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This is insane. AI makes things up. Lawyers got caught. Now it's in your emergency room.

AI that invents fake facts has already embarrassed lawyers and judges in more than 2,000 court cases. Now most doctors use it, many ERs run on it, and studies show even experts follow it when it's wrong. Here's the evidence, and how to protect yourself.

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Your body is full of 'zombie cells' that speed up aging. Mayo Clinic just found new ways to fight them, including one from tomatoes.

Old cells that won't die keep pumping out inflammation as we age. Seven Mayo Clinic studies show how to spot them, why they cause harm, and treatments that helped old mice get stronger and sharper. Explained simply.

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Scientists solved a 30-year mystery behind Crohn's and colitis: in some people, the body attacks its own inflammation brakes.

For some people with inflammatory bowel disease, the immune system makes antibodies that switch off the body's natural anti-inflammation signal. The discovery explains a 30-year-old genetic clue and could lead to a blood test and targeted treatment. Explained simply.

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Scientists reversed Parkinson's symptoms in mice with a 'low-oxygen pill.' Here's what that really means.

Too much oxygen may be part of what hurts the brain in Parkinson's. A Harvard team made a two-drug pill that lowers it, and sick mice started moving better. What they found, explained simply, and why it's not a human treatment yet.