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class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1131380992/phillips-cpap-recall-sleep-apnea-foam-particles" data-metrics="{"action":"Click Story Title","category":"Story List"}">As a CPAP recall drags on, sleep apnea sufferers are getting angry</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1131380992/phillips-cpap-recall-sleep-apnea-foam-particles"><time datetime="2022-10-25"><span class="date">October 25, 2022  </span></time>Philips is trying to fix or replace 5 million of the devices because foam in them can deteriorate into harmful particles. But the process is taking years, forcing some patients to risk their health.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 1793; --source-height: 1008; "> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/10/25/1129196088/covid-new-omicron-variants-immunity" data-metrics="{"action":"Click Story Image","category":"Story List"}"> <picture> <source srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/ap22054096678845_wide-2297ad09fd9d76dd0cd12ca165861040b8990024.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=webp" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/ap22054096678845_wide-2297ad09fd9d76dd0cd12ca165861040b8990024.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=webp" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/ap22054096678845_wide-2297ad09fd9d76dd0cd12ca165861040b8990024.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp"/> <source srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/ap22054096678845_wide-2297ad09fd9d76dd0cd12ca165861040b8990024.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/ap22054096678845_wide-2297ad09fd9d76dd0cd12ca165861040b8990024.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/ap22054096678845_wide-2297ad09fd9d76dd0cd12ca165861040b8990024.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg"/> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/ap22054096678845_wide-2297ad09fd9d76dd0cd12ca165861040b8990024.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=jpeg" data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/ap22054096678845_wide-2297ad09fd9d76dd0cd12ca165861040b8990024.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/ap22054096678845_wide-2297ad09fd9d76dd0cd12ca165861040b8990024.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Omicron keeps finding new evolutionary tricks to outsmart our immunity" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> An electron microscope image shows a SARS-CoV-2 particle isolated in the early days of the pandemic. It's been nearly a year since omicron was first detected, and scientists say this branch of the coronavirus family tree is still thriving. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> NIAID/NIH via AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> NIAID/NIH via AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/">Shots - Health News</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/10/25/1129196088/covid-new-omicron-variants-immunity" data-metrics="{"action":"Click Story Title","category":"Story List"}">Omicron keeps finding new evolutionary tricks to outsmart our immunity</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/10/25/1129196088/covid-new-omicron-variants-immunity"><time datetime="2022-10-25"><span class="date">October 25, 2022  </span></time>SARS-CoV-2 is evolving "rapidly," spawning one new variant after another. 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That's why it's a key issue in some statewide midterms" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Twelve states have declined to expand Medicaid for low-income Americans. In South Dakota, 53% of voters support changing that, according to a recent South Dakota State University poll. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Riley Bunch/GPB </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Riley Bunch/GPB </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/sections/national/">National</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1130129559/expanding-medicaid-is-popular-thats-why-its-a-key-issue-in-some-statewide-midter" data-metrics="{"action":"Click Story Title","category":"Story List"}">Expanding Medicaid is popular. 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But does that mean at any point in pregnancy?" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Abortion-rights protesters march on Market Street in San Francisco on June 24, the day the Supreme Court overturned <em>Roe v. 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A spike in RSV cases among children is pushing some hospitals to capacity. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> The Washington Post via Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> The Washington Post via Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1130764314/childrens-hospitals-rsv-surge" data-metrics="{"action":"Click Story Title","category":"Story List"}">Children's hospitals grapple with a nationwide surge in RSV infections</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1130764314/childrens-hospitals-rsv-surge"><time datetime="2022-10-24"><span class="date">October 24, 2022  </span></time>The latest spike is months early and it's pushing care facilities to capacity. Children under the age of 5 are most vulnerable.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3000; --source-height: 1687; "> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/10/22/1107495948/keepsakes-that-refugees-brought-to-remind-them-of-home" data-metrics="{"action":"Click Story Image","category":"Story List"}"> <picture> <source srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/19/refugee_promo_01_wide-7fd2e203a013b5921255d4037ab049ecef12ac26.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=webp" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/19/refugee_promo_01_wide-7fd2e203a013b5921255d4037ab049ecef12ac26.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=webp" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/19/refugee_promo_01_wide-7fd2e203a013b5921255d4037ab049ecef12ac26.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp"/> <source srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/19/refugee_promo_01_wide-7fd2e203a013b5921255d4037ab049ecef12ac26.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/19/refugee_promo_01_wide-7fd2e203a013b5921255d4037ab049ecef12ac26.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/19/refugee_promo_01_wide-7fd2e203a013b5921255d4037ab049ecef12ac26.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg"/> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/19/refugee_promo_01_wide-7fd2e203a013b5921255d4037ab049ecef12ac26.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=jpeg" data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/19/refugee_promo_01_wide-7fd2e203a013b5921255d4037ab049ecef12ac26.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/19/refugee_promo_01_wide-7fd2e203a013b5921255d4037ab049ecef12ac26.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Precious memories: 8 refugees share the things they brought to remind them of home" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Here's what eight refugees cherish as a touch of home (clockwise from top left): Ukrainian sheet music; an Afghan dress; incense stones from Yemen; a ceremonial cup and plate from an Indian village; a word from the K'iche' language from Guatemala; a diary kept by a trans woman from Honduras; a Liberian woman's passport; and (center) a Tibetan dumpling that has proved popular in Kashmir. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Clockwise from upper left: Jodi Hilton, Nilofar Niekpor Zamani, Yolanda Escobar Jiménez, Smita Sharma, James Rodriguez, Danielle Villasana, Ọbáṣọlá Bámigbólá and (center) Showkat Nanda </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Clockwise from upper left: Jodi Hilton, Nilofar Niekpor Zamani, Yolanda Escobar Jiménez, Smita Sharma, James Rodriguez, Danielle Villasana, Ọbáṣọlá Bámigbólá and (center) Showkat Nanda </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/">Goats and Soda</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/10/22/1107495948/keepsakes-that-refugees-brought-to-remind-them-of-home" data-metrics="{"action":"Click Story Title","category":"Story List"}">Precious memories: 8 refugees share the things they brought to remind them of home</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/10/22/1107495948/keepsakes-that-refugees-brought-to-remind-them-of-home"><time datetime="2022-10-22"><span class="date">October 22, 2022  </span></time>If you had to leave your home, you'd bring essential items for survival. But if you could take one sentimental object, what would it be? We asked refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Honduras and more.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 5315; --source-height: 2989; "> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130371456/remote-work-opened-some-doors-to-workers-with-disabilities-but-others-remain-shu" data-metrics="{"action":"Click Story Image","category":"Story List"}"> <picture> <source srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/emptyoffice_wide-6ec64b3bc7396b17a7dc853e20a32080b1397bb5.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=webp" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/emptyoffice_wide-6ec64b3bc7396b17a7dc853e20a32080b1397bb5.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=webp" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/emptyoffice_wide-6ec64b3bc7396b17a7dc853e20a32080b1397bb5.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp"/> <source srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/emptyoffice_wide-6ec64b3bc7396b17a7dc853e20a32080b1397bb5.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/emptyoffice_wide-6ec64b3bc7396b17a7dc853e20a32080b1397bb5.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/emptyoffice_wide-6ec64b3bc7396b17a7dc853e20a32080b1397bb5.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg"/> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/emptyoffice_wide-6ec64b3bc7396b17a7dc853e20a32080b1397bb5.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=jpeg" data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/emptyoffice_wide-6ec64b3bc7396b17a7dc853e20a32080b1397bb5.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/21/emptyoffice_wide-6ec64b3bc7396b17a7dc853e20a32080b1397bb5.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Remote work opened some doors to workers with disabilities. But others remain shut" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Office desks remain vacant during a spike in COVID-19 cases in London on Dec. 14, 2021. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Richard Baker/In Pictures via Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Richard Baker/In Pictures via Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/sections/business/">Business</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130371456/remote-work-opened-some-doors-to-workers-with-disabilities-but-others-remain-shu" data-metrics="{"action":"Click Story Title","category":"Story List"}">Remote work opened some doors to workers with disabilities. But others remain shut</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130371456/remote-work-opened-some-doors-to-workers-with-disabilities-but-others-remain-shu"><time datetime="2022-10-21"><span class="date">October 21, 2022  </span></time>Workplaces have generally become more accommodating for people with disabilities in the last five years, according to a new survey. But some disability rights activists say challenges persist.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 2032; --source-height: 1143; "> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/10/21/1129115162/maternal-mortality-childbirth-deaths-prevention" data-metrics="{"action":"Click Story Image","category":"Story List"}"> <picture> <source srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/14/gettyimages-1129562632-1-_wide-f5be55ad5ab8be52a7b91c9f89bcee11c0d0bf74.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=webp" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/14/gettyimages-1129562632-1-_wide-f5be55ad5ab8be52a7b91c9f89bcee11c0d0bf74.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=webp" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/14/gettyimages-1129562632-1-_wide-f5be55ad5ab8be52a7b91c9f89bcee11c0d0bf74.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp"/> <source srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/14/gettyimages-1129562632-1-_wide-f5be55ad5ab8be52a7b91c9f89bcee11c0d0bf74.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/14/gettyimages-1129562632-1-_wide-f5be55ad5ab8be52a7b91c9f89bcee11c0d0bf74.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/14/gettyimages-1129562632-1-_wide-f5be55ad5ab8be52a7b91c9f89bcee11c0d0bf74.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg"/> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/14/gettyimages-1129562632-1-_wide-f5be55ad5ab8be52a7b91c9f89bcee11c0d0bf74.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=jpeg" data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/14/gettyimages-1129562632-1-_wide-f5be55ad5ab8be52a7b91c9f89bcee11c0d0bf74.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/14/gettyimages-1129562632-1-_wide-f5be55ad5ab8be52a7b91c9f89bcee11c0d0bf74.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Health department medical detectives find 84% of U.S. maternal deaths are preventable" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Data compiled by the CDC highlights multiple weaknesses in the system of care for new mothers, from obstetricians who are not trained (or paid) to look for signs of mental trouble or addiction, to policies that strip women of health coverage shortly after they give birth. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Halfpoint Images/Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Halfpoint Images/Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/">Shots - Health News</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/10/21/1129115162/maternal-mortality-childbirth-deaths-prevention" data-metrics="{"action":"Click Story Title","category":"Story List"}">Health department medical detectives find 84% of U.S. maternal deaths are preventable</a></h2> <h2 class="affiliation">KQED</h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/10/21/1129115162/maternal-mortality-childbirth-deaths-prevention"><time datetime="2022-10-21"><span class="date">October 21, 2022  </span></time>More than half of these deaths occur well after the mom leaves the hospital. To save lives, mothers need more support in the "fourth trimester, that time <em>after</em> the baby is born," one researcher says.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 1024; --source-height: 576; "> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/2022/10/20/1130266452/brain-cells-in-a-dish-play-pong-and-other-brain-adventures" data-metrics="{"action":"Click Story Image","category":"Story List"}"> <picture> <source srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/20/gettyimages-1163037239_wide-0a83bf8f1c846795648ce523fc17434485d60804.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=webp" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/20/gettyimages-1163037239_wide-0a83bf8f1c846795648ce523fc17434485d60804.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=webp" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/20/gettyimages-1163037239_wide-0a83bf8f1c846795648ce523fc17434485d60804.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp"/> <source srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/20/gettyimages-1163037239_wide-0a83bf8f1c846795648ce523fc17434485d60804.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/20/gettyimages-1163037239_wide-0a83bf8f1c846795648ce523fc17434485d60804.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/20/gettyimages-1163037239_wide-0a83bf8f1c846795648ce523fc17434485d60804.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg"/> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/20/gettyimages-1163037239_wide-0a83bf8f1c846795648ce523fc17434485d60804.jpg?s=300&c=15&f=jpeg" data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/20/gettyimages-1163037239_wide-0a83bf8f1c846795648ce523fc17434485d60804.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/10/20/gettyimages-1163037239_wide-0a83bf8f1c846795648ce523fc17434485d60804.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Brain Cells In A Dish Play Pong And Other Brain Adventures" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> People play Pong in Cologne, western Germany. Researchers are teaching brain cells in a dish to learn the play the game, too. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> INA FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> INA FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510351/short-wave">Short Wave</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/2022/10/20/1130266452/brain-cells-in-a-dish-play-pong-and-other-brain-adventures" data-metrics="{"action":"Click Story Title","category":"Story List"}">Brain Cells In A Dish Play Pong And Other Brain Adventures</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184239/https://www.npr.org/2022/10/20/1130266452/brain-cells-in-a-dish-play-pong-and-other-brain-adventures"><time datetime="2022-10-21"><span class="date">October 21, 2022  </span></time>The world of brain research had two incredible developments last week. Researchers have taught a dish of brain cells to play the video game Pong to help develop more intelligent AI. Separately, scientists transplanted human brain organoids into a living animal with the hope of using them as models of human disease. 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