Barrel Ventures founder Nate Cooper says GLP-1 drugs pose a greater threat to alcohol than snacks, while hemp THC beverages could capture 10% of store alcohol sales if the emerging category remains legal.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched a federal vaccine injury research center and proposed reporting reforms, prompting public health experts to defend existing monitoring systems and warn that the initiative could deepen doubts about vaccines.
The Draconid meteor shower will peak Thursday evening, bringing up to 10 slow moving meteors per hour under favorable moonlight conditions and offering Northern Hemisphere viewers a rare celestial display that is best enjoyed before midnight.
Anthropic says 950 AI agents identified a previously uncharacterized viral system in 21 hours, but researchers say its function remains unknown, the work lacks peer review, and physical experiments must determine whether it has practical value.
AI offers schools a rare opportunity to establish strong safeguards before the technology becomes embedded in childhood, protecting teacher authority, parental rights, student privacy and the demanding intellectual work that produces judgment, resilience and character.
Russia’s limited disclosures about a laboratory worker’s death have left US officials scrambling to assess whether suspected pneumonic plague or another infection poses broader risks, while health experts warn that response systems are already depleted.
Russia says no epidemic threat exists after a Siberian laboratory technician’s unexplained death, but quarantines, hospital precautions, foreign border controls and unanswered questions about another possible illness continue to fuel concern.
Glucosamine was associated with faster progression to dementia among patients with mild cognitive impairment, but researchers stressed that medical record limitations prevent the study from proving causation or establishing a risk for cognitively healthy users.