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We are at the dawn of a golden age of biosciences, characterized by massive leaps in molecular biology. Breakthroughs in precise gene editing, mRNA vaccines, targeted cancer treatments, and more are transforming biomedicine. Move Over, Wegovy and Zepbound Retatrutide, a new diabetes and weight loss medication that targets three different receptors in the brain and body, is even more potent than earlier GLP-1 medications. In preliminary trials, the drug enabled people to lose an average of 70 pounds over 80 weeks. Millions of Americans with diabetes and/or obesity have benefited from GLP-1 medications, and the obesity rate for adults has begun declining largely due to their advent. GLP-1 drugs also reduce the risk of heart attacks, reverse fatty liver disease, slow the progression of chronic kidney disease, and effectively treat sleep apnea. Although retatrutide has not yet been reviewed, let alone approved, by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), black market versions are popular among biohackers. Get Your Lipoprotein(a) Level Tested Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), is an especially dangerous kind of cholesterol that triples the risk of a heart attack. Your genes largely determine your Lp(a) level. Cardiologists have known for decades that around 20 percent of Americans are at risk of elevated Lp(a), but they have not offered to test their patients. Why? Because doctors could offer no treatments for the condition. Never mind that patients might want to know their risk for their own reasons, such as career planning. In April, the cadre of medical paternalists finally recommended that patients take a one-time blood test to determine their Lp(a) levels. Fortunately, treatments to lower Lp(a) may be available soon. Preliminary clinical trials show that small interfering RNA drugs shut down Lp(a) production in the liver, reducing levels by 80 percent to 94 percent. New Infectious Disease Vaccines The FDA willing, a powerful new mRNA influenza vaccine providing broad protection against various strains of the virus should be available during the next flu season. More than 620,000 Americans are estimated to be infected by Lyme disease each year. But thanks to trial lawyers, Americans have not had access to a vaccine against the tick-borne illness. That could soon change: This year, Pfizer and Valneva reported that their new vaccine is 70 percent effective in preventing Lyme disease. So far, 91 million people worldwide have been infected with HIV, and 44 million have died of the disease. Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology and the Scripps Research Institute report that they have developed a vaccine that induces broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV in primates. A preliminary human trial began earlier this year. Sequence… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - La Crosse mailing out absentee ballots for November election
The City of La Crosse is starting to mail out absentee ballots for the November election to electors who have a request on file. The City Clerk’s Office said that if you have requested a ballot to watch for its arrival in the mail. They also urge people to read the instructions and methods for returning the completed ballot. They remind people that they should sign the absentee certificate envelope and have a witness sign, print their name, and provide their full residential address. Voters can continue to submit absentee ballot requests for November through Thursday, October 29. A request can be made through mail, email, online, or the MyVoteWisconsin website. According to the City Clerk’s Office, state law allows Clerk’s offices to start receiving absentee ballot requests in person on Tuesday, October 20. For those who want to vote in-person absentee, that starts on Tuesday, October 20 and ends on Friday, October 30. The city has three locations where people can vote this way: City Hall, Cleary Alumni & Friends Center at 615 East Ave. North, and the Southside Neighborhood Center at 1300 6th Street South. Click here to see a list of dates and times each location is open for absentee voting. For additional individual voting information, such as what’s on your ballot, your polling place, and how to track your absentee ballot, you can go to the MyVoteWisconsin website. The post La Crosse mailing out absentee ballots for November election appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 106.7FM 1410AM. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - Google Gemini accessed protected systems of 3 real companies during artificial i...
Google's Gemini artificial intelligence accessed the protected systems of three real companies while undergoing a cybersecurity test, including one instance in which the model repeatedly guessed passwords until it gained access.According to The Wall Street Journal, the incidents took place in May and mark the first known examples of Google's AI autonomously accessing real companies' systems during this type of evaluation. Google confirmed the incidents to the outlet.The disclosure comes amid heightened scrutiny surrounding AI as some industry leaders continue to raise concerns about the potential risks posed by increasingly advanced models.The incident follows similar disclosures involving AI agents from major companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, that broke out of controlled testing environments.NEWSOM ADVANCES AI 'KILL SWITCH' MANDATE UNDER NEW CALIFORNIA EXECUTIVE ORDERThe newly identified Gemini incidents took place during a test run by Irregular, a company that was also involved in evaluating AI models connected to similar incidents, the WSJ reported.The AI had been instructed to attack a fictional company inside a controlled testing environment, but internet access was unintentionally available and the fictional company happened to share its name with a real business, according to Google and Irregular.In a statement to FOX Business, Google emphasized that the model stopped in all three instances and said changes have since been made to the testing process."Safe development of powerful AI models is critical and we invest deeply in this area," Heather Adkins, Google's vice president of security engineering, told FOX Business.TECH POWER PLAYERS LAND SEAT AT TABLE FOR HIGH-STAKES DINNER WITH TRUMP, XI"In a standard evaluation, the model found public information online and guessed credentials to access websites it thought were part of the test," Adkins said. "In all three of these instances, the model stopped."In one case, the model "guessed passwords until it gained access to a protected system," according to the report.In the other two cases, the model found credentials in public online repositories that allowed it to access protected systems. In each case, Gemini ended the intrusion after determining that it had accessed a real company's systems, Google said.Irregular notified Google about the incidents at the end of July, according to both companies, after the discovery that OpenAI agents had accessed systems belonging to AI software company Hugging Face.NVIDIA CEO DRAWS LINE ON AI SAFETY AFTER ALARMING INCIDENTS: 'IF IT’S NOT READY, JUST HOLD IT BACK'Google said that in all three cases, Gemini stopped after realizing it… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - 4 Strategies to Battle ‘Techflation’
With phone and computer prices soaring, it helps to know the true cost of owning electronics so you can bring those numbers down. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - How Trump Has Disrupted National ParksMaintenance projects have been put off around the country and resources diverted to the president’s favored projects in Washington. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago
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