Lakers get much smaller piece of Nick’s NBA Title Pie for ‘losing to bad teams’ | First Things First

Nick Wright unveils this week’s NBA TItle Pie, featuring the Los Angeles Lakers getting a much smaller piece for “losing to bad teams” such as the Orlando Magic and Chicago Bulls twice lately. 2 HOURS AGO・first things first・7:41 Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James National Basketball Association Nick Wright First ThingsContinue Reading

Sensitive detection of gene transfer in a microbial community

Research Briefing Published: 28 March 2025 Nature Biotechnology (2025)Cite this article Subjects Gene transfer enables bacteria to adapt to their environment. To sensitively detect gene transfer, we created a synthetic biology tool that introduces an identifiable barcode into RNA when microbes exchange DNA. When applied in a wastewater community, high-throughputContinue Reading

Low-Dose Doxycycline Effective in Scarring Alopecia

TOPLINE: Low-dose doxycycline showed comparable efficacy with high-dose treatment in patients with lymphocytic scarring alopecia, with a lower rate of adverse events (AEs) and related discontinuations. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a retrospective review of 241 patients (82.6% women; mean age, 58.4 years; 49.8% White; 14.1% Black) diagnosed with lymphocytic scarring alopeciaContinue Reading

With ‘MUSIC

Image Image Credit Josh Brasted / Contributor via Getty Images Image Size landscape-medium In 2024, Playboi Carti dropped a handful of tracks in anticipation of MUSIC, which many of us assumed would be released that same year. For a while, the songs only lived on his Opium Records burner accountContinue Reading

These brands will be hit hardest by Trump’s new auto tariffs

Data: Wards Automotive and Barclays; Chart: Axios VisualsPresident Trump’s increased tariffs on imported vehicles will hit foreign automakers the hardest, though domestic automakers General Motors and Ford will also face a significant impact.Why it matters: Experts expect automakers to raise prices to make up for at least part of theContinue Reading

Media Briefing: Overheard at the Digiday Publishing Summit, March 2025 referral traffic edition

This article is part of Digiday’s coverage of its Digiday Publishing Summit. More from the series → This week’s Media Briefing recaps what publishers had to say about referral traffic (which, spoiler alert, is as volatile as ever) during the Digiday Publishing Summit’s closed-door town hall sessions. The volatility ofContinue Reading

Graziano Believes Steelers Will Target QB ‘Relatively Early’ In Draft Even If They Sign Aaron Rodgers

In recent years, the Pittsburgh Steelers have found themselves slightly directionless at quarterback. They tried to find Ben Roethlisberger’s successor in Kenny Pickett. However, it quickly became apparent he wasn’t their long-term answer. Now, they’re stuck trying to fill that void under center with veterans past their prime. Aaron RodgersContinue Reading