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I post news mostly about science and medical related research. Some music might slip in here or there! My brain is curious and my heart is caring, so that makes me a democrat, at least in my eyes!
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Creatine may preserve muscle during weight loss while boosting strength
Creatine has become one of the most talked-about supplements for building muscle, boosting performance and supporting healthy aging. New research from Texas A&M University suggests its potential b...
medicalxpress.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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It’s National Talk Like a Pirate 🏴‍☠️ Day

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As you are out and about today, don't be surprised if people are saying, "Ahoy Matey," "Avast," "Aye, Aye Capt'n," "Land ho!" "Hornpipe," and many other pirate-like phrases, because it's International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

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1893 New Zealand becomes the first country to grant all women the right to vote 1901 Eleven baseball games are canceled due to the funeral of President William McKinley 1934 Bruno Haptmann arrested for kidnapping Lindbergh baby 1940 Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz in order to smuggle out information and start a resistance 1952 "Adventures of Superman" TV series starring George Reeves premieres in syndication in the US 1960 Chubby Checker's cover version of "The Twist" hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 1976 New York concert promoter Sid Bernstein offers $230 million to charity for a Beatles reunion; they politely decline 1989 Appeals court restores America's Cup to US after NY Supreme Court gave it to NZ 1995 The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber's manifesto 2020 US President Donald Trump vows to swear in a new Supreme Court judge, despite the election being only 45 days away 2025 US military carries out third lethal strike in international waters of suspected drug smuggling vessel, killing three people
September 19, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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BepiColombo Makes Up-Close Measurement of Mercury's Solar Bombardment
BepiColombo's measurements of particle bombardment at Mercury will help assess the impact of space storms on Mercury's surface and on Earth's atmosphere.
www.universetoday.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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Get your teeth into the cutting edge of materials science – Physics World
Robert P Crease discovers the true extent of materials science in a dental lab
physicsworld.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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The Red Planet Has a Purple Side
Mars appears red because of iron oxides in the regolith. But it's not uniformly red. Different lighting conditions and different materials accumulated on the surface can make it appear purple, as in t...
www.universetoday.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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How Close Are We to Superconductors That Are Actually Practical?
For decades, physicists have used superconductors to explore the weirdest aspects of reality. But they always need to be so cold?
gizmodo.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds
Stanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more.
med.stanford.edu
September 19, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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Europe's earliest glacier loss day in years signals a reckoning for the Alps
On June 29, 2026, the snow accumulated by Switzerland's glaciers over the course of the previous winter had melted. Known as Glacier Loss Day, this date marks the point at which further melting begins...
phys.org
September 19, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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Scientists solve a 50-year mystery and discover a new human blood group
Scientists have identified the genetic cause behind the mysterious AnWj blood group antigen, solving a puzzle that began in 1972 and establishing a new blood group system called MAL. The discovery cou...
www.sciencedaily.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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Scientists discover the first diplodocus ever found outside North America
A 150-million-year-old dinosaur fossil from Spain has been identified as the first confirmed Diplodocus ever found outside North America. The giant sauropod measured about 25 meters long and was prese...
www.sciencedaily.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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Scientists discover cells that cheat death and rebuild damaged tissue
Scientists discovered a population of cells that can start the process of programmed cell death, survive it, and then help rapidly rebuild damaged tissue. Their descendants become far more resistant t...
www.sciencedaily.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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Caltech’s tiny new chip can steer light in 74 quadrillionths of a second
A new Caltech device can redirect a beam of light in just 74 femtoseconds using another beam and a nanoscale silicon metasurface. The breakthrough could pave the way for dramatically faster photonic c...
www.sciencedaily.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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Eating more eggs and peanuts while pregnant does not prevent infant allergies, clinical trial finds
Millions of people around the globe might never know the taste of a PB&J sandwich or crème brûlée because of severe peanut and egg allergies. For a long time, avoiding exposure to allergy-causing ...
medicalxpress.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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Gene that drives blood cancer drug resistance uncovered with new CRISPR activation tool
Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown gene that causes resistance to a leading blood cancer drug, as well as several genes that accelerate lymphoma growth, using a powerful new CRISPR activa...
medicalxpress.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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Chronic stress may trigger hidden inflammation that damages the heart
Chronic stress from people's everyday lives may be causing lasting structural changes to the heart, harming health and reducing life expectancy.
medicalxpress.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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New sepsis guidelines seek to reduce infection's deadly toll
A UVA Health doctor and other leading national experts have developed new guidelines to improve care for patients who develop sepsis, a dangerous full-body infection that kills at least 350,000 Americ...
medicalxpress.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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Seven ways coffee affects your body beyond caffeine, from gut microbes to iron
Coffee is best known, and perhaps most valued, for its caffeine and its ability to make us feel more awake and alert. But coffee is much more than caffeine dissolved in hot water.
medicalxpress.com
September 18, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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Microbes may survive at the Moon's south pole – Physics World
Manned missions to the lunar polar regions must limit the unintended transfer of Earth life forms, say scientists
physicsworld.com
September 18, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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Researchers Develop a Way to Check the Weather on a Exoplanet
Scientists from Trinity have developed a powerful way to unravel the changing weather patterns on distant worlds. Using this approach, they discovered that the weather on a well-studied brown dwarf, “...
www.universetoday.com
September 18, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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North Korea’s Underground Nuclear Tests Are Reactivating Dormant Earthquake Fault Lines
Scientists recorded 1,399 local quakes since North Korea began its underground nuclear tests—a spike unlike anything the region has seen since seismic activity was first catalogued there.
gizmodo.com
September 18, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Galaxies housing the James Webb Space Telescope's mysterious 'Little Red Dots' might've revealed their secrets
"We hadn't seen anything like this in the local universe."
www.space.com
September 18, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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A dolphin named Bubbles makes other fish vomit, then eats it
Dolphins are predators and actively hunt their prey, whether it's been stolen from another species or not.”...
arstechnica.com
September 18, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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Scientists Map Hidden Protein Network That Helps Red Blood Cells Adapt to Oxygen
They account for nearly 83% of all cells in the human body, yet red blood cells are often portrayed as little more than bags of hemoglobin ferrying oxygen from the lungs to the heart and beyond. But n...
news.cuanschutz.edu
September 18, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Cyborg Roaches Can Stab You With Needles
Remote-control robot bugs could deliver lifesaving aid to disaster victims
spectrum.ieee.org
September 18, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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New Study: Blood Test Shows Promise for Detecting Pancreatic Cancer at Its Earliest Stages
PANXEON, which combines multiple biomarkers, also identified a precancerous condition of the pancreas, potentially opening a path to intervention before invasive cancer develops
www.cityofhope.org
September 18, 2026 at 12:05 PM