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Health:

• New data analysis supports hedonic overdrive model in high-fat diet-induced mice
• Fasting-Like Diet Reduced Prediabetes Markers and Signs of Aging by 2.5 Years
• She Took Compounded Ozempic to Lose 10 Pounds and Ended Up in the ER with Appendicitis

Happiness:

• A Mom’s Love Helps Woman Wake From Coma After Five Years
• 12-yo Leap Year Quadruplets Celebrate ‘Third Birthday’–Brothers Are All Unique But 3 Are Triplets

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Uber Driver Allegedly Doubled as Shroom, LSD Dealer

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Study: Higher Dose of Naloxone Didn’t Save More Lives
• Study finds link between marijuana use and cardiovascular disease

Back of the Napkin:

• This ‘Amazon’s Choice’ video doorbell could let just about anyone spy on you
• Apple changes course, will keep iPhone EU web apps how they are in iOS 17.4
• Error Message Exposes Vending Machine’s Use Of Facial Recognition Tech

The Junk Drawer

• Alabama Rules Frozen Embryos Are 'Children': What This Means for IVF

Dishonorable Mentions:

• Oregon Legislature approves bill to re-criminalize certain drug possession
• Seattle Comedy Club Cancels Comics As SNL Makes U-Turn

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Phaze_Zilla
• Wiirdo
• Sharky

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