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A kindergartner’s hopes for beating cancer are tied to federal grants now on the chopping block

Feb. 25, 2025

here are some things that Aly and Cody Vela have slowly grown accustomed to, like the three-hour drive from their home in Muskegon, Michigan, to Ann Arbor and sleeping on a mattress topper on a hospital room’s pull-out couch. But other things never seem to get easier. For Aly, in particular, the recent nights away from their almost 2-year-old daughter, Alyssa, have been tough to stomach. “We missed her first steps, talking and all of those milestones,” Aly said.

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A kindergartner’s hopes for beating cancer are tied to federal grants now on the chopping block

Feb. 25, 2025

There are some things that Aly and Cody Vela have slowly grown accustomed to, like the three-hour drive from their home in Muskegon, Michigan, to Ann Arbor and sleeping on a mattress topper on a hospital room’s pull-out couch. But other things never seem to get easier. For Aly, in particular, the recent nights away from their almost 2-year-old daughter, Alyssa, have been tough to stomach. “We missed her first steps, talking and all of those milestones,” Aly said.

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Drugs that reduce dementia risk — and others that increase it

Feb. 25, 2025

Some medications could have the unintended benefit of reducing dementia risk. That’s according to a recent study by the universities of Cambridge and Exeter, where researchers evaluated several existing drugs to see if they could do double-duty as dementia treatments. The team reviewed data from 14 prior studies, which included more than 130 million patients and one million dementia cases, according to a press release.

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'Dessert stomach' lives in your brain, say scientists

Feb. 25, 2025

Scientists recently determined why people always seem to have room for something sweet after eating a meal. It's because the "dessert stomach" is a real thing in a person's brain. "We wanted to find out why, even in a state of satiety, we consume high-sugar-containing foods," Henning Fenselau, research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne,

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2011 Japan Earthquake - Tsunami Fast Facts

Feb. 25, 2025

Here’s a look at the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March of 2011. March 11, 2011 - At 2:46 p.m., a 9.1 magnitude earthquake takes place 231 miles northeast of Tokyo at a depth of 15.2 miles. The earthquake causes a tsunami with 30-foot waves that damage several nuclear reactors in the area.

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Three tropical cyclones are spinning in a row in the South Pacific

Feb. 25, 2025

Surging tropical activity in the South Pacific Ocean produced a relatively rare occurrence Tuesday: three named tropical cyclones active at the same time: Alfred, Rae and Seru. It’s the first time in four years the feat has happened in the region, the limits of which start east of Australia and extend about 5,000 miles from the Coral Sea through the South Pacific Ocean.

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See it: Sinkhole swallows car on Philadelphia street

Feb. 25, 2025

A sinkhole opened up under a Philadelphia neighborhood street on Tuesday afternoon after a water main snapped underground, swallowing one car and nearly claiming another. Luckily, no one was injured.

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New York firehouse collapses under heavy snow with firefighters on roof narrowly avoiding injury

Feb. 25, 2025

More than two dozen buildings, including the Barneveld Volunteer Fire Department, collapsed after parts of Central New York received several feet of snow last week. A lake-effect snowstorm started Feb. 14 and did not let up until Feb. 19, piling feet of snow on roofs. According to a news release, the main part of the Barneveld Firehouse in Oneida County collapsed on Feb. 22 after station members found structural damage and were trying to remove snow from the roof.

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Tropical cyclone activity buzzing across the Southern Hemisphere

Feb. 25, 2025

As the Northern Hemisphere remains in the grip of meteorological winter, with no threat of tropical activity, the Southern Hemisphere is still deep in its cyclone season. In recent days, forecasters tracked no fewer than six cyclones that formed across the Indian Ocean and South Pacific, some of which have the potential to impact landmasses. Satellite imagery from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center showed cyclones stretching from off the coast of Africa and Madagascar to both coasts of Australia, with the names Alfred, Seru, Rae, Honde, Garance and Bianca.

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National Hurricane Center director: Changes coming for upcoming hurricane season

Feb. 25, 2025

A tropical weather product originally unveiled to the public in 2017 is receiving a major upgrade in 2025 that the National Hurricane Center believes will help communities prepare for impacts. According to the agency, its meteorologists will now have the ability to issue forecasts for potential tropical cyclones up to 72 hours before impacts begin – an increase of 24 hours compared to the previous usage of the product.