How the new 12-team College Football Playoff will work
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How the new 12-team College Football Playoff will work

The 2024 college football season is almost here, which means the first 12-team postseason in the sport’s history is just a few months away. After a decade of two rounds and three games and years of discussion about how best to expand, the College Football Playoff will officially feature a dozen teams this year. More […]

VSiN, the sports betting network, names Steve Cohen as executive vice president of talent and programming
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VSiN, the sports betting network, names Steve Cohen as executive vice president of talent and programming

VSiN Award-winning sports programmer to expand VSiN’s original content offering LAS VEGAS, Aug. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VSiN, The Sports Betting Network (“VSiN”), announces the appointment of longtime media executive Steve Cohen as the network’s Executive Vice President, Talent and Programming. Cohen spent the last 20 years as Senior Vice President of Sports Programming

Magnetic fields could one day manipulate human brain, study finds
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Magnetic fields could one day manipulate human brain, study finds

Inspired by the field of optogenetics, which controls certain genetically modified neurons using light, South Korean scientists have used a similar technique using magnetic fields. In a series of tests, scientists were able to control a mouse’s eating, sociability and parental behavior by manipulating certain regions of the lateral hypothalamus. This technique could prove useful

Are Seed Oils Bad for You? What the Science Says.
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Are Seed Oils Bad for You? What the Science Says.

If you’re a regular on social media, you may have heard that seed oils are unhealthy—or even toxic! According to a certain subset of internet influencers, seed-derived cooking oils can cause everything from heart disease to inflammation to fatigue to skin problems. Yet, contrary to posts demonizing common ingredients, plenty of scientific research disagrees. Here’s

Weight loss medications without a prescription?
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Weight loss medications without a prescription?

Want to stay up to date with the latest health news? Sign up to receive our Morning Rounds newsletter in your inbox. Vice President Kamala Harris interviewed her running mates over the weekend, but it’s still unclear who she’ll pick. If you’re the betting type, you might want to check out where the major candidates

Bradford Health Services Opens Trinity River Recovery Center in Dallas
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Bradford Health Services Opens Trinity River Recovery Center in Dallas

Entrance to Trinity River Recovery Center (Photo: Business Wire) WAXAHACHIE, Texas, August 5, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bradford Health Services, a recognized leader in addiction treatment and recovery, is proud to announce the opening of Trinity River Recovery Center, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to providing comprehensive addiction treatment and behavioral health services to the greater Texas Metroplex community

In the face of climate change, science lessons can help students dream of a better future
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In the face of climate change, science lessons can help students dream of a better future

This conversation is part of a larger lesson on developing technologies to reduce planet-warming pollution. The lesson was created by Kravitz, an assistant professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at Indiana University, his colleague Paul Goddard, and Kirstin Milks, DeWayne Murphy’s science teacher at Bloomington High School South in Bloomington, Indiana. As heat waves and

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