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☆ Red Lobster Isn't Nearing Bankruptcy Because of Endless Shrimp
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

While Red Lobster increased traffic somewhat, people coming in to chow down on all-you-can-eat shrimp was a money bleeder. But the story about what's gone wrong with Red Lobster is much more complicated than a bunch of stoners pigging out on shrimp (and, later, lobster) en masse. Red Lobster first opened in Lakeland, Florida, in 1968 and was acquired by the food conglomerate General Mills in 1970. "What's truly happened with Red Lobster is that the consumer base has changed and Red Lobster hasn't," he said. "Red Lobster isn't losing to a competitor in their space — they're losing to competitors outside their space."

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☆ Teen vaping linked with toxic lead exposure, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Now, a new study, building upon previous evidence, has found that among teens, vaping often may spike the risk of exposure to lead and uranium — potentially harming brain and organ development in young people. However, chronic exposure to metals, “even at low levels, can lead to detrimental health impacts, affecting cardiovascular, renal, cognitive and psychiatric functions,” she added. The study was conducted at one point in time, so the authors couldn’t control for chronic or long-term exposure. The authors acknowledged that their study is observational, meaning it didn’t find a causal relationship between vaping and toxic metal levels. But knowing why this preference led to higher uranium exposure requires more research.

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☆ From Sports Betting to Meme Coins, Young Men Are Gambling in Droves
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

For young men in particular, it's an enticing, if a bit troubling, prospect. For some young men, a level of nihilism about the economy leads to an impetus to take some risks. Along with the rise of new customers, problem-gambling behavior is increasing, especially among young men. The New Jersey report identified a significant prevalence of high-risk stock trading among young men. According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, some 2.5 million Americans have a severe gambling problem, and another 5 million to 8 million have a problem it considers mild or moderate.

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☆ Elon Musk Isn't the Only One Using Drugs As a Work Performance Boost
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

You could get a mushroom that has a little bit more or a little bit less psilocybin ... which, depending on the activity of the day, might be more than you bargained for. Some corporate elites are seeking out psychedelic retreats to improve their leadership skills, shift their perceptions, and, in some cases, even bond with their teams. My main concern is that people understand the risk, any risk — bad-trip risk, psychiatric risk, or legal risk. "My main concern is that people understand the risk, any risk — bad-trip risk, psychiatric risk, or legal risk," Johnson said. A lot of executives and workers have a little bit of Elon Musk in them.

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☆ Drake Bell Opens up to BI About Sexual Abuse, the Nickelodeon 'Factory,' and 'Quiet on Set'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

He acted out, showing up to the "Drake & Josh" set late and hungover. "If I'm going to tell my story, this is how it was supposed to be told," Drake Bell, pictured here at his studio in Mexico City, recently told BI. In the second season, Brian Peck (who is unrelated to Bell's "Drake & Josh" costar Josh Peck) joined as a dialogue coach. Bell told BI that Nickelodeon "was a factory," treating child actors like kings one day only to throw them to the curb the next. Bell told BI that, in some ways, his music and the docuseries serve the same purpose.

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☆ Do you have insomnia? Let’s get back to sleep
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

There are several useful methods to treat the condition, including fixing your sleep hygiene and engaging in cognitive behavioral therapy specifically for insomnia. What do you do on those nights where you just know sleep isn’t coming — or, at least, not without a fight? The condition affects a lot of people, but is often underestimated as a cause of insomnia, Paruthi said. Don’t let bed become a place associated with long stretches of stressing to get to sleep, said Salas, who is also a sleep neurologist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep and Wellness. “The worst thing somebody with insomnia could do is stay in bed and not sleep,” she said.

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☆ The questions eating disorder experts have about weight loss medications
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —There is still much researchers don’t know about popular weight loss medications — and those lack of studies could have consequences for eating disorders, according to experts. As the medication become more available, experts said they worry about the impact of these weight loss products on eating disorders. “The eating disorder field is hard because we’re just ignored.”Can these drugs treat binge eating disorder? Binge eating disorder is the most common eating disorder. “A lot of eating disorders do begin with restricted food intake and weight loss,” she said.

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☆ How flying taxis could go mainstream
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Sarah Sloat | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But some experts say if air taxis are going to go mainstream, an overlooked element will need to be scaled up: software. One part is the physical infrastructure, such as a vertiport — where air taxis can take off, land, and recharge. Because it’s a self-flying aircraft, there are unique software needs, Becky Tanner, the chief marketing officer at Wisk, told BI. Courtesy of VolocopterVolocopter also sees a “stand-alone business case” for VoloIQ as a third-party software, Seywald said. Getting air taxis in the skies could hinge on the customersSoftware is an essential part of the success of a mobility provider, Seywald told BI.

Persons: you’re, it’s, ”, Yu Yu Zhang, ” Zhang, Zhang, There’s, Susan Shaheen, ” Shaheen, Becky Tanner, ” Tanner, VoloIQ, Klaus Seywald, Seywald, Volocopter, ” Seywald, Shaheen Organizations: Newark Liberty International Airport, Infrastructure, US, AAM, Federal Aviation Administration, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of California, Sustainability Research Center, Purdue University, Aerovy Mobility, Boeing, Wisk, Microsoft, Software, “ Locations: Manhattan, Berkeley, Wisk, German, Paris, Rome

☆ 5 ways to help boys cultivate friends and combat loneliness
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Phyllis L. Fagell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Like Kaden, many boys want to spend time with friends but lack the skills needed to connect. Here are five ways you can help boys form satisfying friendships to combat loneliness and its damaging effects. Do your boys have individual friends and friend groups? Help boys take social risksFor boys who need logistical help, “Say, ‘I want you to text three people,’” said Christopher Pepper, a teacher who coordinates boys’ groups in San Francisco Public Schools. Help boys read social cuesAt Sterling Hall School in Toronto, teachers facilitate community circles to teach boys how to repair friendships and show empathy, said principal Rick Parsons.

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☆ Did syphilis originate in the Americas? Ancient DNA offers some insight
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In France, it was named the “Neapolitan disease” after the French army got infected during its invasion of Naples, Italy, in the first documented syphilis epidemic. A complex disease caused by a complex bacteriumWithout treatment, syphilis can cause physical disfigurement, blindness and mental impairment. Others believe T. pallidum bacteria always had a global distribution but perhaps grew in virulence after initially manifesting as a mild disease. Some bones had marks characteristic of infection with T. pallidum — the bacteria effectively eat away at bones, leaving concave lesions. “The modern tools available for extracting DNA from ancient samples, for enriching the treponemal DNA, and obtaining deep sequencing from samples has rapidly increased our understanding of the Treponema.”

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☆ Antibiotic-resistant germs are killing us. Microscopic viruses may be the answer
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Last year doctors offered to treat Horton’s infection with one of nature’s oldest predators — tiny tripod-looking viruses called phages designed to find, attack and gobble up bacteria. SCIEPRO/Science Photo Library/Getty ImagesThe microscopic creatures have saved the lives of patients dying from superbug infections and are being used in clinical trials as a potential solution to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. Would the bacteria from her ear help scientists find phages that would treat the eye infections as well? By the following January, the CDC said at least 50 patients in 11 states had developed superbug infections after using preservative‐free artificial tears. It was a qualified success: The antibiotic-resistant bacteria in five patients were eradicated, while several more patients showed improvements.

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☆ Level up your next walk by focusing on this one thing
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Breath work can help initiate the body’s parasympathetic response, which helps us to relax by calming down awareness during stressful situations. Incorporating breath work with a walking routine can increase the function of your breathing muscles so they won’t get tired as quickly. There’s no definitive statement of why (nasal breathing) is good,” he said. And don’t forget that other types of breath work beyond walking have health benefits, too. “There are no real side effects or downsides to breath work.

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☆ The CEO of an A16z-backed healthcare startup is pitching a better way to save money on obesity care
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-29 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Boyarsky Pratt said about 35% of Knownwell's patients come for primary care, while the rest see the company's providers for their metabolic health. They can prescribe GLP-1 drugs, but they're just one tool the company uses to treat obesity, Boyarsky Pratt said. It's also planning to partner with more health systems to help them expand access to weight care. It partners with one large system in Massachusetts now, but Boyarsky Pratt declined to disclose which one. "The data shows that the earlier patients get into a comprehensive treatment, the better for the long-term course of the disease," Boyarsky Pratt said.

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☆ Don’t get sick from salmonella this holiday season
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Lisa Drayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Martin Wiedmann: Salmonella is a microorganism that is very small. You might ingest salmonella 100 times, and 99% of the time you are fine, but then one time you get sick. Wiedmann: Raw cookie dough represents a risk for salmonella, even if you have eaten raw cookie dough in the past without getting sick. Best ways to avoid getting infected with salmonellaTo limit your chances of salmonella infection, cook raw meat and poultry properly. If a spatula touches raw meat on a grill for example, that spatula can also be a source of salmonella.

Persons: Martin Wiedmann, Martin, miodrag ignjatovic, Will, cantaloupe, ” Wiedmann, Lisa Drayer Organizations: CNN, Cornell University, New York, New York State Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence, salmonella, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, “, Food and Drug Administration, US Department of Agriculture Locations: Ithaca , New York, New York State, United States

☆ Opinion: Israel’s military actions in Gaza match what the US did to ISIS. Urban warfare is hell, but not illegal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Opinion John Spencer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +46 min

Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images Palestinians inspect a destroyed area following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on October 21. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters A woman mourns over a dead man at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza City on October 18. Yousef Masoud/The New York Times A morgue worker arranges body bags at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on October 12. Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times/Redux Children run for cover as bombs fall near the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on October 9. Erik Marmor/AP Six-month-old Sama Alwadia is rescued from the rubble in Gaza City on October 9.

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☆ Exercising in the morning may be best for weight loss, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —If your main fitness goal is weight loss, you may want to consider the time of day you’re exercising. Positive links between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and weight loss have been previously reported by other researchers. In the latest study, morning exercisers were the most sedentary even though they had the lowest BMI and waist circumference. Greater weight loss can also result from doing exercise that’s more concentrated or structured, the authors said — another pattern they found among the morning group. If you can fit it in, “early morning aerobic exercise — such as biking, running or even brisk walking to start with — is a promising tool for weight loss,” Ma said.

Persons: ”, Rebecca Krukowski, —, Dr, Tongyu Ma, Krukowski, they’re, “, ” Ma Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, US Center for Disease Control, National Health, BMI, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Equity Center, University of Virginia’s School of Medicine, “, —

☆ What science got wrong about Ötzi the murdered iceman
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Ötzi the Iceman, whose frozen remains were found in a gully high in the Tyrolean Alps by hikers in 1991, is perhaps the world’s most closely studied corpse. Each year, thousands visit his mummy contained in a special cold cell at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, Italy. South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology/Dario FrassonThe genome also appeared to rule out a previously proposed genetic affinity between Ötzi and present-day Sardinians. An expert humidifies Ötzi's mummy at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology . South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology/Marion LafoglerIt’s not the first time a chapter in Ötzi’s fascinating story has gotten a rewrite, Pilø said.

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☆ ‘Underground climate change’ is deforming the ground beneath buildings, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —A phenomenon that scientists have called “underground climate change” is deforming the ground beneath cities, a study conducted in Chicago has found. Technically known as “subsurface heat islands,” underground climate change is the warming of the ground under our feet, caused by heat released by buildings and subterranean transportation such as subway systems. “Deformations caused by underground climate change are relatively small in magnitude, but they continuously develop,” he said. “Calling it climate change seems like a bit of a coattail thing,” Archer, who was not involved with the study, said. The term “underground climate change,” however, was not coined for this study — it has been in use, and the phenomenon a subject of research, for some time.

Persons: ”, Alessandro Rotta Loria, Rotta Loria, David Archer, ” Archer, Rotta, Bruce Leighty, David Toll Organizations: CNN, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, “, Communications Engineering, Chicago, Institute of Hazard, Durham University Locations: Chicago, Evanston , Illinois, Grant Park, Lake Michigan, United Kingdom

☆ Forget TikTok claims: ‘Nature’s Ozempic’ is no such thing, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —If TikTok and Reddit influencers are to be believed, the plant-based compound called berberine can be a replacement for such popular diabetes and weight loss drugs as Ozempic and Wegovy. Is berberine’s weight loss effect meaningful? Berberine may enhance the body’s natural production of GLP-1, or glucagon-like peptide 1, a gastrointestinal hormone that’s used in Ozempic and other new weight loss drugs. However, in terms of its weight loss benefits, they are modest at best,” he said. “Metformin lowers blood sugar, and berberine lowers blood sugar,” Levitt said.

Persons: Berberine, “, ”, Caroline Apovian, Justin Ryder, Ryder, Joshua Levitt, Ashurbanipal, ” Levitt, Gaston Ernesto Gonzalez Avila, Levitt Organizations: CNN, US Food and Drug Administration, Harvard Medical School, Center, Weight Management, Wellness, Brigham, Women’s Hospital, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, BMI, National Library of Medicine, FDA, American Chemical Society Locations: Boston, Chicago, Ayurveda, Hamden , Connecticut

☆ Obesity changes the brain, with ‘no sign of reversibility,’ researchers find
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“This study captures why obesity is a disease — there are actual changes to the brain,” said Apovian, who was not involved in the study. They wanted to know if that would be different in people with obesity compared to those of normal weight. At the same time, levels of dopamine rose in those at normal weight, signaling that the reward centers of the brain were also activated. Losing weight did not reset the brain in people with obesity, Serlie said. Until science answers these questions, the study emphasizes, once again, that weight stigma has no place in the fight against obesity, Serlie said.

Persons: ’ ”, Caroline Apovian, ”, Apovian, Sadaf, they’ve, “, Mireille Serlie, ” Faroof, ” Serlie, Farooqi, Serlie, it’s, ” Farooqi, ‘ Organizations: CNN, Harvard Medical School, Center, Weight Management, Wellness, Brigham, Women’s Hospital, BMI, University of Cambridge, Yale School of Medicine Locations: Boston, New Haven , Connecticut

☆ A millennial who grew his net worth to $600,000 explains what it took to dig his way out of debt after overcoming a gambling addiction
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ambus Hunter, 36, said he almost went broke when he became addicted to gambling over a decade ago. His net worth is now about $600,000, and he works part time as a financial coach. Over the course of just four weeks, he said he lost roughly $10,000 — almost all his savings — playing roulette. Hunter said he'd had one major hiccup since he committed to quitting gambling but that he was able to get back on track. He said he set out to quickly replace the roughly $10,000 he'd lost.

☆ Don't lose your life savings on your phone: A millennial with a sports-betting addiction explains how he's cut back as March Madness hype mounts
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

James said sports betting was a way to "lose your life savings on your phone." But sometimes gambling addiction gets you to do crazy things." While the highs were "exhilarating," James said, gambling began to take over his life. After downloading a sports-betting app, he began by betting roughly $50 to $100 at a time on anything from baseball to hockey to tennis. But then he started winning — at one point winning roughly 14 of 16 bets — which he said was the "worst thing" that could have happened to him.

☆ 7 companies poised to cash in on the $30 billion hydrogen commercial-vehicle market by winning over giants like Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Andrew Moseman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Rising fuel costs, the possibility of stricter emissions regulations to come, and questions about battery supplies, have all increased the appeal of zero-emission fuel cells. Volvo TrucksVolvo GroupCEO: Martin LundstedtMarket Cap: $32.97 billionHQ: Gothenburg, SwedenVolvo Trucks said in June 2022 it had begun testing hydrogen fuel-cell trucks. In the latter case, Plug Power has provided Amazon with more than 15,000 fuel cells to replace the batteries in its warehouse forklifts since 2016. Plug just signed a new deal to provide the behemoth with the liquid hydrogen necessary to run its fuel-cell vehicles starting in 2025. As part of a deal with Weichai group, Ballard is building fuel cells in China to power fuel-cell vehicles in that market.

☆ Johns Hopkins, Yale, and NYU are teaming up to tackle a key bottleneck that will arise as psychedelics come to market
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-10 | by ( Yeji Jesse Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Johns Hopkins University, Yale University, and New York University announced on Thursday they were collaborating to create a psychedelics curriculum for psychiatrists. Benjamin Kelmendi is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale University and a codirector of the Yale Program for Psychedelic Science. YaleNYU's Ross told Insider it was "daunting" to think about the sheer number of therapists that needed to be trained to expand access for patients. Researchers are working to fill the gap that exists between psychedelics and the medical systemChristopher Pittenger is a codirector at the Yale Program for Psychedelic Science. YaleDr. Benjamin Kelmendi, a codirector of the Yale Program for Psychedelic Science, told Insider that he saw psychedelics as having broad applications that will attract other branches of medicine.

☆ Muzica lui Beethoven, pe uliţele din Bulboaca. Câţiva tineri muzicieni şi-au propus să sporească gradul de cultură în mediul rural, în cadrul unui proiect inedit
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-05 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +2 min

Câţiva tineri muzicieni şi-au propus să sporească gradul de cultură în mediul rural, în cadrul unui proiect ineditCompoziţiile lui Beethoven au ajuns şi pe uliţele din Bulboaca. Tocmai de aceea, a apărut şi idea unor tineri muzicieni care îşi doresc să sporească gradul de cultură în mediul rural. Tocmai de aceea, iniţiativa "Beethoven în Mahala" este un proiect educaţional care îşi propune să sporească gradul de acces la cultură, în mediul rural. RUSANDA CURCĂ, codirector, Centrul de Proiecte Culturale Azart : „Scopul este să celebrăm 250 de ani de la naşterea compozitorului, dar şi să facilităm accesul la cultură în mediul rural. Astăzi, la Bulboaca a fost organizat al patrulea concert din cadrul proiectului "Beethoven în mahala".

Persons: Beethoven, german Ludwig van Beethoven . Compoziţia, Marcel Lazăr, Ciprian Porumbescu, MARCEL LAZĂR, German Goethe, CORINA Organizations: German, Goethe Locations: Bulboaca, Mahala, Anenii, german, Chişinău, Iniţiativa, Cimişlia, Republica Moldova

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