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Slowing down the dreaded aging process is something that everybody’s interested in, and now scientists have uncovered a new pathway to doing so. The team identified a feedback loop in the brain, and found that ramping up its activity helped mice live longer and healthier.In the new study, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis identified a line of communication between the brain and fat stores, which play a key role in the body’s energy production system. Like many things, this connection…

One of the big changes introduced in Destiny 2's Lightfall expansion was Buildcrafting 2.0, a new system for customizing your Guardians with armor mods, perks, and abilities. In Destiny 2's upcoming Season of the Deep, the armor mod system will undergo an overhaul that's primarily focused on the Armor Charge mechanic and enhancing how you activate it.Currently, Armor Charges can be triggered by picking up Orbs of Power, and once activated, a number of beneficial buffs and abilities will be temporarily…

You might not need to buy the second-generation large HomePod to get additional smart home features — they could already be present in the speaker you have. MacRumors notes that Apple's HomePod product comparison section (scroll to the bottom) now says the HomePod mini has a temperature and humidity sensor, just like its more expensive counterpart. Given that the sensor has been dormant since the mini launched in 2020, it appears that Apple is activating the functionality on the more affordable hardware. We've asked Apple…

Scattered among the genes passed down from long-gone relatives are scraps of the very viruses that attempted to hijack their bodies.Hunting for signs of these long-gone invaders in our own bodies today could tell us a thing or two about disease. A new study has revealed a complication in this effort to understand the role of buried virus remnants in illnesses like cancer – their products appear in healthy tissues too.Scientists estimate about 8 percent of a person's genome is made up of human endogenous retroviruses…

Jose Ahumada was hoping to use his $350 gas tax refund from the state of California on the necessities: food, gas, credit card payments.But when he received the one-time payment via debit card in the mail Friday, the phone number required to activate the card wasn’t operational. When he called the line, he said, he listened to a “prerecorded message” that simply explained the state’s Middle Class Tax Refund program in English, then in Spanish — then the call would end. There was no option to activate the card or talk with…

Activating do not disturb (DND) is one of the first things everyone should do after getting a new SIM card in India. Pesky telemarketing companies start spamming you with unsolicited phone calls and text messages the moment you get a new SIM card. Activating DND is one way to guard against that. You can easily activate DND on Jio, just as you would on any other telecom operator in India. Remember that activating DND alone does not guarantee freedom from spam callers or text messages in India, but it blocks a fair few of…