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Study finds elderly heat risks far greater than estimated

The health threat that rising temperatures pose to older people has been "dramatically underestimated," according to a modeling study published Tuesday in The Lancet Planetary Health by researchers at Stanford University.

Stanford study finds blocking one receptor slows aging in mice

A study published in the journal Science on Wednesday reveals that blocking a single receptor on immune cells can restore the body's ability to clear senescent "zombie" cells, preventing cognitive decline, frailty, and weight gain in aging mice. The research,…

Small desktop AI models can rival cloud systems, Stanford study finds

A Stanford University study is drawing fresh attention for its finding that small language models running on desktop computers can match the performance of large cloud-based AI systems on the vast majority of tasks — while consuming far less energy.…