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NEW YORK (AP) — What does it mean to have breast self-awareness?It’s a more general, flexible approach to breast cancer prevention that involves staying familiar with how your breasts look and feel. It goes along with other early detection measures like getting regular mammograms.Doctors suggest breast self-awareness as an alternative to self-exams — those monthly, methodical checks for any changes while applying pressure or lying down.Two decades ago, the American Cancer Society stopped recommending self-exams for people with average breast cancer risk because there wasn’t strong evidence they helped if people were taking other preventative measures like regular mammograms. And…
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University has named Jennifer Mnookin, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as its next president as it tries to move forward from two years of turmoil that included campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war and President Donald Trump’s subsequent campaign to squelch student activism and force changes at the Ivy League school.Mnookin’s appointment was announced Sunday night. She will assume her new post on July 1, becoming Columbia’s fifth leader in the past four years.The Trump administration took aim at Columbia shortly after he took office last year, making it his first target in…
PARIS (AP) — Over a year ago, France was shaken by a shocking case in which dozens of men were accused of raping a drugged woman, Gisèle Pelicot, with the help of her husband. The country is still grappling with the prevalence of drug-facilitated sexual assault as a former senator goes on trial, accused of slipping MDMA into a fellow lawmaker’s drink in order to abuse her.Joël Guerriau, 68, is accused of putting the drug MDMA, known as ecstasy, in a glass of champagne he served to lawmaker Sandrine Josso in November 2023. He has admitted serving her a drink…
Amy Robach loves to eat. As a teenager, the podcaster and former broadcast journalist had a voracious appetite, earning her the nickname “bottomless pit.” And like most adolescents, she wasn’t exactly counting her macros. Plus, in Robach’s large family, affordability and efficiency were paramount, so many meals consisted of processed, ready-to-eat foods.Fast-forward to 2013, when Robach was diagnosed with breast cancer after an on-air mammogram. The real fear set in after treatment: What if she had a recurrence? Robach was — and remains — determined to do everything in her power to keep the cancer from coming back. A diet…
Reducing the sodium in pre-packaged and prepared foods may prevent thousands of cases of heart disease, stroke and death, according to two new studies.The studies, published early Monday in the journal Hypertension, took place in France and the United Kingdom, countries where food giants have subtly reduced salt levels in store-bought foods.Using national diet and health data, researchers in France estimated that modest decreases in bread salt content could cut adults’ daily salt intake by 0.35 grams, lower their blood pressure and prevent more than 1,100 deaths.Researchers from the U.K. estimated that similar salt reductions in packaged foods and takeout…
This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Victor Riparbelli, the CEO of AI video platform Synthesia. On Monday, the company announced a $200 million Series E funding round led by Google Ventures. This story has been edited for length and clarity.I founded Synthesia in 2017, and it’s now a $4 billion unicorn.The platform allows businesses to leverage generative AI to create videos for a range of corporate use cases, such as reimagining training videos, generating AI avatars of company executives to deliver internal or external messages, or dubbing webinars into dozens of languages.To keep myself going all…
British startup Synthesia, whose AI platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 million Series E round of funding that brings its valuation to $4 billion — up from $2.1 billion just a year ago. Unlike some other AI startups that are still a long way from turning a profit, Synthesia has found a lucrative business in transforming corporate training thanks to AI-generated avatars. With enterprise clients including Bosch, Merck, and SAP, the London-based company crossed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in April 2025. This milestone explains why Synthesia’s venture backers are literally doubling down.…
Long-term alcohol use has been linked to higher risks of colorectal cancer, according to a study published Monday in the journal Cancer.Researchers found that those with heavy lifetime alcohol consumption have up to a 91% higher risk of developing colorectal cancer compared with those who drank very little. That risk significantly increased with consistent heavy consumption, whereas those who quit drinking may have demonstrated decreased risk of precancerous tissue.“The longer someone drinks, the longer their colon and rectum are exposed damage and impaired repair, both major mechanisms of cancer,” Dr. Lynn M O’Connor, section chief of colon and rectal surgery…
Even the pope is worried about how we’re talking to chatbots.In a written address for Saturday’s World Day of Social Communications, Pope Leo XIV warned against personalized chatbots that can replicate friendly or intimate behavior.”Overly affectionate chatbots, besides being ever-present and readily available, can become hidden architects of our emotional states, thereby invading and occupying the sphere of people’s intimacy,” the first-ever US-born pope wrote.The pope called for national and international regulations to protect users from forming emotional, deceptive, or manipulative bonds with chatbots.”All stakeholders — from the technology industry to policymakers, from creative businesses to academia, from artists to…
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