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Ben & Marc: Why Everything Is About to Get 10x Bigger

The media and tech landscape is undergoing a significant transformation driven by advancements in AI, technology, and new structures, enabling entrepreneurs and companies to achieve exponential growth and innovation ## ## Questions to inspire discussion.

Building Your Own Platform.

🚀 Q: How can writers escape traditional media constraints? A: Launch on decentralized platforms like Substack where you build your own brand and business as a “non-fungible writer”, potentially creating organizations 10x larger than traditional media companies you’d work for.

💰 Q: What makes writer-led platforms attractive investments? A: Platforms become cornerstone franchises when writers only succeed by making the platform successful, creating aligned incentives that generate significant returns while enabling top talent to build independent businesses.

📊 Q: What content opportunity exists in decentralized media? A: A barbell market is emerging with mainstream filler content on one end and massive untapped demand for high-quality niche content on the other, creating opportunities across various specialized domains.

Leveraging AI for Business.

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Beyond Opioids: The New Gene Therapy That Relieves Pain Without the Addiction

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy approach that focuses directly on pain-processing regions of the brain while avoiding the addiction

How light suppresses virulence in an antibiotic-resistant pathogen

Light is a universal stimulus that influences all living things. Cycles of light and dark help set the biological clocks for organisms ranging from single-celled bacteria to human beings. Some bacteria use photosynthesis to convert sunlight into energy just like plants, but other bacteria sense light for less well-known functions.

In 2019, Sampriti Mukherjee, Ph.D., and her team at the University of Chicago discovered that far-red light, part of the light spectrum near the infrared range, prevents the formation of biofilms by the human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Biofilms form when communities of bacteria cluster together and attach to surfaces like medical devices or tissues. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an antibiotic-resistant bacterium, normally found in the soil and water, that is known to cause difficult to treat infections in hospitalized patients, especially those with weakened immune systems, lung diseases, or large wounds like burns. Figuring out how to prevent this pathogen from forming biofilms could help treat these dangerous infections.

AI-driven ultrafast spectrometer-on-a-chip advances real-time sensing

For decades, the ability to visualize the chemical composition of materials, whether for diagnosing a disease, assessing food quality, or analyzing pollution, depended on large, expensive laboratory instruments called spectrometers. These devices work by taking light, spreading it out into a rainbow using a prism or grating, and measuring the intensity of each color. The problem is that spreading light requires a long physical path, making the device inherently bulky.

A recent study from the University of California Davis (UC Davis), reported in Advanced Photonics, tackles the challenge of miniaturization, aiming to shrink a lab-grade spectrometer down to the size of a grain of sand, a tiny spectrometer-on-a-chip that can be integrated into portable devices. The traditional approach of spatially spreading light is abandoned in favor of a reconstructive method.

Instead of physically separating each color, the new chip uses only 16 distinct silicon detectors, each engineered to respond slightly differently to incoming light. This is analogous to giving a handful of specialized sensors a mixed drink, with each sensor sampling a different aspect of the drink. The key to deciphering the original recipe is the second part of the invention: artificial intelligence (AI).

DNA Breakthrough Solves Decade-Old Mystery of the Beachy Head Woman

New research suggests the mysterious Roman-era “Beachy Head Woman” was likely from Britain, not the Mediterranean or sub-Saharan Africa. Advances in DNA sequencing are helping researchers resolve a mystery that has surrounded the Beachy Head Woman for more than ten years. The remains of a youn

Elite army training reveals genetic markers for resilience

A new analysis of soldiers attempting to join the U.S. Army Special Forces suggests that specific genetic variations play a role in how individuals handle extreme physical and mental pressure. The research identified distinct links between a soldier’s DNA and their cognitive performance, psychological resilience, and physiological stress response during a grueling selection course. These findings were published recently in the academic journal Physiology & Behavior.

To become a member of the elite Army Special Forces, a soldier must first pass the Special Forces Assessment and Selection course. This training program is widely recognized as one of the most difficult military evaluations in the world. Candidates must endure nearly three weeks of intense physical exertion. They face sleep deprivation and complex problem-solving exercises. The attrition rate is notoriously high. Approximately 70 percent of the soldiers who attempt the course fail to complete it. This environment creates a unique laboratory for scientists to study human endurance.

Researchers have sought to understand why some individuals thrive in these punishing environments while others struggle. Resilience is generally defined as the ability to adapt positively to adversity, trauma, or threats. It involves a combination of psychological stability and physiological recovery. While physical training and mental preparation are essential, biological factors also play a substantial role. Genetics help determine how the brain regulates chemicals and how the body processes stress hormones.

Over 60 THIS Morning Habit TRIPLES Stroke Risk In Older Adults!

Over 60? THIS Morning Habit TRIPLES Stroke Risk In Older Adults! | Senior Health Tips.

Most people don’t know this, but the first 90 minutes after waking are the most dangerous for adults over 60 — especially when it comes to stroke risk. đŸ§ âš ïž New studies from Harvard, Tokyo, and Toronto reveal that certain common morning habits can dramatically increase vascular stress, spike blood pressure, restrict blood flow to the brain, and trigger dangerous clotting patterns in older adults. These habits look harmless on the outside, but inside the body, they create the perfect storm for a stroke. 😳

In this video, we reveal the 6 morning habits that triple stroke risk in seniors, ranked from least to most dangerous. You’ll learn why the aging vascular system reacts differently in the morning, why certain actions overload the arteries, how sudden pressure changes affect the brain, and the specific morning routines neurologists now warn older adults to avoid. We also explain what the research discovered about Habit #1 — a behavior so strongly linked to stroke risk that scientists repeated the study twice to confirm the results. 🧬📊

If you or someone you love is over 60, this is essential information. These morning habits can quietly raise your risk without symptoms, but the good news is that simple changes can help protect your brain, improve circulation, and lower your chances of experiencing a life-altering event. ❀‍đŸ©č Stay until the end — your brain health may depend on it.

⌛Timestamps:
⏱ Intro – 00:00
⚠ Habit No.5 – 02:36
⚠ Habit No.4 – 05:57
⚠ Habit No.3 – 09:24
⚠ Habit No.2 – 13:30
⚠ Habit No.1 – 17:54

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Aberrant Complement Activation Is a Prominent Feature of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

To comprehensively characterize complement pathway activation in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) and its association with clinical disease features using advanced complement profiling.

B cells play a more sinister role than believed in progression of type 1 diabetes

A recent study by Vanderbilt Health researchers has revealed a greater, detrimental role for B lymphocytes (B cells) in the progression of type 1 diabetes (T1D).

B cells are immune cells thought to drive the immune system’s attack on insulin-producing beta cells by activating anti-islet T cells. The study published in Diabetes suggests they play an even more sinister role by also interfering with and limiting the function of regulatory T cells (Tregs) that help calm the immune system.

“Our study showed B cells can weaken the body’s natural defenses by interfering with Tregs, which normally behave as peacekeepers to ward off immune attacks on the pancreas and the insulin-producing beta cells,” said Daniel Moore, MD, PhD, associate professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt Health and the study’s corresponding author.

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