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Latest What Does It Really Mean to Be ‘Codependent’?

What Does It Really Mean to Be ‘Codependent’?

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

Relationships can be inconvenient—but we all depend on others.

Latest In South Carolina, Nikki Haley’s Bill Comes Due

In South Carolina, Nikki Haley’s Bill Comes Due

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

The state’s GOP primary showed that Donald Trump is dominant yet still vulnerable.

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[36. Violence: Patri-confessional]

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

A poem for Sunday

Latest How Donald Trump Became Unbeatable

How Donald Trump Became Unbeatable

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

How did we get here again?

Latest Jesus of the Small Screen

Jesus of the Small Screen

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

I didn’t expect to find a television series drawn from the Bible so compelling.

Nature & & science Does this drone image show a newborn white shark? Experts aren’t sure

Does this drone image show a newborn white shark? ...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

If a claim of the first-ever sighting of a newborn white shark holds, it could help solve a mystery of where adult white sharks gi...

Nature & & science 50 years ago, evidence showed that an extinct human ancestor walked upright

50 years ago, evidence showed that an extinct huma...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

Fossil finds have since pushed back the ability of hominids to walk on two legs by millions of years.

Nature & & science These South American cave paintings reveal a surprisingly old tradition

These South American cave paintings reveal a surpr...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

Radiocarbon dates point to an artistic design practice that began in Patagonia almost 8,200 years ago, several millennia earlier t...

Nature & & science Could a rice-meat hybrid be what’s for dinner?

Could a rice-meat hybrid be what’s for dinner?

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

A hybrid food that combines rice, animal cells and fish gelatin could one day be a more sustainable way to produce meat.

Nature & & science U.S. opioid deaths are out of control. Can safe injection sites help?

U.S. opioid deaths are out of control. Can safe in...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

A new NIH study will evalute the only two officially sanctioned sites, in New York City, and a future site in Providence, R.I.

Nature & & science NASA’s OSIRIS-REx nabbed over 120 grams of space rocks from asteroid Bennu

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx nabbed over 120 grams of space r...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

After being stymied by two stuck screws, NASA finally accessed a trove of Bennu asteroid bits. Mission scientist Harold Connolly t...

Nature & & science Mixing up root microbes can boost tea’s flavor

Mixing up root microbes can boost tea’s flavor

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

Inoculating tea plant roots with nitrogen-metabolizing bacteria enhances synthesis of theanine, an amino acid that gives tea its s...

Nature & & science Newfound immune cells are responsible for long-lasting allergies

Newfound immune cells are responsible for long-las...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

A specialized type of immune cell appears primed to make the type of antibodies that lead to allergies, two research groups report...

Nature & & science Taking a weight-loss drug reduced a craving for opioids

Taking a weight-loss drug reduced a craving for op...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

Early results from 20 people with opioid use disorder raise hopes that popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy can tackle opioid add...

Nature & & science Here’s how scientists reached nuclear fusion ‘ignition’ for the first time

Here’s how scientists reached nuclear fusion ‘igni...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

The first fusion experiment to produce an energy excess required meticulous planning and also revealed a long-predicted heating ph...

Nature & & science Ancient viruses helped speedy nerves evolve

Ancient viruses helped speedy nerves evolve

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

A retrovirus embedded in the DNA of some vertebrates helps turn on production of a protein needed to insulate nerve cells, aiding ...

Nature & & science Messed-up metabolism during development may lead guts to coil the wrong way

Messed-up metabolism during development may lead g...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

Tadpoles exposed to a metabolism-disrupting herbicide had malformed intestines, providing clues to a human condition called intest...

Nature & & science The first U.S. lunar lander since 1972 touches down on the moon

The first U.S. lunar lander since 1972 touches dow...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

Odysseus, the first spacecraft to land on the moon since NASA’s Apollo 17, ended up tipped on its side but it appears to be operat...

Nature & & science The United States was on course to eliminate syphilis. Now it’s surging

The United States was on course to eliminate syphi...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

Science News spoke with expert Allison Agwu about what’s driving the surge and how we can better prevent the disease.

Nature & & science Physicist Sekazi Mtingwa considers himself an apostle of science

Physicist Sekazi Mtingwa considers himself an apos...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

After big contributions in accelerator physics, Sekazi Mtingwa has been focused on opening science for everyone.

Nature & & science Ancient trees’ gnarled, twisted shapes provide irreplaceable habitats

Ancient trees’ gnarled, twisted shapes provide irr...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

Traits that help trees live for hundreds of years also foster forest life, one reason why old growth forest conservation is crucia...

Nature & & science 50 years ago, computers helped speed up drug discovery

50 years ago, computers helped speed up drug disco...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

In 1974, a computer program helped researchers search for promising cancer drugs. Today, AI is helping speed up drug discovery.

Nature & & science JWST spies hints of a neutron star left behind by supernova 1987A

JWST spies hints of a neutron star left behind by ...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

Signs of highly ionized atoms in dusty clouds at SN 1987A’s explosion site suggest a powerful source of X-rays — likely a neutron ...

Health Parents Scrambling After Asthma Inhaler Flovent Removed From Market

Parents Scrambling After Asthma Inhaler Flovent Re...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- A popular asthma inhaler was discontinued on Jan. 1, and the business move has left families scramblin...

Health Healthy Living Can Prevent Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Healthy Living Can Prevent Irritable Bowel Syndrom...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Folks who follow a healthy lifestyle are less likely to wind up with a case of irritable bowel syndrom...

Health Out-of-Pocket Costs Are Tough on Americans With Diabetes

Out-of-Pocket Costs Are Tough on Americans With Di...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- People with diabetes have to spend a ton of money to stay healthy, a new study reports. Total and out-...

Health Which Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence Is Best for You?

Which Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence Is B...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- If you're female and you lose bladder control upon exertion -- sneezing, coughing, laughing, lifting s...

Health Cutting Out Meat Might Help Prevent Snoring: Study

Cutting Out Meat Might Help Prevent Snoring: Study

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- A person’s diet can influence their risk of obstructive sleep apnea, a new study says. Those who eat a...

Health Remains Show Prehistoric Peoples Cared for Those With Down Syndrome

Remains Show Prehistoric Peoples Cared for Those W...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Rare gene-driven defects such as Down syndrome have occurred among human beings for many thousands of ...

Health Treating Vaginal Dryness Around and After Menopause

Treating Vaginal Dryness Around and After Menopaus...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Postmenopausal or peri-menopausal women are often hampered by vaginal dryness, which can put the brake...

Health Menthols Ban Would Slash U.S. Smoking Rates: Study

Menthols Ban Would Slash U.S. Smoking Rates: Study

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- A ban on menthol cigarettes would likely lead to a meaningful reduction in smoking rates, a new review...

Health Alabama Supreme Court Rules Frozen Embryos Are Children

Alabama Supreme Court Rules Frozen Embryos Are Chi...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- In a ruling that could drastically limit future infertility care, the Alabama Supreme Court has ruled ...

Health WHO Reports 79% Increase in Measles Cases Worldwide

WHO Reports 79% Increase in Measles Cases Worldwid...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Measles cases around the globe have climbed 79%, with over 300,000 cases reported last year, World Hea...

Health Mercury Levels in Tuna Haven't Budged Since 1971

Mercury Levels in Tuna Haven't Budged Since 1971

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Mercury levels in tuna haven’t changed since 1971, despite efforts to reduce emissions of the toxic me...

Health This Election Year, Health Care Costs Top Voter Concerns: Poll

This Election Year, Health Care Costs Top Voter Co...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Unexpected medical bills and high health care costs are dominating an election where kitchen table eco...

Health Move to Electric Vehicles Could Prevent Millions of Child Asthma Attacks Each Year

Move to Electric Vehicles Could Prevent Millions o...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- If all cars and trucks sold in America were "zero emission" by 2040 and the country's electric grid wa...

Health Recognize the Signs of Burnout in Yourself and Others

Recognize the Signs of Burnout in Yourself and Oth...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- Burnout: It's a common enough concept, but how do you know if you're experiencing it at work and at hom...

Health Scientists May Have Spotted a Key to Long COVID

Scientists May Have Spotted a Key to Long COVID

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Infection with the COVID-19 virus triggers the production of an immune system protein that's long been ...

Health Families of Infertile Men Face Higher Cancer Risks

Families of Infertile Men Face Higher Cancer Risks

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- A deficiency or absence of viable sperm in a man's semen could spell danger for him and those closely r...

Health Long Hours Watching Videos May Stunt Toddlers' Language Development

Long Hours Watching Videos May Stunt Toddlers' Lan...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- Television has been wryly referred to as the “electronic babysitter,” but a new study argues TV or othe...

Health Jill Biden Announces $100 Million for Research on Women's Health

Jill Biden Announces $100 Million for Research on ...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY. Feb. 22, 2024 -- First Lady Jill Biden on Wednesday announced $100 million in federal funding to fuel research into wome...

Health Nearly 4 in 10 Americans Know Someone Who's Died From Drug Overdose

Nearly 4 in 10 Americans Know Someone Who's Died F...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- More than two in every five Americans know someone who’s died from a drug overdose, a new study shows. ...

Health Could Hair Loss Drug Finasteride Help Men's Hearts?

Could Hair Loss Drug Finasteride Help Men's Hearts...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- The common hair-loss drug in Propecia and Proscar might lower men’s risk of heart disease by lowering c...

Health Don't Use Smartwatches That Claim to Measure Blood Sugar, FDA Warns

Don't Use Smartwatches That Claim to Measure Blood...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- Some Americans living with diabetes are using smartwatches and smart rings that claim to be able to tra...

Health Dirty Air Could Be Raising Your Alzheimer's Risk

Dirty Air Could Be Raising Your Alzheimer's Risk

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- People exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution are more likely to have more amyloid pla...

Health Want to Boost Your Preschoolers' Language Skills? Reminisce With Them

Want to Boost Your Preschoolers' Language Skills? ...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Talking about the “good old days” might elicit eye rolls from teenagers, but it could be the key to boo...

Health Protecting Yourself From Winter Weather Injuries

Protecting Yourself From Winter Weather Injuries

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2024 -- Falls, frostbite, fractures: They are all potential hazards of icy winter conditions. But experts say t...

Health U.S. Safety Protocols Stopped TB in Imported Lab Monkeys From Spreading to Humans

U.S. Safety Protocols Stopped TB in Imported Lab M...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- Rigorous safety protocols prevented an outbreak of tuberculosis last year in lab monkeys imported to th...

Health Wendy Williams Diagnosed With Frontotemporal Dementia

Wendy Williams Diagnosed With Frontotemporal Demen...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemp...

Health 1 in 3 Trans Masculine People Taking Testosterone Can Still Ovulate: Study

1 in 3 Trans Masculine People Taking Testosterone ...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- A third of trans masculine people who have undergone testosterone therapy and have stopped menstruating a...

Health Microplastics Found in Human Placentas

Microplastics Found in Human Placentas

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- Microscopic bits of plastic have been found lodged in tissues in much of the human body, and new research...

Health School Lockdown Drills Help Students Feel Safer: Study

School Lockdown Drills Help Students Feel Safer: S...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- Lockdown drills have become a shudder-inducing part of American life, preparing kids to lie low and keep ...

Health Food-Focused Toddlers at Higher Risk for Eating Disorders as Teens

Food-Focused Toddlers at Higher Risk for Eating Di...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- Toddlers who are really into their food might have a higher risk of developing an eating disorder once th...

Health Is a 'Universal' Snake Venom Antidote Near?

Is a 'Universal' Snake Venom Antidote Near?

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- A “universal” antivenom can block the lethal toxins in the venoms of a wide variety of poisonous snakes f...

Health Will Your Knee Replacement Need a Second Surgery?

Will Your Knee Replacement Need a Second Surgery?

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- Increasingly, knee replacement surgeries are requiring follow-up operations when post-op complications ar...

Health AI Outperforms Eye Docs in Managing Glaucoma

AI Outperforms Eye Docs in Managing Glaucoma

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- Artificial intelligence can match and even outperform human eye doctors in diagnosing an...

Health Poll Shows Strong Support Among Black Voters for Menthols Ban

Poll Shows Strong Support Among Black Voters for M...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- Black voters support a ban on menthol cigarettes by a wide margin, refuting claims that such a ban would ...

Health How to Keep the 'Ozempic Effect' Going: Exercise

How to Keep the 'Ozempic Effect' Going: Exercise

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- An open question for weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound has been whether folks will keep...

Health Florida Surgeon General Defies CDC Guidance Amid School Measles Outbreak

Florida Surgeon General Defies CDC Guidance Amid S...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- Amid an outbreak of measles at a Florida elementary school, the state's surgeon general has defied federa...

Health Young Workers' Injuries Rise After Recreational Marijuana Sales Made Legal

Young Workers' Injuries Rise After Recreational Ma...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- After states legalize the sale of weed for recreational use, on-the-job injuries rise among younger worke...

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