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“Anxious Generation” Author Jonathan Haidt on the Meta Settlement
Source — Aug 27, 2026
In “The Anxious Generation,” he laid out the evils of social media for kids. The landmark Meta settlement seems to agree.
I don’t get along with my sister-in-law. Should I try to address the dynamic?
Source — Aug 27, 2026
There are two things to consider, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Are you hurt by the way she treats you or the way she sees you? Read more Leading questions I’m struggling with a dynamic with my sister-in…
F.D.A. Approves the Drug Daraxonrasib That’s Poised to Transform Pancreatic Cancer
Source — Aug 27, 2026
In a key clinical trial, patients who got the pill, daraxonrasib, lived twice as long as those who got chemotherapy.
‘You’re Ruining My Dreams’: C.T.E. Study Adds to Family Tension Over Football
Source — Aug 27, 2026
Many families are engaged in tense debates after a new study found a high percentage of N.F.L. players had developed degenerative brain disease.
Eating more ultra-processed foods may raise prostate cancer risk by 30%
Source — Aug 27, 2026
Ultra-processed foods make up a huge share of the American diet, and new research suggests they may carry another serious health risk for men. In a nationally representative study of more than 17,000 U.S. men, those who…
Vitamin C won’t prevent most colds, but it may do one small thing
Source — Aug 27, 2026
The belief that huge doses of vitamin C can ward off colds was popularized more than 50 years ago by Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling. Since then, larger studies have found that vitamin C does not prevent most people fr…
New Drug Approved by F.D.A. for Pancreatic Cancer Could Be First of Many
Source — Aug 27, 2026
Companies are testing dozens of similar drugs in cancers of the pancreas, lung, colon and more.
Smart nanoparticles light up brain cancer and destroy what surgery misses
Source — Aug 27, 2026
Scientists created smart nanoparticles that can both illuminate hidden glioblastoma cells during surgery and destroy microscopic cancer left behind afterward. In mice, the treatment prevented recurrence and led to 100% …