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Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have an increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and thinking problems, according to a new study.
HELP committee chair Bill Cassidy, R-La., had invited Kennedy to testify April 10 on the sweeping layoffs of federal health workers Kennedy ordered last month. A hearing could still take place later.
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"Just spent the morning digging into the world of pharmaceuticals and I'm blown away by the complexities of drafting effective drug patent applications. The team at Drug Patent Watch has done an incredible job of breaking down the key considerations for turning scientific discoveries into market power. From understanding the nuances of patent law to leveraging data-driven strategies, it's clear that the stakes are high in this space.
MONDAY, April 7, 2025 -- Some recent cuts at U.S. government health agencies may be reversed, including a key program that tracks lead exposure in children, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said last week.The lead.
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Metadata contention in Unity Catalog can occur in high-throughput Databricks environments, slowing down user queries and impacting performance across the platform. Our Finops strategy shifts left on performance. However, we have found scenarios where clients are still experiencing query slowdowns intermittently and even on optimized queries. As our client’s lakehouse footprint grows, we are seeing an emerging pattern where stress on Unity Catalog can have a downstream drag on performance a
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In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of South Africa, archaeologists discovered thousands of stone tools, created by ancient humans roughly 20,000 years ago. By examining tiny details in the chipped edges of the blades and stones, archaeologists are able to tell how the tools were made -- which revealed that people were sharing crafting techniques over wide distances.
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