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An FDA Committee Just Voted in Favor of Peptides--Despite the Agency's Opposition

TIME - Tech

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The Great Peptide Cash Grab Has Begun

WIRED

The FDA could decide whether to loosen rules around peptide production this week. Some telehealth players are already seeing dollar signs. Has anyone tried to sell you peptides yet? Once a niche interest among bodybuilders and biohackers, peptides are an increasingly popular class of substance hyped by both fringe influencers and the current US Secretary of Health and Human Services. Earlier this year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the podcaster Joe Rogan that the government intended to loosen restrictions on peptide production.


Is It Safe to Leave Bottled Water in the Sun?

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Robot stress test: Narwal's 1,500 mop vs. my nightmare messes

PCWorld

PCWorld tested the $1,500 Narwal Flow 2 robot vacuum/mop against eight challenging messes including raw egg, olive oil, coffee spills, and mud to evaluate its premium cleaning capabilities. The device excelled at tough stains by intelligently switching between vacuum and mop modes, effectively cleaning most spills with minimal residue remaining. Despite strong overall performance, the Flow 2 struggles with grout cleaning and requires weekly maintenance to prevent odors from improper drying. If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing right--and if a robot is going to clean up my place, it better do a good job. That's the stance I took when Narwal sent me its luxury Flow 2 robot vacuum/mop.


Yes, you can be allergic to water

Popular Science

For people with aquagenic urticaria, even a quick shower has consequences. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. While people can be allergic to water, the condition is very rare. Only 100 to 150 cases have ever been reported. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week.


The Download: OpenAI is building a fully automated researcher, and a psychedelic trial blind spot

MIT Technology Review

Plus: OpenAI is also creating a super app. OpenAI has a new grand challenge: building an AI researcher--a fully automated agent-based system capable of tackling large, complex problems by itself. The San Francisco firm said the new goal will be its "north star" for the next few years. By September, the company plans to build "an autonomous AI research intern" that can take on a small number of specific research problems. The intern will be the precursor to the fully automated multi-agent system, which is slated to debut in 2028. In an exclusive interview this week, OpenAI's chief scientist, Jakub Pachocki, talked me through the plans.


Mind-altering substances are (still) falling short in clinical trials

MIT Technology Review

Placebo and "knowcebo" effects are a problem. But they can also help people feel better. This week I want to look at where we are with psychedelics, the mind-altering substances that have somehow made the leap from counterculture to major focus of clinical research. Compounds like psilocybin--which is found in magic mushrooms--are being explored for all sorts of health applications, including treatments for depression, PTSD, addiction, and even obesity. Over the last decade, we've seen scientific interest in these drugs explode. But most clinical trials of psychedelics have been small and plagued by challenges.


Boroux Versus Rorra Countertop Water Filters, Tested Head to Head

WIRED

In a world of plastic water filter pitchers, I tested two of the new generation of stainless-steel filter systems. I will admit that the popularity of those giant, stainless steel, gravity-fed water filters remained a mystery to me for some years--even as multi-gallon water filter systems from brands like British Berkefeld and Berkey seemed to proliferate equally among lovers of doomsday prepping and holistic wellness retreats. I have been testing much different breeds of water filters for more than a year now, including reverse osmosis filters and water pitchers. But often, the big water filter tanks have seemed as much like status symbols as functional items. If you see a big gravity-fed filter, you know the person in question is serious about wellness, survival, or both. What changed my mind about these big stainless steel filters was microplastics . Most water filter pitchers are made of BPA-free plastic. But as new research shows that bottled-water drinkers ingest tens of thousands of excess microplastic particles, wellness lovers have begun to look askance at water filters that are themselves made of plastic.


Mystery as Communion bread and wine 'miraculously' appear to turn into human tissue and blood

Daily Mail - Science & tech

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Scientists uncover the origin of three mysterious signals coming from the heart of the Milky Way - and say dark matter is responsible

Daily Mail - Science & tech

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