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Scientists have created robots the size of a pencil tip intended to travel through the body to deliver medicine to infections inside a beating heart. The bots, designed to replace risky open-heart surgery and ineffective IV-drug therapy to treat life-threatening heart infections, could also be used to less invasively and more precisely treat other hard-to-reach diseases, including cancer. “With just a little…
Consumers who buy Affordable Care Act health insurance are going to see changes both big and small as open enrollment for 2027 coverage kicks off. These include premium increases, possible additional identity checks, potential delays in working with a broker, and new limits on which immigrants can get subsidies. Shoppers need to plan accordingly. Open enrollment starts Nov. 1 in most states. Idaho, Connecticut, and…
Halloween excitement, not sugar, may be behind your child’s “sugar rush,” experts say. Your child eats a handful of Halloween candy and suddenly seems to be bouncing off the walls. It may be tempting to blame the sugar, but there could be a simpler explanation: Halloween is exciting. Kids are dressing up, running around the neighborhood, seeing friends, and coming home with a haul of treats they don’t usually have.…
Polling is facing an existential crisis. People aren't picking up the phone. Nobody wants to talk to pollsters. Trust is on the line. We pluck a solution from the economics canon and convince a polling firm to let us test it. Today on the show, we head to Marist College — home of
My guest today is Bill Gates, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft and chairman of the Gates Foundation. You may have noticed Bill in the news more lately — he’s been on something of a tour for the past few months talking about AI risk, and how crucial it is that we start takin
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain how to develop a rational supplementation protocol tailored to your specific needs, nutrition and budget. I discuss foundational supplements and single-ingredient supplements for sleep, hormone support and cognitive enhancement a
On October 17, students and union leaders across France had been scheduled to protest the high cost of living and other societal concerns in the country. But the highly anticipated demonstrations were hijacked by violent unrest.
“Hi, I’m Taylor.” That was the plot twist. Until the moment that Taylor Swift introduced herself to Tim McGraw, immediately after singing the song “Tim McGraw” to him, I hadn’t even considered the possibility that Taylor Swift hadn’t met Tim McGraw. For all I knew, “Tim McGraw,”
The best garden plot has been abandoned for months. Who gets to take it?
Garden plots have a three-year waiting list. One member's plot has gone untended for months and messages go unanswered, but other gardeners know they recently faced serious health problems.
Your dinner guest arrives with their dog. Do you let both of them in?
A friend appears at your carefully planned dinner with a large dog they never mentioned. They say the dog becomes anxious when left alone and will sit quietly. Another guest is uneasy around animals, and your lease forbids pets.