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The National Eating Disorder Association has disbanded its long-running, telephone helpline. NEDA has fired the small group of human staff that coordinated and ran the helpline, effective June 1. In lieu, the nonprofit plans to offer people seeking help access to an AI-powered chatbot named “Tessa” next month, as reported by NPR on Wednesday and confirmed by NEDA to Gizmodo over phone and email.Twitter Is Shifting Right | Future TechStaff were informed of the change, and of their firing, just four days after they…

By digging up and eating sown wheat seeds, mice can have a huge impact on farmers' crops. In an eco-friendly effort to stop the rodents from doing so, scientists are now using wheat germ oil to make entire fields smell appetizing.Ordinarily, mice sniff out individual wheat seeds either before or during the germination process. Once that process is complete and the plants have sprouted, the creatures largely lose interest.Many people might think that in order to keep mice away from the seeds, those seeds should be made…

A recent study suggests eating later in the day can directly impact our biological weight regulation in three key ways: through the number of calories that we burn; our hunger levels; and the way our bodies store fat.With obesity now affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide, this is a valuable insight into how the risk of becoming obese could be lowered in a relatively simple way – just by eating our meals a few hours earlier.Earlier studies had already identified a link between the timing of meals and weight…

A fine vintage Party for Introverts has revealed its narrative RPG, Cabernet, which is set for release on PC in early 2024. Cabernet casts you as a 19th-century vampire trying to blend in with aristocrats. You explore the town and command a slate of classic vampire powers, like turning into a bat and hypnotizing people. You use these to steal the blood of rich people. Finally, a protagonist we can root for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-n87qBhCr8 Your character is new to the whole vampire thing and still…

A senior software engineer at Google wrote a critique asserting that the internet search leader is losing its edge in artificial intelligence to the open-source community, where many independent researchers use AI technology to make rapid and unexpected advances. The engineer, Luke Sernau, published the document on an internal system at Google in early April. Over the past few weeks, the document was shared thousands of times among Googlers, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named…

The American Heart Association’s new scientific statement assesses popular diets and their alignment with heart-healthy guidelines. Top ratings were given to the DASH-style, Mediterranean, and vegetarian and pescatarian diets, while Paleo and ketogenic diets did not meet heart-healthy criteria. The statement also emphasizes the role of social determinants in shaping healthy eating patterns.A new American Heart Association scientific statement rates how closely several popular eating patterns align with the Association’s…

In Peacemaker Tries Hard #1, our hero contemplates how far he'd go for peace. Eating poop is on the table. This is what we've come to, folks.Published Sun, 30 Apr 2023 19:26:12 -0500 by Jude Terror | So, it seems in the world of comic book heroes, there's no limit to the degenerate depths these costumed clowns will sink to catch our attention. Case in point: Peacemaker Tries Hard #1, hitting comic shops on Tuesday, May 2nd. In this masterpiece of modern storytelling, our "beloved" Peacemaker is contemplating just how far…

A Sweet History PREMIUM Sweets are for celebrating: Class XII topper Shivang Singh`s parents offering him sweets after the results were declared in May 2017. (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO) India was one of the earliest producers of the crystalline substance created by boiling the extracted juice of Saccharum officinarum, or sugar cane, known as sugar. Mention of its use in a range of foods, including milk puddings and fermented drinks, first appeared in Indian texts circa 400 bc — a time when sugar was hardly known…

YouTube already bans videos that directly promote eating disorders, but now it's clamping down on content that may unintentionally encourage that behavior. To begin with, the service banning videos on eating disorders that feature "imitable" behavior or weight-oriented bullying. The company will also restrict informative and artistic videos containing disorders (such as someone discussing their recovery) to users 18 and older. You'll also see crisis resource panels for eating disorders in more places. While they already…

A Rutgers study found that individuals born to overweight mothers during pregnancy and nursing may be more prone to obesity due to early overnutrition rewiring their brains to crave unhealthy food. The study offers insights for potential brain-altering drugs to reduce cravings for unhealthy food and suggests that such individuals can maintain healthy weights by eating healthy foods and avoiding junk food.Individuals with mothers who were overweight during pregnancy and nursing may face a higher risk of adult obesity, as…