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You’re reading our weekly Well+Being newsletter. Register here Delivered to your inbox every Thursday.Happy Shark Awareness Day! (The official awareness day is this Sunday.) To celebrate, take our Shark Quiz. This week we write about sleep, aging well, and dealing with jealousy. Plus, we’ve got our weekly “joy” snacks. But first…Must-read articles this week:Are you afraid of sharks? Take the quiz This is to reassure you.Why heat causes headaches WorkaroundWhat you need to know about these 6 popular products Home tests for allergies, cancer, etc.Doctors couldn’t find the cause of my chest pain. It took me years to find the…

Shelley Duvall, the slender, wide-eyed actress who charmed audiences in acclaimed 1970s films like “Nashville” and “Three Women” and then delivered an unforgettable performance while being pursued by an axe-wielding Jack Nicholson in “The Shining,” died on July 11 at her home in Blanco, Texas. She was 75.Duvall’s friend and publicist, Gary Springer, said the cause of death was complications from diabetes.Since her film debut in 1970 in Robert Altman’s black comedy “Brewster McCloud,” Duvall has established herself as one of the most versatile and distinctive actors of the “New Hollywood” era. Though she had no acting training or experience,…

A pump jack extracts oil from the ground in North Dakota, May 19, 2021. The federal government on Thursday announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil Co. for alleged air pollution violations at the company’s oil and gas operations on the Forth Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. Matt Brown/AP Hide caption Toggle caption Matt Brown/AP The federal government on Thursday announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil Co. over alleged air pollution violations at the company’s oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The EPA and Justice Department said the settlement…

In modern language models, GPT-4o and Gemini 1.5 Prois touted as “multimodal” – able to understand images and audio as well as text – but new research shows that this isn’t actually the case. look In the way you’d expect them to see. In fact, they might not see at all. Let’s be clear up front: no one is claiming that this AI can see like a human can (well, maybe some people do). But the marketing and benchmarks used to promote these models use phrases like “visual capabilities” and “visual understanding” to describe how the models see and analyze…

China is making a bold attempt to target small, less hazardous asteroids approaching Earth and slam them into place at high speeds to deflect them. China’s asteroid deflection test, a project similar to NASA’s recent DART mission, could take place as early as 2027. Recent paper In Deep Space Exploration Journal China has revealed new details about an upcoming planetary defense mission that will serve the dual purpose of studying ancient space rocks while also providing clues about their origins. China first announced plans to launch an asteroid deflection mission in late 2022, with two spacecraft launching in 2025 to…

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – Legacy Health and Providence released separate statements Thursday saying doctors ignored infection control procedures, potentially exposing thousands of patients to the disease.Legacy Health said it is sending letters to 221 patients informing them of the breach.”Patient safety is our top priority, and we are in the process of sending letters to notify the 221 patients who may have been affected,” Legacy Health said in a statement. “Upon learning of this situation, we immediately suspended the provider and initiated a comprehensive investigation in accordance with regulations and our own policies and procedures. Our community should be aware…

Former NASA astronaut Ronald Galland didn’t just spend 178 days floating in space to find out that the Earth isn’t flat.Rather, he said, we All humans live by telling lies. The 62-year-old was looking out over the Earth, but what he found was unexpected.During his career, he flew 71 million miles in 2,842 orbits. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Ronald has certainly experienced the “overview effect” many times.NASA astronaut Ron Garant wakes up in space (ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)This term is scientist It’s the same “unexpected, overwhelming emotion” that astronauts feel when they look down at Earth from space.A…

summary: In a groundbreaking study, scientists have uncovered the molecular makeup of the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Using cryo-electron tomography and fluorescence microscopy, the researchers created 3D maps of the proteins that cause dementia, including beta-amyloid and tau.The study provides new insight into how these proteins disrupt communication between cells and cause the symptoms of Alzheimer’s, a discovery that could pave the way for new treatments for neurological disorders.Key Facts:Innovative Imaging: Cryo-electron tomography and fluorescence microscopy used for protein mapping.Main proteins: We focus on beta-amyloid plaques and tau filaments, which are crucial in Alzheimer’s disease.Future treatments: This insight…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) Alec Baldwin ‘s lawyers questioned a crime scene technician who argued that the search for the live bullet that was loaded into the actor’s handgun and killed cinematographer Halina Hutchins was sloppy and inadequate.On the second day of Baldwin’s manslaughter trial in New Mexico, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer sided with the prosecution on Thursday, allowing key testimony that showed Baldwin’s knowledge of guns and the power of blank shots.Earlier, Alex Spiro grilled Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department technician Marissa Poppel specifically about search warrants served on a prop truck on the set of “Lust” a week…

The fastest high school sprinter in history is suing Gatorade, claiming the company provided him with a fraudulently certified product that contained banned substances, resulting in him being banned from athletics for four years and losing his chance to compete in the Paris Olympics. Olympic.Issam Assinga, the Surinamese teenager who set the under-20 world record in the 100 meters, said Gatorade provided him with a gift basket containing Gatorade Recovery gummies when it honored him as its high school track and field athlete of the year in July 2023. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the 19-year-old Assinga claims those gummies…