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    Merck's new pill cuts "Bad" Cholesterol by 60%

    A new experimental medication called Enlicitide has shown powerful cholesterol-lowering effects in a large clinical study. In a phase three trial reported in The NEJM, the once-daily pill reduced levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, often called “bad” cholesterol, by as much as...
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    Machu Picchu: What They Found Underground Should NOT Exist!

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    RIP - Robert Duvall

    Oscar winner Robert Duvall of The Godfather, To Kill a Mockingbird, Apocalypse Now fame, passed away aged 95 years . His career spanned for over six decades. RIP. PS: @Stimulus mind - Hope you can do an updated post.
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    Foreign Currency Transactions between Residents in Sri Lanka.

    CBSL Press Release 12.02.2026 Central Bank of Sri Lanka (Central Bank) has noticed certain instances where residents in Sri Lanka transact within the country in foreign currency, rather than in Sri Lanka Rupees. In this connection, the Central Bank wishes to clarify that according to the...
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    Solved - Why some Covid vaccines caused rare blood clotting side-effect.

    "This study shows, with molecular precision, how a normal immune response to an adenovirus can very rarely go off‑track. By identifying the exact viral protein involved and the specific antibody change that drives this misdirection, we now understand not only what happens in VITT but why."...
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    Sri Lanka ups Corruption Index position.

    With a score of 35 out of 100, Sri Lanka has improved its position in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2025, released by Transparency International (TI) yesterday, rising to 107th place out of 182 countries, a jump of 14 places from the 2024 ranking. The annual CPI, which measures...
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    Village in Assam ended its war with elephants and made them their guests.

    Once feared, chased, and hated, the elephants of Assam’s Hatikhuli now walk peacefully through farms — thanks to a simple, extraordinary idea: feed, don’t fight. Watch how 90-year-old conservationist Pradip Kumar Bhuyan, Binod Dulu Bora, and the community turned fear into friendship, planting...
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    Scan that shows the insides of the human body in 3D Colour

    A new imaging breakthrough combines ultrasound and light-based techniques to generate vivid 3D images that show both tissue structure and blood vessel activity. Developed by researchers at Caltech and USC, the system delivers detailed results quickly and without radiation or contrast dyes. It...
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    Breakthrough: Scientists Created a 'Universal' Kidney To Match Any Blood Type

    After a decade of work, researchers are closer than ever to a key breakthrough in kidney transplants: being able to transfer kidneys from donors with different blood types than the recipients, which could significantly speed up waiting times and save lives. In research published last year, a...
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    A tiny antibody which can crush a Coronavirus.

    Llama antibodies clamp the coronavirus shut at its weakest spot—leaving the virus powerless to mutate or infect. Researchers have identified a special type of small antibody that offers strong protection against a wide variety of SARS-related coronaviruses. These include the original SARS-CoV-1...
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    MH370 Search Off...

    The decision by Ocean Infinity to call off its current search for MH370 is, above all else, a moment of disappointment. For families, observers, and all those who still believe the truth lies on the ocean floor, any pause feels heavy. Each suspension stretches the silence a little longer...
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    She Solved Math’s Most Impossible Problem.

    Consider a pencil lying on your desk. Try to spin it around so that it points once in every direction, but make sure it sweeps over as little of the desk’s surface as possible. You might twirl the pencil about its middle, tracing out a circle. But if you slide it in clever ways, you can do much...
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    Single-dose HIV vaccine candidate induces neutralizing antibodies.

    Scientists at The Wistar Institute have developed an HIV vaccine candidate that achieves something never before observed in the field: inducing neutralizing antibodies against HIV after a single immunization in nonhuman primates. The innovative approach, could significantly shorten and simplify...
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    What If You Keep Slowing Down?

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