• KTVZ

    Mexico, a leading producer of illicit fentanyl, can't get enough for medical use, study finds

    MEXICO CITY (AP) — A new report by the Mexican government says the country is facing a dire shortage of fentanyl for medical use, even as Mexican cartels pump out tons of the illicit narcotic. The paradox was reported Friday in a study by Mexico’s National Commission on Mental Health and Addictions. The study did

  • Mexico is the main producer of illicit fentanyl but it can't get enough for medical use, study finds

    A new report by the Mexican government says the country is facing a dire shortage of fentanyl for medical use, even as Mexican cartels pump out tons of the illicit narcotic

  • New study calls into question prior study results that found tumor transmission slowing in Tasmanian devils

    A trio of biologists and veterinarians with CRG Barcelona, the University of Cambridge and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, respectively, has found evidence contradicting results found by a prior team of researchers who claimed that they had found that tumor transmission in Tasmanian devils was slowing.

  • What Data is Google Using to Train Its Gemini?

    Have you heard about Google Gemini? Google Gemini is the rebrand of Google Bard – its first attempt at creating a large language model (LLM) like ChatGPT. It hasn’t quite taken off as planned, with stocks plummeting $70 billion after an issue with the LLM caused it to refuse to generate images of white people. […]

    • KTVZ

    8 emerging uses for medical cannabis

    Stacker identified eight medical conditions where cannabis may be beneficial, either by lessening symptoms or treating the underlying medical problem.

  • Scientists build battery that can charge in seconds

    Breakthrough battery can be used in everything from electric cars to smartphones

  • Luzerne County votes on government study question

    LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's Primary Election Day 2024 and federal, state, and county races are on the ballots. In many races, candidates are running unopposed. Voters in Luzerne County voted on a referendum question regarding a government study commission. Voter turnout is traditionally low in primary elections and the same is true this year. []

  • Study uses thermodynamics to describe expansion of the universe

    The idea that the universe is expanding dates from almost a century ago. It was first put forward by Belgian cosmologist Georges Lemaître (1894–1966) in 1927 and confirmed observationally by American astronomer Edwin Hubble (1889-1953) two years later. Hubble observed that the redshift in the electromagnetic spectrum of the light received from celestial objects was directly proportional to their distance from Earth, which meant that bodies farther away from Earth were moving away faster and the...

  • New small molecule helps scientists study regeneration

    Regenerating damaged tissues or organs has been a dream of scientists for decades. Now, researchers at the FMI and Novartis Biomedical Research have discovered a new molecule that activates a protein involved in regeneration. The tool holds promise for advancing our understanding of how organisms repair damaged tissue.

  • Extend Your Workspace: Use Your iPad as a Second Display for Your Mac

    In this guide, we show you how to use your iPad as a second display with your Mac. If you’re a Mac user looking for more screen real estate, using your iPad could be an excellent option. Thanks to Apple’s innovative Sidecar feature, you can effortlessly or wirelessly connect your iPad to serve as an […]

    • WBRZ

    LSU administration refutes student study about drug use on campus

    BATON ROUGE - An LSU study exposed high drug use on campus, and now LSU claims the university doesn't have a drug problem and researchers used faulty data.Rylye Young, one of the student researchers, is at a loss for words."I think holistically I don't know how anybody could arrive at the position that lsu doesn't have a drug problem," Young said. "We know with the death of Eli Thomas this past semester that students' lives are at risk from fentanyl."A zip code that includes much of campus and...

  • Man Gets $143K Bill After Using Mobile Data Abroad

    Despite the numerous warnings not to use cellular data while traveling internationally, there are still some who make a mistake and activate this. This is because they believe they’ll only use their cellular data for a few minutes but end up using a lot of data in that timeframe. This always spells trouble since the charge for international roaming can quickly add up.  One man from Florida recently experienced this with his T-Mobile account. After a vacation [read full article]