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Gasoline demand spikes in several states after pipeline hack
American drivers on the East Coast are filling up aggressively following a ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline, a critical artery for gasoline.
A new understanding of how the human brain controls the hands
Understanding how the brain controls certain actions—such picking up a knife in the correct way—is important for many reasons. One of these is working towards the development of brain-computer interfaces that may help people with artificial limbs control them, using their minds.
How better conversations can reduce vaccine hesitancy for COVID-19 and other shots
New parents have many decisions to make soon after their baby is born. One of them is about vaccination.
Intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows sterilizing immunity in preclinical tests
University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers report additional preclinical evidence of the potency of a single-dose, intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate—AdCOVID—that was created by Altimmune Inc., a Maryland-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company.
High rates of childhood obesity alarming given anticipated impact of COVID-19 pandemic
In some countries of the WHO European Region, 1 in 3 children aged six to nine years is living with overweight or obesity. Mediterranean countries have the highest rates of obesity, but the situation there is starting to improve.
Fat around waist more important than obesity in predicting severity of COVID-19
New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (held online, 10-13 May) shows that fat around the waist (abdominal obesity) is more important than general obesity as shown by body mass index (BMI) in predicting the severity of chest X-ray results in patients with COVID-19. The study is by Dr. Alexis Elias Malavazos, …
Final Approval Expected for Nation’s First Major Offshore Wind Farm
The Vineyard Wind project, off the coast of Massachusetts, is slated to generate enough electricity to power 400,000 homes.
Tumor molecular profiling could reduce endometrial cancer therapy by 20%
A retrospective study conducted by scientists from the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital found that compiling a tumor molecular profile can result in better risk stratification and hence to better treatment decisions in endometrial cancer. The use of so-called “integrated molecular risk classification” could reduce the use of chemo- …
How to confront and overcome the discomfort of starting something new
COVID-19 catapulted our society on a mass scale into the online environment, and often we weren’t prepared. Many of us were forced to equip ourselves with new skills and tackle new challenges.