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So You Want a Healthy Brain?
[[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=187231&nl=daily all want
to be smarter. Sharper. Calmer. Wiser. Maybe even a little bit
unstoppable. But before we start chasing nootropics and whispering to
our synapses, let’s set one thing straight: the brain is not a
machine. It’s a symphony. A jungle. A cathedral built by electricity
and blood sugar and ancient survival instincts.

And if you’re not caring for that structure properly, no amount of
biohacking is going to save you. So let’s get into it: not the usual
self-help sludge, but a precision-tuned guide to building the kind of
brain you’d trust with your most important decisions. One that’s
wired for insight over impulse. One that learns and leads and lets go
when needed.

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Cable Giants Charter and Cox to Merge in $34.5 Billion Deal
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The combination, which must pass muster with antitrust authorities,
would create one of the biggest TV and internet providers in the
United States.

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US Tech Visa Applications Are Being Put Through the Wringer
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Since the end of January, Ryan Helgeson, a Chicago-based immigration
attorney, has noticed an unusual trend: He’s been getting
significantly more pushback from US Citizenship and Immigration
Services as he files employment visa petitions on behalf of his
foreign-born clients.

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Ask Engadget: How do I answer calls on my iPhone with only my voice?
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It’s heartening to see increased development in inclusively designed
tech, but it’s also worth considering how complete and useful some
of these "solutions" are. Many of us will either need some form of
assistive technology at some point in our lives or know someone who
does and would. In spite of the continued improvements, there’s
still plenty to do to ensure tech is accessible to all.

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Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Can Now Describe What's In View To Blind Wearers
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As well as more complex queries about what's in view of the camera,
Meta AI can be used by those with low vision to audibly describe
what's in front of them. But Meta AI on smart glasses is fine-tuned to
provide brief responses so that your hearing isn't interrupted for too
long by a verbose response.

























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The effect of physical fitness on mortality is overestimated - Uppsala
University
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That fit people have a reduced risk of premature death from various
diseases is a recurring result in many studies. New research from
Uppsala University shows that people with high fitness levels in their
late teens also have a reduced risk of dying from random accidents.
This suggests that the associations seen in previous studies have
probably been misleading.

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Key Moments From Trump's Whirlwind Tour of the Middle East
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The President solidified investment agreements, conducted the first
meeting between U.S. and Syrian Presidents in 25 years, hinted at the
potential for a nuclear deal with Iran, and much more.

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Moody's Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating Below Triple-A
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The downgrade means that each of the three major credit rating firms
no longer gives the United States its best rating.

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Donald Trump declares Taylor Swift no longer 'hot'
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Dan Gooding is a Newsweek reporter based in New York City. His focus
is reporting on immigration and border security. He has covered
immigration issues extensively, including the root causes of migration
to the U.S., its impact on border communities and responses around the
country. Dan joined Newsweek in 2024 from The Independent and
previously worked at The Messenger, Business Insider and in U.K. local
radio. He is a graduate of De Montfort University in Leicester, UK.
You can get in touch with Dan by emailing [email protected]. You
can find him on X @DanGooding. Languages: English.

























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Deepfake voices of senior US officials used in scams: FBI
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According to the agency, the campaign has been running since April and
most of the messages target former and current US government
officials. The attackers are after login details for official
accounts, which they then use to compromise other government systems
and try to harvest financial account information.

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Five House Republicans stall Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax bill
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"No other previous bill, no other previous law, no other previous
event caused so many millions of Americans to lose their healthcare.
Not even the Great Depression," Pennsylvania Democrat Brendan Boyle
said.

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In the U.S., a Summer Travel Slump Looms
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Many airlines, hotels and analysts are forecasting a downbeat tourism
season in America, as threats of tariffs and unpopular policy
decisions take their toll.

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Eddington review: This 'deranged' starry thriller about the US's
pandemic divisions will 'leave you breathless'
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Director Ari Aster is once again set to shock with surreal, gory
western Eddington, featuring Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal, which
is premiering at the Cannes Film Festival.



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Amgen loses $400 million antitrust battle to Regeneron - STAT (No
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Morning! Today we start with some breaking newss: Novo Nordisks CEO is
stepping down. We also discuss a new, tailored CRISPR treatment for an
infant with a deadly disease,how Amgen owes Regeneron more than $400
million now, and more.

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Trump Tax Cuts Rejected by House Panel as GOP Hardliners Dig In -
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A key House committee on Friday failed to advance House Republicans
massive tax-and-spending bill after hard-line conservatives bucked
President Donald Trump and blocked the bill over cost concerns.

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US consumer sentiment sinks to second-lowest level on record - FT (No
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Drop comes as jolt of enthusiasm among Republicans in wake of Donald
Trumps election wanes

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Belgian parliament scraps nuclear phaseout plan - DW - 05/15/2025
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Belgium has dropped nuclear phaseout plans adopted over two decades
ago. Previously, it had delayed the phaseout for 10 years over the
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See How Declines in U.S. Vaccination Rates Could Bring Eliminated
Diseases Roaring Back - Scientific American (No paywall)
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As U.S. childhood vaccination rates sway on a knifes edge, new 25-year
projections reveal how slight changes in national immunization could
improveor drastically reversethe prevalence of measles, polio, rubella
and diphtheria

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How Gulf Sheikhs played their Trump cards into a massive AI chip deal
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But an agreement to give the U.A.E. coveted access to millions of the
most advanced chips from Nvidia shows that the tiny, oil-rich Gulf
monarchy knows how to play a clever economic game in the age of Trump.

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China launches first of 2,800 satellites for AI space computing
constellation
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A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 12:12 a.m. Eastern (0412 UTC) May
14 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. Insulation
tiles fell away from the payload fairing as the rocket climbed into a
clear blue sky above the spaceport. 

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78% of CISOs see AI attacks already
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Sponsored feature From the written word through to gunpowder and
email, whenever an enabling technology comes along, you can be sure
someone will be ready to use it for evil. Most tech is dual-use, and
AI is no exception.
























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Microsoft abruptly cuts services to Chinese university, genomics firm
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Guangzhou-based Sun Yat-sen University sent a notice to faculty and
students on Tuesday night stating that Microsoft 365 services –
including OneDrive, OneNote, and SharePoint – will cease operations
on Thursday afternoon. “Please log in to Microsoft 365 as soon as
possible to retrieve personal data and files,” the university’s
network and information centre said in its email, which was seen by
the South China Morning Post.

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Programmers bore the brunt of Microsoft's layoffs in its home state as
AI writes up to 30% of its code | TechCrunch
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Over 40% of the people laid off were in software engineering, making
it by far the largest category, Bloomberg found based on state
filings. Relatively few sales or marketing positions were affected,
Bloomberg added. 

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Consumer sentiment nears rock bottom over fears of higher prices
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For now, consumer mood remains bleak — and fragile. With tariffs
still elevated and trade policy swinging between confrontation and
compromise, Americans are left wondering whether the economy is
slowing, stalling, or simply stuck in a fog of uncertainty. And while
the economy hasn’t hit the brakes, consumer confidence is already in
reverse.

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Walmart helped keep America's prices low for decades. Now it's leading
them higher
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In the same way its pricing once set the tone for the broader retail
sector, pressuring rivals to follow suit, Walmart’s shift to raising
prices allows other retailers and major brands to follow suit.

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Sam Altman's goal for ChatGPT to remember 'your whole life' is both
exciting and disturbing | TechCrunch
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“This model can reason across your whole context and do it
efficiently. And every conversation you’ve ever had in your life,
every book you’ve ever read, every email you’ve ever read,
everything you’ve ever looked at is in there, plus connected to all
your data from other sources. And your life just keeps appending to
the context,” he described.

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Hilton Als on the Visionary World of Alva Rogers - The New Yorker (No
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I met Alva Rogers years ago, through a mutual friend, and her various
incarnationsactress, singer, artistic director, writer, puppeteerhave
always been remarkable to me. As a young woman, Rogers posed for the
artist Lorna Simpson, and is the subject of Simpsons photograph-based
piece Waterbearer (1986), along with other early works, and, of
course, she was the nominal star of Julie Dashs film Daughters of the
Dust (1991), a fascinating evocation of Gullah culture in South
Carolina. All of these worksall of these genresthat have been
supportive of Rogers being looked at have informed her own work: she
knows what the experience of being in a narrative feels like and uses
that knowledge as a creator of her own projects.

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When it comes to brains, size doesn't matter much - Neurofrontiers
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It all started from a reasonable assumption: bigger brains pack more
neurons, and more neurons make one smarter, ergo bigger brain =
smarter cookie. But if there’s one thing brains love, it’s
nonlinearities (to be read as “freaking messes!”). To understand
what that means, we’ll talk about how brains of different sizes are
structured, and if it’s not size, what features actually make them
smart.

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TechCrunch and VivaTech partner for the VivaTech Innovation of the
Year | TechCrunch
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Each year, over four exciting days in Paris, VivaTech creates
Europe’s biggest technology and startup event, exploring the most
disruptive topics in tech with world-premiere demos, launches, and
conferences in a collaborative ecosystem. This is where business meets
innovation. Take part in the ninth edition of VivaTech 11-14 June
2025.



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Is $1 billion a lot of money these days?
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Anthony Ha is TechCrunch’s weekend editor. Previously, he worked as
a tech reporter at Adweek, a senior editor at VentureBeat, a local
government reporter at the Hollister Free Lance, and vice president of
content at a VC firm. He lives in New York City.

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China loosens grip on magnet exports, relieving carmakers - WSJ (No
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China has begun to resume allowing exports of rare-earth magnets after
the process ground to a halt for a few weeks, offering some relief for
automakers and electronics companies that need the components.

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AI video startup Moonvalley lands $53M, according to filing |
TechCrunch
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“We founded Moonvalley to make generative video technology that
works for filmmakers and creative professionals,” Moonvalley wrote
in a blog post in March. “That means addressing fear and distrust,
as well as solving technical problems that keep generative AI from
being a realistic tool for professional production.”

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Opinion | Selling Off Our Public Lands Is a Bad Idea
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Selling off public lands threatens more than a century of progress for
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FDA eyes additional Covidvaccine trials, as WHO suggests no update to
Covid shot
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O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that
govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she
worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her story
debunking a bogus theory about transgender kids was nominated for a
2024 GLAAD Media Award. You can reach Rose on Signal at
rosebroderick.11.

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Mark Cuban's Last 'Shark Tank' Episode Airs Today. Here Are 3 of His
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The Cost Plus Drugs founder has said hes leaving to spend more time
with his family. But in his wake he leaves many years of investments
in American small businesses, some of which have gone on to become big
brands (and others of which have faded into obscurity). Cuban said in
2022 that he had not yet made a net profit on his Shark Tank
investments, but at least a handful of the investors big deals have
become, well, big deals.

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Will satellite dogfights be the final frontier for US-China space
rivalry?
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Space observers – including those at the Pentagon – are not sure
what the unusual manoeuvres are meant to achieve, but they are
reportedly happening at higher speeds and becoming more complex.

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Latin American Economies Look to China as U.S. Slashes Aid - Foreign
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Latin America Brief: Latin American Economies Look to China as U.S.
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A vaccination to prevent heart attacks?
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Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) scientists collaborating with
researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a
“genome editing” approach for permanently reducing cholesterol
levels in mice with a single injection, potentially reducing heart
attack risk by up to 90 percent.

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Cassie Ventura concludes testimony in Sean Diddy Combs sex-trafficking
trial
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In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In
the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or
visit Women's Aid. In Australia, the national family violence
counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines
may be found via www.befrienders.org.

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Republican Tax Bill May Hurt the Lowest Earners and Help the Richest
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Even though most Americans may see lower taxes, Republicans’
spending cuts could outweigh those benefits and leave some worse off.

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Supreme court blocks Trump bid to resume deportations under 1798 law
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The decision comes one day after the court appeared troubled by an
executive order Trump signed on his first day in office that seeks to
end birthright citizenship, which contradicts precedent upholding the
plain text of the 14th amendment as granting citizenship to “all
persons born or naturalized in the United States”.



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Lockheed Martin speeds up European defense tie-up talks amid EU push
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MADRID : U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin is accelerating talks
for new partnerships in Europe, a senior executive said, amid a
continental push to reduce its military reliance on American arms
makers.

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AI startup Cohere acquires Ottogrid, a platform for conducting market
research | TechCrunch
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Updated 2:03 p.m. Pacific: In a statement, Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez
said: “I’m super excited to bring the Ottogrid team aboard and
incorporate Ottogrid’s product directly into North. We’re bringing
enterprises a new way to tackle research with smart tables, helping
make employees’ day-to-day work more enjoyable and productive.”

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Exclusive: The Nuclear Company raises $51M to develop massive reactor
sites | TechCrunch
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Most new nuclear power plants, including those on The Nuclear
Company’s timeline, aren’t expected to come online until the early
2030s. Given that forecasts for the next five years vary wildly,
massive nuclear plants entering service a decade from now could be
stuck holding the bag.

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The surprising chasm splitting young Americans along political lines
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RFK Jr's plan to ban fluoride supplements will hurt rural America,
dentists say
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In areas without fluoridated water, supplements are the only way to
get adequate doses.

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FCC approves Verizon's $20 billion merger with Frontier
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"By approving this deal, the FCC ensures that Americans will benefit
from a series of good and commonsense wins. The transaction will
unleash billions of dollars in new infrastructure builds in
communities across the country—including rural America. This
investment will accelerate the transition away from old, copper line
networks to modern, high-speed ones. And it delivers for America’s
tower and telecom crews who do the hard, often gritty work needed to
build high-speed networks," said Brendan Carr, FCC chairman.

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Acer's new Swift Edge 14 AI laptop packs in a matte display and AI
features
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Likely due to the unpredictable nature of global trade, none of Acer's
new Swift laptops have finalized pricing or availability in the US,
though we can share the info Acer has for Europe. The Swift Edge 14 AI
is expected to be available in June for €1,599, the Swift Go 14 AI a
little bit later in July for €1,199 and the Swift Go 16 AI in August
for €1,299.

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Crypto has become the ultimate swamp asset - The Economist (No
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WHEN OFFERED a Boeing 747 by the government of Qatar to replace Air
Force One, President Donald Trump responded: why not? Only someone
dumb would turn down free money. No presidency has generated so many
conflicts of interest at such speed in modern history. Yet the worst
self-dealing in American politics is found not on a runway but on
blockchains, home to trillions of dollars in cryptocurrencies.

























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The World Needs Better Balance Sheets - Foreign Affairs (No paywall)
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Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs has been the leading forum
for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs.
The magazine has featured contributions from many leading
international affairs experts.

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Perimenopause symptoms can be a drag. Here's when to seek treatment
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Rage, fatigue, mood swings, memory loss, hot flashes, itchy ears,
inability to sleep, loss of libido, hair thinning, depression, weight
gain, sore knees, night sweats, incontinence. These are all symptoms
of perimenopause -- or possibly just occupational hazards of midlife.

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