The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today that Harvey Fineberg, former president of the Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine) and current president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, will serve as the chair of the Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats.

Formed earlier this month, the National Academies’ Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats was assembled at the request of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The recently formed National Academies Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats, assembled at the request of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, has been providing rapid expert consultations on several topics, such as social distancing and severe illness in young adults.

National Academy of Medicine President Victor J. Dzau will provide remarks on behalf of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board during a virtual event on May 4 to launch an online pledging effort, the Coronavirus Global Response.

As NASA prepares to send astronauts to the moon and Mars, it is revisiting the latest research on cancer risk from space radiation. A new report recommends NASA proceed with setting a new radiation exposure limit, and improve how it communicates cancer risk to astronauts.

As the omicron variant of the coronavirus sweeps through the U.S. and other parts of the world — and with the possibility of emerging new variants looming — building confidence in vaccines has become even more important. How can knowledge from the social sciences inform effective communication around vaccines?

The CDC yesterday confirmed another infection with 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States in California. The patient is among a group of people under a federal quarantine order because of their recent return to the U.S. on a State Department-chartered flight that arrived on February 7, 2020. All people who have been in Hubei Province in the past 14 days are considered at high risk of having been exposed to COVID-19 and subject to a temporary 14-day quarantine.

The respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China has now been detected in 32 locations internationally, including cases United States. The virus has been named “SARS-CoV-2” and the disease it causes has been named “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19”).

The Future Security and Safety summit, and the Fire Protection and Technology Summit agendas are in place, with several speakers confirmed.

Ronald Stein, PE, founded PTS Advance in 1995 and has written multiple books on the energy industry

Dr. Ronald W. Bailey is lauded for his work in medicine as a Diagnostic Radiologist

Mr. Root is recognized for his dedicated career as an educator

Ronald S. Leuchter, MD, is an Oncologic Surgeon devoted to caring for patients with cancer and complicated surgeries

James Mitchell Bowden serves as a Regulatory Compliance Leader at Textron Aviation Inc.

Ronald Oliver brings over 36 years of financial investigations expertise to BCR Investigations & Consulting Solutions, LLC

During the first state of emergency, the number of active users reached 39.86 million.

It's hard to imagine a more challenging work environment than the International Space Station. During her 24 years as a NASA astronaut, including a six-month stint on the ISS, Cady Coleman learned pivotal lessons about everything from managing stress and assessing risk to cross-cultural communication and navigating bias. She shares how the skills she picked up can be applied in all kinds of careers. Coleman is the author of the book Sharing Space: An Astronaut's Guide to Mission Wonder and Making Change.

Statement Highlights: Previous studies have found that 14-81% of patients with heart failure experience some degree of cognitive impairment affecting language, memory or executive function. Evidence also indicates that people with atrial fibrillation...

Aspectos destacados de la declaración: En estudios anteriores se ha descubierto que entre el 14 y el 81% de los pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca presentan algún grado de deterioro cognitivo que afecta el lenguaje, la memoria o la función...

How will future Mars astronauts shield themselves from harmful space radiation? This is what a recent study published in The European Physical Journal Plus

A study recently published in Cell Metabolism examines the effects of intermittent fasting (IF) on neuronal insulin resistance (IR) and cognitive function

A study recently published in Cell Metabolism examines the effects of intermittent fasting (IF) on neuronal insulin resistance (IR) and cognitive function

TORONTO – The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is warning the public about aggressive promotion of Crestview Exploration Inc.

TORONTO – The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) – Integrated Market Enforcement Team (IMET), is warning the public about fraudulent investment opportunities related to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Every year, over 10,000 letters addressed to Juliet Capulet arrive in Verona, Italy, the famous hometown of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. These handwritten letters come from people all over the world, seeking guidance and support from Juliet herself. Capturing the pain, joy, humor, and confusion of love, the 60 letters in this book offers encouragement, comfort, hope-and a nod to the human condition. Including responses from Juliet herself, this romantic and relatable, and perfect as a Valentine's Day gift, Dear Juliet proves that love is the universal language.

Nanoparticle–Protein Corona-Based Tissue Proteomics for the Aging Mouse Proteome Atlas  ACS Publications

There are so many things that can be done with a little spare time and a Raspberry Pi that it boggles the mind; the little developer board can be made to do just about anything builders can dream up. One of the most recent projects we've seen using the Pi turned up on Reddit from a person called jul-bruegger who combined the Raspberry Pi Zero... [PCSTATS]

The new technology repurposes surplus barley straw into six-pack packaging material in a circular process.

Yesterday, the President of the United States declared an expanded emergency declaration for all states and the District of Columbia on truck shipments of consumer goods and other supplies. Below is an update from the FMCSA delineating the types loads that are being exempted from hours of service rules.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the inclusion of $1 billion for a vaccine awareness campaign in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the following statement may be attributed to NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith: 

Steve McQueen's latest movie splits its time between grand and grandiosity and packs a Dickensian amount of peril into an otherwise worthwhile story.

El equipo holandés, que todavía no había ganado en Champions, pasó por encima del equipo de Michel Leer

En su discurso, Martínez-Almeida ha pedido que la capital "nunca pierda la sonrisa sincera y el abrazo acogedor con el que recibimos a todos" Leer

Chris Hadfield, astronauta de la Agencia Canadiense del Espacio (CSA-ASC), anteriormente coronel y piloto de las Fuerzas Aéreas Canadienses, es esa persona que ha conseguido que la estación espacial internacional se convierta en parte de nuestras vidas. No ha sido el primer astronauta tuitero, ni el primero que ha grabado vídeos educativos, jocosos o musicales, pero sin duda es el que ha conseguido enamorar del espacio a todos. Ayer, cuando ya su cápsula Soyuz se separaba de la Estación Espacial Internacional, publicó en internet su vídeo Space Oddity, una versión espacial de la canción de David Bowie. Ahora, internet arde...

Con la legislación en la mano podrías enfrentarte a sanciones económicas Leer

Una nueva ley obligará a las empresas tecnológicas que registren datos de actividad cerebral o nerviosa a protegerlos con las mismas garantías que otros datos Leer

La compañía anuncia un nuevo procesador que supera al reciente A18 Pro de Apple en baterías de prueba multinúcleo y que incluye varias novedades en su estructura Leer

El tricampeón español se postula como técnico de la Federación Española, que a finales de año elige nuevo presidente. Leer

El esloveno, tras ganar Giro y Tour en el mismo año, busca el oro en un Mundial en el que las opciones españolas pasan Ayuso, Pello Bilbao y Castrillo Leer

Felipe VI recibe un homenaje de la Cámara de Comercio de Sevilla con ocasión del décimo aniversario de su reinado Leer

Los equipos de Primera, con actuaciones discretas en la Liga, se animan con triunfos ante equipos modestos. Leer

Watch: French and US astronauts spacewalk to install solar panel system on ISS

ISS astronauts make second spacewalk to install powerful solar panels

SpaceX launches 4 amateur astronauts in giant leap for space tourism

The coronavirus situation is a marketing opportunity for MSP's. Watch this video to see how.

Source: Coronavirus MSP Marketing: Getting Clients During the Covid Pandemic - Technibble.com

The mystery of "extreme acute respiratory syndrome"

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