Scientists have developed a treatment that 'reawakens' heart muscle cells so they start to divide and help repair damaged muscle. Source: Experimental mRNA therapy promotes repair after heart attack damage
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Bursts of ‘pink noise’ during sleep could help your brain clean itself
Triggering a flow of the brain’s cleaning fluid could lead to better sleep—and may decrease harmful waste particles Source: Bursts of ‘pink noise’ during sleep could help your brain clean itself | Scientific American
The School Apps Are Out of Control
But they’re not the only thing that’s broken about communication with parents. Source: The School Apps Are Out of Control - The Atlantic
Vibrating mattress helps clear Alzheimer’s protein from the brain | New Scientist
Lying on a vibrating mattress for 40 minutes, combined with taking two pills that release nitric oxide into the body, enhanced the clearance of an Alzheimer's-related protein via the brain's waste-disposal system Source: Vibrating mattress helps clear Alzheimer’s protein from the brain | New Scientist
Claude can now analyze your spending with its new Personal Finance tool
With Personal Finance in Claude, users can connect their bank and card accounts through Plaid and ask questions about their finances. Source: Claude can now analyze your spending with its new Personal Finance tool | TechCrunch
Potential myelin sheath repair treatment for MS enters clinical trial
An oral treatment aimed at myelin sheath repair has entered Phase 1 safety testing in healthy adults, with Phase 2a set for people with MS. Source: Potential myelin sheath repair treatment for MS enters clinical trial
The onward march of cognitive capitalism
Billions can now access AI. This could spread wealth, or concentrate power further among the tech elite Source: The onward march of cognitive capitalism
Could A.I. Be Conscious? It’s Definitely Possible.
It’s not an idle philosophical question. Source: Opinion | Could A.I. Be Conscious? It’s Definitely Possible. - The New York Times
The New Hot Job in Law Doesn’t Require a J.D.
Big law firms, legal tech vendors, and in-house legal departments at companies like Microsoft and Nvidia are all hiring legal engineers, a new position for lawyers with A.I. skills. Source: The New Hot Job in Law Doesn’t Require a J.D. - The New York Times
AI Drives Record Growth in Information Technology
Plus, a draft prospectus for Anthropic shows revenue growth, rising computing costs Source: AI Drives Record Growth in Information Technology - WSJ
Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs tackles expensive rare disease treatments
Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs says it can reduce manufacturing costs for custom rare disease drugs and n-of-1 gene therapies. Source: Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs tackles expensive rare disease treatments | STAT
AI economic research is getting really good
Harvard economist Jason Furman's new vibe-coded site offers a glimpse of what's possible for AI-produced economic analysis. Source: AI economic research is getting really good

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