We all age at different rates. A longevity lab in Chicago can calculate your rate of aging, and hopes to find ways to slow it down to give people more …
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Ketamine economy: New mental health clinics pop up with few rules : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPatients report that ketamine infusions can be lifesaving, with immediate improvement for severe depression. But dosage and safety measures vary widely at the hundreds of clinics that have opened. Yana …
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Delayed menthol cigarette ban spurs debate over impact on Black Americans : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLeft: A Kool cigarettes advertisement targeting Black communities for a sponsored event, the Kool Jazz Festival; Right: A Kent cigarettes ad targeting Black smokers. Stanford Research into the Impact of …
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This 1966 microscope photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a tissue sample with the presence of numerous, corkscrew-shaped, darkly-stained, Treponema pallidum spirochetes, the bacterium …
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A Tennessee lawmaker helped pass a strict abortion law. He's now trying to loosen it
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLaws on abortion are out of step with public opinion. One Republican legislator in Tennessee is working to establish exceptions to his state’s strict abortion laws, but he faces a …
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For Chicago’s new migrants, pop-up support groups can help ease mental distress : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJorge Rubiano outside a temporary migrant shelter where he stayed after arriving in Chicago last summer from Colombia. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ hide caption toggle caption Manuel Martinez/WBEZ Jorge Rubiano outside a …
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Developments in brain implants for humans revive reminders of neurorights
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesElon Musk says the first human has received a brain implant from his Neuralink company. NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to Rafael Yuste of Columbia University and co-founder of the Neurorights …
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink has put in its first human brain implant : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNeuralink has conducted its first surgical test of a brain implant, Elon Musk says. An example of the device, whose size has been compared to a coin and which has …
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A Holocaust survivor identifies with the pain of both sides in the Israel-Hamas war
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs a girl of 10, Estelle Laughlin and her family were forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, then sent to a concentration camp. She lived through the Nazi genocide. This new …
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Goats, are you paying attention to our tone of voice? A new study tries to answer that question. It involved 27 goats, a loudspeaker and recordings of the phrase “Hey, …