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A drug repurposed from spinal cord injury research, KCL-286, repaired DNA damage and reduced brain inflammation in mouse Alzheimer’s studies, targeting multiple pathways at once. Meanwhile the Bundibugyo Virus Disease outbreak has reached 2,093 cases in Central Africa, and sugar-coated nanoparticles boosted glioblastoma survival 50% in mice. Here’s this week’s health research roundup.
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Hyundai workers staged the first-ever humanoid robot induced strike, protesting a plan to deploy over 25,000 Boston Dynamics Atlas robots across Hyundai and Kia plants. Meanwhile China restricted AI companion chatbots from forming emotional bonds with minors. Here’s what both developments reveal about growing societal pushback against AI and robotics deployment.
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Mass affluent Americans are saving less in anticipation of an eventual inheritance, a pattern researchers warn represents a genuinely dangerous gamble given longevity risk and long-term care costs. Meanwhile Americans now say they need $1.2 million to retire, and new DOL rules open 401(k)s to alternative investments. Here’s what it all means.
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