Today's news is dominated by AI—Americans want its development slowed but not stopped, Nvidia's CEO dismisses extinction fears, and new tools keep launching—alongside health and science stories on Alzheimer's prevention, weakening disease-detection systems, and a surprising study on pets and happiness.

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Brain Changes Start 20 Years Before Alzheimer's Symptoms. These 5 Small Habits Can Help Boost Memory and Thinking

Brain changes linked to Alzheimer's begin up to 20 years before symptoms appear, and five small lifestyle habits may help boost memory and thinking.

In recent years, however, medical and scientific breakthroughs have expanded our definition of brain health to a continuum that spans our whole life, from everyday mental wellbeing and cognitive performance to the long-term management of neurodegenerative disease.

A million-year-old cave uncovers secrets from a world before humans existed - Futura-Sciences

A million-year-old cave has yielded discoveries revealing secrets about the world before humans existed.

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Weakening Health Systems Threaten Outbreak Detection, Scientists Warn - Newsy Today

Scientists warn that weakening health systems are threatening the ability to detect disease outbreaks.

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Will AI harm humans? CBS News poll finds Americans want to slow development but not stop it - CBS News

A CBS News poll finds most Americans want to slow AI development rather than stop it, citing the need to compete with China and the potential for medical and scientific advances.

Yet Americans do not want to stop AI altogether, because most do think the U.S. needs to develop AI to be competitive, and must do so faster than China. They also think that it can lead to medical and scientific breakthroughs.

ScientistTwo Automates Autonomous AI Research

ScientistTwo, a new AI system, automates autonomous scientific research across 107 benchmark problems, though it cannot replace human scientific judgment or guarantee real-world breakthroughs.

The 107 benchmark problems, automated ... scientific problems, replace human scientific judgment across disciplines or guarantee real-world scientific breakthroughs....

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The article argues that an AI-driven approach could compress a century's worth of scientific breakthroughs into a single decade based on exponential improvements in AI capabilities.

They believe this AI-driven approach ... breakthroughs into just a single decade. This isn’t hyperbole; it’s a calculated projection based on the exponential improvements in AI capabilities and the sheer volume of data it can process and synthesize. Consider the historical pace of scientific ...

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