How does grapefruit interact with drugs?
Grapefruit and grapefruit juice can affect the amount of medication that reaches the bloodstream. But why?
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Narcissism and psychopathy are both (weakly) related to makeup habits among women
A recent study published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior sheds new light on the link between makeup use and personality traits among women. The research found that women who use more makeup tend to score higher in traits such…
FBI busts musician’s elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heist
Enlarge (credit: anilyanik via Getty Images) On Wednesday, federal prosecutors charged a North Carolina musician with defrauding streaming services of $10 million through an elaborate scheme involving AI, as reported by The New York Times. Michael Smith, 52, allegedly used…
A new drug shows promise for hot flashes due to menopause
Two clinical trials found that the nonhormonal drug elinzanetant eased hot flashes and improved sleep, two common menopause symptoms.
Asteroid slams into Earth triggering stunning green ‘fireball’ above the Philippines — 8 hours after it was 1st spotted
On Wednesday (Sept. 4), astronomers spotted a never-before-seen asteroid, 2024 RW1, around eight hours before it entered Earth’s atmosphere. The “harmless” space rock quickly burned up as predicted, creating a bright green streak across the night sky before spectacularly exploding.
New AI standards group wants to make data scraping opt-in
Enlarge / They know… (credit: Aurich / Getty) The first wave of major generative AI tools largely were trained on “publicly available” data—basically, anything and everything that could be scraped from the Internet. Now, sources of training data are increasingly…
1,500-year-old gold coins from Byzantine Empire discovered in medieval dwelling in Bulgaria
Archaeologists in Bulgaria have discovered a medieval house that contained even older gold coins, which date to the reign of the Byzantine emperor Justinian the Great.
Depressive women are less consistent in use of contraceptives
Recent research conducted in Germany explored the links between depression, pregnancy ambivalence, and contraceptive use among individuals who do not wish to become pregnant or conceive a child. Among women, more severe depressive symptoms were associated with less consistent contraceptive…
A next-gen pain drug shows promise, but chronic suffers need more options
A new painkiller nearing approval called suzetrigine may prove to be an opioid alternative. But for many with chronic pain, treatment must go beyond pills.
Radical quantum computing theory could lead to more powerful machines than previously imagined
Scientists have just theorized how to connect quantum processors over vast distances to form a giant quantum computing network that acts as a single machine.
