July 12, 2026

Can AI detect breast cancer early?

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Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Swedish researchers analyzing nearly 89,000 mammograms from over 31,000 patients found that three commercial AI mammography systems could spot subtle breast-cancer warning signs and elevated risk scores up to six years before diagnosis, while cancer-free patients generally scored low. In Germany, archaeologists uncovered an exceptionally rare Celtic princely tomb during solar project preparations, with heavy gold jewelry, weapons, amber/bronze/glass beads, and iron fittings from a ceremonial wagon, lifting a large block of earth to preserve artifacts. A psychiatric hospital near Paris reports positive results from therapy sessions with trained donkeys, expanded to other animals. A Japanese 7-Eleven owner posted viral signs inviting people to cool off or warm up without buying anything. Finally, a German man set a Guinness record with a 6-foot-6.7-inch Lego bratwurst made from 65,000 bricks.

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Calorogashark Media. Hi there, Johnny Mack for five good news stories.

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I've been telling you a lot lately that sciences are

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getting it done. Well, here they go again. Researchers in

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Sweden have found that AI may be able to spot

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warning signs of breast cancer years before the disease is

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officially diagnosed. This was a big study involving nearly eighty

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nine thousand mammograms from more than thirty one thousand patients.

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Researchers discover that AI systems could identify subtle signs of

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future breast cancer up to six years before diagnosed in

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some cases. The team tested three commercially available AI assisted

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mimography systems using screening images collected over ten year period.

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The results show that people who eventually developed breast cancer

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often received elevated AI risk scores years before radiologists detected

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the disease. Those who remained cancer free generally received low scores. Meanwhile,

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in Germany, and archaeological discovery has revealed what X experts

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are calling an almost incomparable Kiltic Princely tomb. The burial

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was uncovered during preparations for a solar energy project. Archaeologists

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say The grave contained an extraordinary collection of treasures, including

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heavy gold, jewelry, weapons, beads made from amber, bronze and glass,

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and the iron fittings from what appears to have been

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a ceremonial wagon or chariot. The discovery is so rare

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that experts say only two similar wagon burials have ever

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been found in Germany. Among the treasures were three gold rings,

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including one wigh roughly five ounces. They also found the

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metal components of a wagon, axle, parts, wheelbands, and decorative fittings.

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Rather than remove the objects individually, the team lifted a

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large block of earth containing many of the artifacts so

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they could be preserved and studied under controlled conditions. Now,

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if you've ever looked at a donkey and thought to yourself,

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that animal seems uniquely qualified to help me process my

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emotional baggage, it turns out it might have been onto something.

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A psychiatric hospital in France is reporting results from a

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therapy program built around donkeys. Every Friday at a hospital

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near Paris, patients dealing with anxiety, depression, loneliness, schizophrenia, and

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other mental health challenges spend time with a group of

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specially trained therapy donkeys and according to both patients and staff.

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The results have been pretty positive. Patients interact with the

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donkeys No No, p two Oscar Manolo and Malrow. Some

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patients help groom the animals, some riding cards puled by

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the donkeys. Others simply enjoy spending quiet time with the donkeys.

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Jerome said, talking with people taking parts in activity I

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wouldn't normally do. It helps me in my daily life.

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Helps you break away from the routine of treatment and medication.

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Staying at home isn't good for me. The hospitals program

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has expanded beyond donkeys now and includes goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, turtles, chickens,

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and doves, but the donkeys remain the stars of the show.

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That also sounds like a list of animals that escape

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and wind up. In the fifth story on this podcast,

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about once a week, a convenience store owner in Japan

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went viral for a simple message. Customers started noticing signs

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posted near the seven to eleven entrants during the summer heat.

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The sign said, if you feel one well, I'm thinking

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may be heat stroke. Please don't push yourself, come inside

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and cool off. There's no need to purchase anything out

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of courtesy, please focus solely on recovering your strength. When

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winter arrived, he replaced the signs with a new one

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that said, you must be tired of driving on snowy roads.

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Please don't hesitate to come inside and warm up again.

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You don't need to buy anything. We pray for your safety,

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all right. The final story today is making me hungry.

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A German Man assembled sixty five thousand Lego bricks into

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the shape of a Broughtworst and bun which would go

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down really well right about now. That has set the

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Guinness World Record for largest Lego brick sausage. That's right,

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Tommy said, I've always enjoyed taking on unusual challenges. When

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the meat and sausage producer from my region approaching with

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the idea of building something out of lego, we started

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developing the concept together. It quickly became clear to us

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that it had to be something big. In my home

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region in Germany, the Broughtworst is a local specialty that

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has since become known around the world. The finished model

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is a Broughtworst with a bun and a line of

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mustard on top. It officially claimed the record six feet

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six point seven inches long. It is now on display

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at the Broughtworst Company headquarters. Tommy says. Transporting it, however,

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was a major challenge because of its size and weight.

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We needed many helpers to move everything safely. From the

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very beginning, I had the plan the model in such

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a way that it would fit through the door. Those

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are five good news stories for today. Have an awesome day.