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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of Washington have uncovered a previously underexplored feature of Alzheimer’s disease that may help scientists identify new avenues for treatment. The study, published in Science, found that the three-dimensional organization of the genome differs in certain brain cells from people with Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists from SCS’s Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department, Pitt’s Department of Neurobiology, and collaborating institutions connected these changes in genome folding with shifts in gene activity and the organization of brain tissue. To build this detailed…

The Week 1 NFL schedule has already seen a pair of games unfold, but 14 are still to come over the course of Sunday and Monday. Potential playoff previews are all over the schedule with matchups such as Ravens vs. Colts (+3.5), Chiefs vs. Broncos (-2.5), Bills vs. Texas (+1.5) and Packers vs. Vikings (-1.5) on the slate. New to sports trading? Visit our Kalshi promo code review and get a $25 bonus after $25+ in trades with the Kalshi promo code CBSSPORTS:The highest total on the NFL odds board this week is 50.5 in Buccaneers vs. Bengals as Heisman-winning former No. 1 overall…

Helen Mirren, Laura Linney, Rhys Ifans, Erin Doherty and James McAvoy star in three of the biggest U.K. titles world premiering at Toronto and making Variety’s 2026 selection of 20 International Titles to Track at this year’s Toronto.Jodie Comer sings (very creditably Variety suggests), in a fourth U.K. package, gothic rom-com “Stuffed” as romance takes unpredictable turns at Toronto.  As in 2025, multiple more Platform titles, 42% made up of movies from female directors, could have made the selection. It focuses on new titles, hence what otherwise would be startling omissions such as “Jim Queen,” or Spain’s Cannes main competition trio.…

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress and former Edo State governorship aspirant, Kenneth Imasuagbon, has urged Nigerians to prioritise competence over zoning, rotation or place of origin in choosing the country’s next president in 2027. Imasuagbon said the principle of rotational presidency was not provided for in the Constitution, urging voters to support a candidate capable of addressing the country’s economic and security challenges. He spoke to journalists on Saturday in Benin. “Is rotation in the Constitution? What we should be talking about is rotating hunger for food, poor schools for good schools and poor healthcare for good healthcare.…

* Landmark Lagos cultural experience to feature Olajumoke Adenowo and leading Nigerian artists, opening with a special Collectors & Patrons Day Nigeria’s leading voices in art and architecture will converge in Lagos as AD Consulting partners with Ecobank Nigeria to present The Convergence: The Iconic Architect & the Icons of Art, a landmark cultural experience celebrating Nigeria’s creative excellence, heritage and legacy. Scheduled to run from October 1 to 7, 2026 at the Ecobank Pan African Centre (EPAC), Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos, the event will bring together internationally acclaimed architect Olajumoke Adenowo, Founder of AD Consulting, and some of…

Nigeria’s security crisis is showing signs of a worrying geographic shift, with parts of Niger and Kwara states emerging as new areas of terrorist activity and forcing residents in some border communities to flee into neighbouring Benin Republic. The development is raising concerns among security analysts and residents that the threat traditionally associated with the North-East and, more recently, the North-West, is gaining a foothold in the North-Central region. Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State has become a particular concern following a series of attacks in communities around the Dekera axis, where residents have reportedly been killed, abducted and…

Fusion power is getting back to its roots. As fusion startups keep chasing their ultimate goal — putting electrons on the grid — many are also now embracing, or returning to, the defense applications that laid the foundation for the industry. The sector emerged decades ago when physicists looked for more constructive uses of the science behind the thermonuclear bombs that proliferated during the Cold War. The national security angle never really went away. A groundbreaking fusion power experiment in 2022 happened at the National Ignition Facility, which has supported national security applications for more than 25 years. That shift…

Grenfell survivors and bereaved relatives have criticised the “outrageous decision” to hire a director who oversaw cost-cutting at Grenfell Tower in a £150,000-a-year senior council housing role.Laura Johnson, the director of housing at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) at the time of the 2017 Grenfell fire, has been appointed the permanent director of development and property at the Barnet Group, which manages the borough’s 13,000 council homes.The Grenfell inquiry found that, in her previous role, Johnson pushed for a new contractor to carry out the tower’s renovation works on a lower budget, which ultimately meant metal cladding…

A 10,000 year-old tooth in remarkable condition from an ancient Pacific mastodon, a large mammal that once inhabited North America, was recently discovered by a California scientist.Brigid Lynch, a geomorphologist, was working at a preserve in San Mateo county, when she stumbled across a peculiar rock.Paleontologists later confirmed it was not a stone, but an adult Pacific mastodon molar, according to a Wednesday news release from the Midpeninsula regional open space district (Midpen).“The tooth itself is in immaculate condition. It’s the most complete mastodon molar from our area, and the most spectacular mastodon molar that I’ve ever seen. I had…

Nigerian-American racing driver Ugo Ugochukwu has been crowned the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Champion after finishing second in the final race of the season in Madrid, Spain. The 19-year-old secured the championship on Sunday at the newly built Madring circuit, driving for Campos Racing, and became the first American to win the FIA Formula 3 title. Ugochukwu entered the final race level on points with British driver Freddie Slater after a dramatic championship battle throughout the season. While Finland’s Tuukka Taponen won the Madrid Feature Race, Ugochukwu’s second-place finish was enough to secure the title. Slater finished eighth, leaving Ugochukwu…