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Infant's genetic muscle disorder improved by treating pregnant mother

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a debilitating genetic condition that’s usually fatal by a few years of age. But an intriguing case study might demonstrate a simple new treatment, with a child showing no signs at all two and a half years after birth.

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Category: Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind

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Honda's singular V8 engine lends potent tech to high-power outboards

Last month, Honda expanded the outboard family built around the first-ever production V8 in its storied history of engine building. Now, the company is sliding some of the shinier new technology from those V8 outboard models down the line to V6 and inline-four motors. With outputs ranging between 100 and 250 hp, the updated 2025 outboard lineup now boasts handy new drive-by-wire technologies, new styling, improved durability and boosted efficiency.

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Category: Marine, Transport

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Curved wall transforms home into a climate-conscious sanctuary

Located in the town of Thandarai, India, Vaazh House (designed by Vy Architecture Studio) merges cultural heritage with contemporary design to create a space that is both functional and deeply connected to its surroundings. The 1,500-square-foot (139-sq-m) residence incorporates a perforated curved wall that acts as a dynamic climatic buffer. Positioned to protect the house from the western sun, this wall allows for a playful interaction with light, while protecting the interior of the home from the intense heat.

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Category: Architecture, Lifestyle

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Canada to build a 185-mph inter-city rail network

Canada is set to begin work on a high-speed inter-city rail network – the largest infrastructure project in the country's history. Spanning 621 miles (1,000 km), its lines will help commuters travel between Toronto and Montréal – the two biggest cities in Canada – within three hours, or half the time it would usually take. The trains will go from Toronto to Quebec City, also stopping in Peterborough, Ottawa, Laval and Trois-Rivières.

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Cognitive decline risk could prompt rethink of 'healthy' vitamin B12 levels

People who sit on the low or high side of normal vitamin B12 levels are still at risk of cognitive impairment, according to a new study. The researchers behind the study say we need to rethink the ‘healthy’ range for the vitamin that plays a key role in brain and nerve health.

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Category: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Brain Health, Body & Mind

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Expandable panoramic trailer transcends RVing with retractable chassis

"A space that can turn into a trailer, instead of a trailer that can turn into a space." It may sound like a negligible difference upon first read, but the Touchdown trailer from Expandable proves that it's actually a significant one. The new towable living space serves as a panoramic designer mobile home that drops to ground level with a retractable chassis and grows its floor plan with an electric expansion system, ensuring that off-grid living feels the polar opposite of "roughing it." It's definitely a space first, a trailer second.

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Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle

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How listening to nostalgic music could stave off dementia

In 2020 an incredible video went viral. It featured a former ballet dancer named Marta Cinta González Saldaña, suffering from severe Alzheimer’s disease in her senior years. In the video, Saldaña listens to a piece of music from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and suddenly flashes awake beginning to move to a dance routine she presumably rehearsed over and over in her younger days.

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Category: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Brain Health, Body & Mind

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Common sweetener in sugar-free drinks linked to serious heart problems

Aspartame has long been marketed as a guilt-free alternative to sugar in popular food products, ranging from zero-calorie Diet Coke to sugar-free Jell-O. It's also had a pretty bad rap, and the artificial sweetener has now been linked to an increased risk of heart attacks and stroke in mice. But not everyone's convinced this is as bad as it sounds for humans.

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Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind

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