Protests
Plus, Wayne Gretzky’s record finally falls.The New York Times - 3d -
Bolton: Trump tariffs 'huge opportunity for China worldwide'
Former national security adviser John Bolton suggested Tuesday that he doesn't believe China will cut a deal with President Trump amid the back-and-forth tariff war. Instead, the former Trump ...The Hill - 1d -
Bid to build Europe’s first research station on Atlantic temperate rainforest in Cornwall
Charity crowdfunding initial sum to build £750,000 facility on Bodmin Moor to study overlooked but biodiverse natural habitat. Europe’s first research station for the study of Atlantic temperate ...The Guardian - 3d -
UN Warns That AI Growth Could Affect 4 in 10 Jobs Worldwide
A United Nations Trade and Development agency report warned of the dangers global AI development could change workplaces around the world and heighten inequality.Inc. - 6d -
What Trump's silencing of Voice of America means for listeners worldwide | 60 Minutes
Voice of America is silent after President Trump effectively shut down the broadcaster. VOA journalists are speaking out about what this could mean for an audience of 360 million around the world.CBS News - 2d -
Have researchers really ‘de-extincted’ the dire wolf? No, but behind the hype was a genuine breakthrough | Helen Pilcher
The pups are cute – and great for PR – but they’re modified grey wolves. The real work is being done with their red cousins. I’ve been waiting for this. Ever since researchers almost brought a ...The Guardian - 3h -
Selling out during the market's worst days can hurt you, research shows — here's how much you could lose
Amid an ongoing market selloff, some investors may be tempted to cash out in a flight to safety. Yet research shows they'll likely regret it.CNBC - 2d -
Kim Sung-joo, the business maverick who built a fashion empire on a backpack
Meet the South Korean entrepreneur who turned MCM Worldwide into a global phenomenonFinancial Times - 1d -
Judge rules Trump administration must fully fund NIH research grants
ByteDance, the Chinese-based company that owns TikTok, is facing a Saturday deadline to either sell the popular social media app to a non-Chinese company or risk being banned in the U.S.NBC News - 6d -
Why some EV researchers are skeptical of BYD's fast charging tech
Increasingly dominant Chinese EV maker BYD's new 5-minute EV charging technology might be a breakthrough. But experts say there's reason to temper enthusiasm.CNBC - 5d -
Which celebrities are lying about their height? This website’s done the research
On Celebheights.com, thousands of users measure the statures of the rich and famous. The methods are scientific and the debates are fiery. As someone brushing up on 6’3”, height is one physical ...The Guardian - 4d -
70 percent of book challenges come from groups, elected officials: Research
More than 70 percent of book challenges in 2024 came from organized groups and government officials, according to the 2025 State of America’s Libraries Report by the American Library Association ...The Hill - 3d -
Starmer pledges centralised service for researchers to mine health data
Announcement follows recommendation in UK government-commissioned review last yearFinancial Times - 3d -
King K. Holmes, a Pioneer in STD Research, Dies at 87
He took a down-to-earth approach to sexually transmitted infections, a subject no one wanted to discuss, arriving at novel methods of treatment and prevention.The New York Times - 2d -
Pet dogs have ‘extensive and multifarious’ impact on environment, new research finds
Scale of environmental damage attributed to huge number of dogs globally as well as ‘lax or uninformed behaviour of dog owners’. Dogs have “extensive and multifarious” environmental impacts, ...The Guardian - 1d -
Former German president warns of far right at 80th anniversary of Buchenwald liberation
Germany has marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis' Buchenwald concentration camp, with warnings against “radicalization and a worldwide shift to the right.”ABC News - 3d -
Universities must become active launchpads for innovation
Research labs must move beyond passive spillovers and become active launchpads for new companies that leverage federally funded research.The Hill - 2d -
NTT launches physics of AI group and AI inference chip design for 4K video
NTT Research announced at an event that it has started a new AI basic research group, dubbed the Physics of Artificial Intelligence Group.VentureBeat - 2h -
In conservative Alabama, Republicans cheering for Trump - with some quiet concerns
Alabama Republicans cheered President Donald Trump and his agenda at a GOP party the day he imposed tariffs and sent stock markets tumbling worldwideABC News - 3d -
Globalization made America rich. Now, Trump's tariffs may upend it.
President Trump treats America’s friends more like its adversaries and his worldwide tariffs may reshape the global economy and the lives of billions.NBC News - 3d -
Trump tariffs won't entice firms to expand US manufacturing, economic experts warn
Economic experts warn that the president's worldwide tariffs would not disincentivize firms from opening up manufacturing in the U.S. because of the major instability.ABC News - 19h -
UK frontier science body unveils new targets on health and biological threats
Advanced Research and Invention Agency hires programme directors to widen search for innovationFinancial Times - 3d -
A Minecraft Movie Blasts Off With Bigger-Than-Mario Opening, Becomes Biggest All-Time For A Video Game Movie
[UPDATE 2] A Minecraft Movie shattered expectations and nabbed $157 million in the US for its opening weekend and a total of $301 million worldwide . That's the biggest opening weekend of all ...GameSpot - 4d -
A Minecraft Movie Sequel Could Happen With This Main Character, Director Says
A Minecraft Movie opened in theaters this past weekend and made more than $300 million worldwide, exceeding expectations and even outperforming The Super Mario Bros. Movie in some ways . ...GameSpot - 2d -
16 state attorneys general sue Trump administration over NIH grant terminations
Sixteen state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday over its cancellation of NIH research grants.ABC News - 5d -
Giant Sloths’ Hairy Truth Revealed by Scientists
New research painted a more accurate picture of the megafauna that spread widely around the Americas before they went extinct.The New York Times - 3d -
Universities should not be greedy with technology spin-offs
Letting software and life sciences companies emerge from research has long-term benefits for academic institutionsFinancial Times - 2d -
What do Americans think of Trump's foreign policies?
Most Americans do not believe the US should try to take over Greenland or Gaza, a Pew Research survey suggests.BBC News - 1d -
Trump Administration Cuts Princeton Funding to Study Climate Change
The cuts to a Princeton University program come as the Trump administration has been reviewing an array of research grants related to global warming.The New York Times - 1d -
Collaboration not disruption is key to start-up success in Asia, say academics
South-east Asia should look to Japan and South Korea rather than Silicon Valley, research suggestsFinancial Times - 18h -
A global commodity sell-off is flashing warning signals for the world economy
"The collapse in commodities [prices] is a circuit breaker, a sign that a global recession is afoot," says Marko Papic of BCA Research.CNBC - 7h -
The AI Race Has Gotten Crowded—and China Is Closing In on the US
New research from Stanford suggests artificial intelligence isn’t ruled by just OpenAI and Google, as competition increases across the US, China, and France.Wired - 3d -
New Study Links Diabetes During Pregnancy to Greater A.D.H.D. Risk in Children
Researchers reviewed data from more than 56 million pregnancies to examine the connection between diabetes and A.D.H.D., autism and intellectual disability.The New York Times - 2d -
Survey: Why Non-Tech Workers Don’t Trust AI—and Fear for Their Jobs
A new Pew Research survey shows disparities between AI experts and what the general public thinks. Both groups agree that it will change the workplace.Inc. - 2d -
How the Mediterranean diet and exercise can protect bone health in older adults
A lower-calorie Mediterranean diet and regular exercise may help older women lose weight without causing bone density loss, new research suggests.NBC News - 2d -
Steve Jobs’s Unexpected Secret to Being More Creative (Backed by Neuroscience)
Idle time is wasted time. Research shows a little boredom can make you more insightful and better able to solve problems.Inc. - 1d