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The heart of the question: Who can get Medicare-covered weight loss medicine?

With Medicare now covering semaglutide for people with obesity and cardiovascular disease who don’t have diabetes, a study looks at who that might include, depending on what cutoffs prescription plans apply. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, […]

Published on September 25, 2024

Lengthened consonants mark the beginning of words

Speech consists of a continuous stream of acoustic signals, yet humans can segment words from each other with astonishing precision and speed. To find out how this is possible, a team of linguists has analysed durations of consonants at different positions in words and utterances across a diverse sample of languages. They have found that […]

Published on September 24, 2024

Climate science: How a believer becomes a skeptic

Researchers explored the powerful effect of repetition on people’s beliefs. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of Society. With a keen interest in exploring the […]

Published on September 23, 2024