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Scientists Grow 'Model Brain' From Stem Cells

Title: Scientists Grow 'Model Brain' From Stem Cells
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2013 2:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2013 12:00:00 AM




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When It Comes to a Growing Child, the Brain Comes First

Title: When It Comes to a Growing Child, the Brain Comes First
Category: Health News
Created: 8/26/2014 9:36:00 AM
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American Kids Growing Fatter Than Their Canadian Cousins

Title: American Kids Growing Fatter Than Their Canadian Cousins
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2015 12:00:00 AM




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Growth Hormone May Lower Odds of Fractures in Older Women

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Created: 8/27/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2015 12:00:00 AM




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Season of Conception May Affect Fetal Brain Growth

Title: Season of Conception May Affect Fetal Brain Growth
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Created: 8/24/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2016 12:00:00 AM




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New Wrinkle in Heart Health: Furrowed Brows May Bode Ill

Title: New Wrinkle in Heart Health: Furrowed Brows May Bode Ill
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2018 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2018 12:00:00 AM




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Health Tip: Pool Fencing Helps Prevent Drowning

Title: Health Tip: Pool Fencing Helps Prevent Drowning
Category: Health News
Created: 8/29/2018 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2018 12:00:00 AM




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Caw-lesterol? Fatty City Food Hits Crows' Arteries

Title: Caw-lesterol? Fatty City Food Hits Crows' Arteries
Category: Health News
Created: 8/26/2019 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2019 12:00:00 AM




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Thousands of Kidneys Thrown Away by U.S. Transplant Centers

Title: Thousands of Kidneys Thrown Away by U.S. Transplant Centers
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2019 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2019 12:00:00 AM




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AHA News: Mysterious Stroke at 38 Changed How Popular Speaker Connects With a Crowd

Title: AHA News: Mysterious Stroke at 38 Changed How Popular Speaker Connects With a Crowd
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2019 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2019 12:00:00 AM




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Can Your Smartphone Spot a Narrowed Neck Artery?

Title: Can Your Smartphone Spot a Narrowed Neck Artery?
Category: Health News
Created: 8/17/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/17/2022 12:00:00 AM




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Is Brown Rice Safe if You Have Diabetes?

Title: Is Brown Rice Safe if You Have Diabetes?
Category: Health and Living
Created: 7/13/2022 12:00:00 AM
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Dietary Supplements: Are You Throwing Money Away?

Title: Dietary Supplements: Are You Throwing Money Away?
Category: Health News
Created: 8/2/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/2/2022 12:00:00 AM




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SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)

Title: SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)
Category: Diseases and Conditions
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Cytochrome P450 Enzymes: The Old Pandoras Box with an Ever-Growing Hope for Therapy Optimization and Drug Development--Editorial [Editorial]




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Digital Innovation to Grow Quality Care Through an Interprofessional Care Team (DIG IT) Among Underserved Patients With Hypertension [Original Research]

PURPOSE

The impact of digital health on medically underserved patients is unclear. This study aimed to determine the early impact of a digital innovation to grow quality care through an interprofessional care team (DIG IT) on the blood pressure (BP) and 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk score of medically underserved patients.

METHODS

This was a 3-month, prospective intervention study that included patients aged 40 years or more with BP of 140/90 mmHg or higher who received care from DIG IT from August through December 2021. Sociodemographic and clinical outcomes of DIG IT were compared with historical controls (controls) whose data were randomly extracted by the University of California Data Warehouse and matched 1:1 based on age, ethnicity, and baseline BP of the DIG IT arm. Multiple linear regression was performed to adjust for potential confounding factors.

RESULTS

A total of 140 patients (70 DIG IT, 70 controls) were included. Both arms were similar with an average age (SD) of 62.8 (9.7) years. The population was dominated by Latinx (79.3%) persons, with baseline mean BP of 163/81 mmHg, and mean ASCVD risk score of 23.9%. The mean (SD) reduction in systolic BP at 3 months in the DIG IT arm was twice that of the controls (30.8 [17.3] mmHg vs 15.2 [21.2] mmHg; P <.001). The mean (SD) ASCVD risk score reduction in the DIG IT arm was also twice that of the controls (6.4% [7.4%] vs 3.1% [5.1%]; P = .003).

CONCLUSIONS

The DIG IT was more effective than controls (receiving usual care). Twofold improvement in the BP readings and ASCVD scores in medically underserved patients were achieved with DIG IT.




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Pulmonary complications of bone marrow transplantation

Bone marrow transplantation, now often known as haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), is a complex choreographed procedure used to treat both acquired and inherited disorders of the bone marrow. It has proven invaluable as therapy for haematological and immunological disorders, and more recently in the treatment of metabolic and enzyme disorders. As the number of performed transplants grows annually, and with patients enjoying improved survival, a knowledge of both early and late complications of HSCT is essential for respiratory trainees and physicians in practice. This article highlights the spectrum of respiratory complications, both infectious and non-infectious, the timeline of their likely occurrence, and the approaches used for diagnosis and treatment, keeping in mind that more than one entity may occur simultaneously. As respiratory issues are often a leading cause of short- and long-term morbidity, consideration of a combined haematology/respiratory clinic may prove useful in this patient population.





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‘Thrown under the bus’: Jones unleashes

RADIO shock jock fan Alan Jones unleashed on both sides of politics on Q&A last night — and came out in defence of Brexit.




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RPG Cast – Episode 598: “I Want an Ermine With Angry Eyebrows”

What's the podcast trio been up to this week? Chris is now a punchy demi-fiend, Kelley muses if Scamper is part plumber, and Anna Marie campaigns on Hades for everyone. Also, stoats continue to be extremely cute.

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Spyro Reignited Trilogy Headed to Xbox Game Pass Tomorrow, November 12

Following a tease, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have announced Spyro Reignited Trilogy will release for Xbox Game Pass tomorrow, November 12.

VGChartz staff gave Spyro Reignited Trilogy an 8 out of 10 and stated, "it was wise to steer away from marketing the collection as a remaster because that label undercuts the developers’ level of dedication and investment in revitalizing these games."

Read details on the trilogy below:

Remade from the ground up, the Spyro Reignited Trilogy features all three of the original games that started it all – Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon, amazing for the original fans and new players alike.

Spyro the Dragon

Our new favorite little purple dragon starts on a quest to rescue his dragon friends who have been turned into crystal by the villain Gnasty Gnorc (what an unfortunate and yet apt name!). Spyro explores vibrant Dragon Realms, collects gems, and flambés his enemies, all while learning to how breathe fire and glide.

Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage!

Spyro finds himself in the magical land of Avalar where he is trying to save the realm from the evil sorcerer Ripto and his minions. Along the way, he befriends new entirely new allies, overcomes challenges, complete tasks, and unlocks even more powers to take down Ripto and restore peace.

Spyro: Year of the Dragon

In Spyro: Year of the Dragon, Spyro finds out that the Dragon Eggs have been stolen by the devious Sorceress, sending him on a new mission to recover the eggs and save the dragon population. Our favorite purple dragon meets new friends, learns new abilities, all while exploring more vibrant realms with challenges (and treasures!).

Xbox players have been able to explore the Dragon Realms with Spyro since 2018 with the release of the Reignited Trilogy, and now we’re excited to invite our community to jump into these incredible adventures once again and relive the fun and nostalgia that only Spyro can bring.

Available on Game Pass Standard, Game Pass Ultimate, and PC Game Pass, for cloud, console and PC, it’s sure to ignite some serious fun. Let’s go save the Dragon Realms!

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.

Full Article - https://www.vgchartz.com/article/463034/spyro-reignited-trilogy-headed-to-xbox-game-pass-tomorrow-november-12/




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New Scientist recommends astronomy exhibition Borrowed Light in Berlin

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week




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The first brown dwarf ever found was the strangest – now we know why

The first “failed star” ever discovered has been a weird outlier since it was found nearly 30 years ago. New observations show that it is unusually massive because it isn’t a single star after all




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Google Street View helps map how 600,000 trees grow down to the limb

AI and Google Street View have created 'digital twins' of living trees in North American cities – part of a huge simulation that could help make urban tree planting and trimming decisions




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Bali chaos as Tiger row deepens

Tigerair has again cancelled flights in and out of Denpasar, and there is no sign of the dispute being resolved.




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This Inventor Is Molding Tomorrow’s Inventors



This article is part of our special report, “Reinventing Invention: Stories from Innovation’s Edge.”

Marina Umaschi Bers has long been at the forefront of technological innovation for kids. In the 2010s, while teaching at Tufts University, in Massachusetts, she codeveloped the ScratchJr programming language and KIBO robotics kits, both intended for young children in STEM programs. Now head of the DevTech research group at Boston College, she continues to design learning technologies that promote computational thinking and cultivate a culture of engineering in kids.

What was the inspiration behind creating ScratchJr and the KIBO robot kits?

Marina Umaschi Bers: We want little kids—as they learn how to read and write, which are traditional literacies—to learn new literacies, such as how to code. To make that happen, we need to create child-friendly interfaces that are developmentally appropriate for their age, so they learn how to express themselves through computer programming.

How has the process of invention changed since you developed these technologies?

Bers: Now, with the maker culture, it’s a lot cheaper and easier to prototype things. And there’s more understanding that kids can be our partners as researchers and user-testers. They are not passive entities but active in expressing their needs and helping develop inventions that fit their goals.

What should people creating new technologies for kids keep in mind?

Bers: Not all kids are the same. You really need to look at the age of the kids. Try to understand developmentally where these children are in terms of their cognitive, social, emotional development. So when you’re designing, you’re designing not just for a user, but you’re designing for a whole human being.

The other thing is that in order to learn, children need to have fun. But they have fun by really being pushed to explore and create and make new things that are personally meaningful. So you need open-ended environments that allow children to explore and express themselves.

The KIBO kits teach kids robotics coding in a playful and screen-free way. KinderLab Robotics

How can coding and learning about robots bring out the inner inventors in kids?

Bers: I use the words “coding playground.” In a playground, children are inventing games all the time. They are inventing situations, they’re doing pretend play, they’re making things. So if we’re thinking of that as a metaphor when children are coding, it’s a platform for them to create, to make characters, to create stories, to make anything they want. In this idea of the coding playground, creativity is welcome—not just “follow what the teacher says” but let children invent their own projects.

What do you hope for in terms of the next generation of technologies for kids?

Bers: I hope we would see a lot more technologies that are outside. Right now, one of our projects is called Smart Playground [a project that will incorporate motors, sensors, and other devices into playgrounds to bolster computational thinking through play]. Children are able to use their bodies and run around and interact with others. It’s kind of getting away from the one-on-one relationship with the screen. Instead, technology is really going to augment the possibilities of people to interact with other people, and use their whole bodies, much of their brains, and their hands. These technologies will allow children to explore a little bit more of what it means to be human and what’s unique about us.

This article appears in the November 2024 print issue as “The Kids’ Inventor.”





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Great British summer of sport - your guide to how each event is ready for return of crowds




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Emma Raducanu crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021 as Gareth Southgate scoops best coach award

Emma Raducanu has been crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year on another history-defining night for Britain’s teenage phenomenon.

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Hashtag Trending Mar.4- Canadian police need a search warrant to access IP address; Musk sues OpenAI; World Server Throwing Competition too violent?

In Canada, your IP address has the right to remain silent. Elon Musk is suing OpenAI for not being Open. Apple faces a class action not allowing competitive access to backup services and the World Server Throwing Competition in March 2024 is accused of being too violent towards servers.   All this and more on the […]

The post Hashtag Trending Mar.4- Canadian police need a search warrant to access IP address; Musk sues OpenAI; World Server Throwing Competition too violent? first appeared on ITBusiness.ca.




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WATCH: Wild drunk driver chased by police in terrifying 80mph pursuit on narrow lanes



Police were in pursuit for half an hour down narrow country lanes




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Lab-grown stem cells could be a 'breakthrough' for cancer treatment

Stem cells made in the lab may one day aid cancer treatment by reducing our reliance on donors




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Evidence grows for dramatic brain remodelling during pregnancy

A woman's brain was scanned throughout her pregnancy, adding to the growing body of evidence that dramatic remodelling takes place in preparation for motherhood




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Exercise supplement creatine could be grown in edible plants

The compound creatine, a popular exercise supplement that only occurs naturally in animal products, could one day be produced in edible plants




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Slowing growth in life expectancy means few people will live to 100

While the 20th century saw rapid rises in average life expectancy at birth, more recent years have seen a slowdown, suggesting we may be reaching the limit of human lifespan




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RFK Jr. launches online forum to crowdsource names for 4,000 Trump administration nominees

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a "Nominees for the People" forum to crowdsource 4,000 positions in the Trump administration to Make America Healthy Again.



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Over a dozen people rescued after wave throws boaters into Florida waters: authorities

Several people were rescued on Saturday after a wave damaged their vessel off the coast of Florida, sending some of the boaters into the water.



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Top 10 Essential Oil for Hair Growth

For centuries essential oils have been used in various ways for therapeutic properties and benefits. Essential oils are concentrated essences obtained from plants through various methods. These methods do not hamper the quality and the properties of the oil. These oils can be used in different ways like topically or in aromatherapy and some of […]

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Men convicted in Coutts border blockade want convictions overturned, Crown wants new trials

The two men found guilty of mischief and firearms offences for their roles in the 2022 Coutts border blockade want the Alberta Court of Appeal to overturn their convictions, while prosecutors are seeking new trials on the more serious charge of conspiring to murder RCMP officers, for which they were acquitted.



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Study reveals how 3D environments affect bacterial growth and survival - The Hindu

  1. Study reveals how 3D environments affect bacterial growth and survival  The Hindu
  2. 3D environments influence bacterial growth & survival  The Times of India
  3. Shape Matters: New Research Reveals Impact of 3D Environments on Bacterial Growth  Research Matters
  4. Study reveals role of 3D environments in influencing bacterial survival and growth  Bangalore Mirror




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Fernandez, Dabrowski headline Canadian lineup for Billie Jean King Cup Finals

Singles star Leylah Fernandez and doubles specialist Gabriela Dabrowski will anchor Canada's five-player lineup this week when the team tries to defend its Billie Jean King Cup title in Malaga, Spain.





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Out Now: ‘Harvest Moon Home Sweet Home’, ‘Ocean Keeper Mobile’, ‘Ogu and the Secret Forest’, ‘Death Travelers’, ‘Snake.io’, ‘RWBY: Arrowfell’ and More

Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a …




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A man drove his car into a crowd in southern China, killing 35

A man who authorities said was upset over his divorce settlement rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports complex in southern China, police said.




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Opposition to seal ban grows within EU, where hunters alliance is optimistic rules will change

A group representing hunters in the Nordic countries says it’s more optimistic than ever that the European Union will lift a longtime ban on trading seal products that deprived Canadian sealers of their primary market.



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Drowning mangroves in Maldives signal global coastal risk

London, UK (SPX) Nov 13, 2024
Mangrove forests in the Maldives are facing a severe threat as they succumb to rising sea levels and climate changes, according to a new study led by Northumbria University researchers and published in *Scientific Reports*. The study highlights that the Maldives, known for its low-lying islands, experienced significant mangrove dieback since 2020 due to rapid sea-level rise and the effects