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By Pooja Toshniwal Paharia Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. Jun 20 2024 In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers combined mass spectrometry-based proteomic phenotyping with machine learning to identify blood biomarkers in early Parkinson's disease (PD). Study: Plasma proteomics identify biomarkers predicting Parkinson’s disease up to 7 years before symptom onset. Image Credit:

Bee pollen is produced by combining honey, enzymes, flower pollen, nectar, wax and bee secretions. Foraging honey bees collect pollen from plants and transport it to the beehive, where it is stored and used as food for the rest of the colony. Keep in mind that bee pollen is different from other bee products such

Food preservation is an important skill for preppers and survivalists. There are many food preservation methods, butone traditionalmethod that has stood the test of time is salting or curing.(h/t to Prepper.life) Salting has been used for centuries to prepare food that will remain edible for extended periods, especially back when refrigeration and modern preservation methods

Knowledge base — When did humans start social knowledge accumulation? Study suggests our ancestors were building on past knowledge by 600,000 years ago. John Timmer – Jun 18, 2024 10:33 pm UTC EnlargeIURII BUKHTA reader comments 67 A key aspect of humans’ evolutionary success is the fact that we don’t have to learn how to

As a prepper, it’s important to learn about the many survival uses of simple items like coffee filters. This ensures that when SHTF, you know that you can use coffee filters as a firestarter or a disposable plate. (h/t to UrbanSurvivalSite.com) Note that for some of the uses listed below, a different item like a

The following book excerpt comes from False Flag: Why Queer Politics Mean the End of America , by Joy Pullmann (Regnery/Skyhorse Publishing. Ju ne 18, 2024.) As Nathaniel Blake writes , the LGBTQ movement was built on a lie, and it is now breaking the promises it made to secure support from ordinary Americans. That

The last update? — MacBook Air gets hosed, other models hold steady in macOS 15 as Intel support fades Sequoia is both more and less generous to Intel Macs, depending on the model. Andrew Cunningham – Jun 18, 2024 12:50 pm UTC EnlargeAurich Lawson reader comments 180 As the Intel Mac era has wound down

Raising the price limit — AT&T imposes $10 price hike on most of its older unlimited plans Price hike paired with data boosts to make “unlimited” plans a bit less limited. Jon Brodkin – Jun 18, 2024 9:03 pm UTC EnlargeGetty Images | Ronald Martinez reader comments 39 AT&T is imposing $10 and $20 monthly

“Driving women away” — Lawsuit: Meta engineer told to resign after calling out sexist hiring practices Meta managers are accused of retaliation and covering up mistreatment of women. Ashley Belanger – Jun 18, 2024 9:54 pm UTC EnlargeChesnot / Contributor | Getty Images Entertainment reader comments 98 Meta got hit Tuesday with a lawsuit alleging

adventures in living candy — Runways latest AI video generator brings giant cotton candy monsters to life New Gen-3 Alpha AI video generator can create detailed humans and surreal situations. Benj Edwards – Jun 18, 2024 9:41 pm UTC Enlarge / Screen capture of a Runway Gen-3 Alpha video generated with the prompt “A giant

1.6K A few years ago, an expat friend of mine asked if I could transport some cash to her passport country, to which I was traveling. I agreed, not thinking much of it. Since we were both incredibly underpaid English teachers at that time, I expected that she would be sending only a few hundred

If the Affordable Care Act were terminated, that would mean over a hundred million Americans will lose protections for preexisting conditions. President Joe Biden in a campaign advertisement, May 8 President Joe Bidens reelection campaign wants voters to contrast his record on health care policy with his predecessors. In May, Bidens campaign began airing a

Taking the fall — Many stunt performers are reluctant to report head injuries, study finds “This population doesnt often seek medical help out of fear of being unemployed. Jennifer Ouellette – Jun 17, 2024 10:53 pm UTC Enlarge / Ryan Gosling in The Fall Guy.Universal Pictures reader comments 32 Ryan Gosling plays a Hollywood stuntman

orange express — Hello sunshine: We test McLarens drop-top hybrid Artura Spider The addition of a retractable roof makes this Artura the one to pick. Jonathan M. Gitlin – Jun 16, 2024 11:01 pm UTC Enlarge / The introduction of model year 2025 brings a retractable hard-top option for the McLaren Artura, plus a host

Not surprised — Adobes hidden cancellation fee is unlawful, FTC suit says Adobe knowingly “trapped” customers into annual subscriptions, the FTC alleged. Ashley Belanger – Jun 17, 2024 8:05 pm UTC EnlargeBloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg reader comments 153 Adobe prioritized profits while spending years ignoring numerous complaints from users struggling to cancel costly subscriptions

Tener gripe, tener gripa, engriparse, agriparse, estar agripado, estar griposo, agarrar la gripe, coger la influenza. In Spanish, there are at least a dozen ways to say someone has the flu depending on the country. This story also ran on Los Angeles Times. It can be republished for free. Are you covered by Medi-Cal? We