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☆ Addiction drug shows promise lifting long COVID brain fog, fatigue
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Julie Steenhuysen | Nancy Lapid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Lauren Nichols, who has long COVID, takes a break and rests in a lounge bed in the office in her home in Andover, Massachusetts, U.S., August 3, 2022. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterResearchers chasing long COVID cures are eager to learn whether the drug can offer similar benefits to millions suffering from pain, fatigue and brain fog months after a coronavirus infection. Younger, author of a scientific review of the drug as a novel anti-inflammatory, in September submitted a grant application to study LDN for long COVID. It worked so well that he ran a pilot study among 38 long COVID patients. He studied LDN in 18 long COVID patients, with 11 showing improvements, and said he believes larger, formal trials could determine whether LDN offers a true benefit.

☆ The female venture capitalist creating billions in a new world of work beyond the office
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Rebecca Fannin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Worklife Ventures holds weekly meetings for its portfolio company founders to seek advice from successful Silicon Valley operators. You have to have an eye out for people and for new tools," Kimmel said. Worklife Ventures is betting on good returns from its 50 investments in startups, and with nine of them as unicorns, the stakes are high. With venture funds typically having a 10-year life cycle before investment returns are tallied, Worklife Ventures still has a ways to go. Join us October 25 - 26, 2022 for the CNBC Work Summit — Dislocation, Negotiation, and Determination: The World of Work Right Now.

☆ Ryan Reynolds reveals the No. 1 skill that's helped him succeed: 'It really changed my life'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Reynolds credits his accomplishments to one important skill: conflict resolution. Conflict resolution is a skill Reynolds picked up in his 20s during a skills-building workshop he signed up for on a whim. "I wanted to get better … and I didn't expect it to, but it really changed my life." Mastering the art of conflict resolution has also helped Reynolds be a more effective communicator and build healthier, more productive relationships, both at work and in his personal life. "It's quite literally changed every relationship in my life, and it's changed the trajectory of my career and businesses," he said.

☆ In a novel experiment, brain-like human tissue implanted in rat brains influenced the rodents' behavior
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Aria Bendix | Aria Bendix Is The Breaking Health Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Their results, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, showed that the brain-like human tissue integrated with the rat tissue, then continued to mature. The researchers injected the human tissue into the rats’ somatosensory cortexes — regions that receive and process sensory information like touch or pain. The researchers also used a puff of air to prod the rats’ whiskers, then observed how the human neurons responded. "We found that human neurons respond very quickly after we stimulated the whiskers. "Human neurons become part of the rat circuitry," Pașca said, adding that the neurons were "sparkling with electrical activity" under a microscope.

☆ 28-year-old former teacher now makes $110,000—how working for a company with pay transparency helped
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Salary transparency laws are sweeping the U.S., and workers are more open than ever about how much money they make. Have you ever negotiated a job offer, scored a major raise or used pay transparency to level up in your career? Despite the sudden departure, Fante's ex-employer did give her one major point of leverage that powered her new job search: The ed-tech company operated with total salary transparency. Fante adds that the company's policy existed before Colorado enacted its salary transparency law in January 2021. "It revolutionized the way I thought about pay, because that transparency just felt very natural and like something everyone deserves," she says.

☆ Silicon Valley's not-so-secret thing for turning everyone into millionaires is angel investing. Here's how they do it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Once only for the superrich, angel investing is now open to anyone with a few thousand dollars. With an estimated 360,000 active angel investors, it's become a favorite pastime in Silicon Valley. "It felt like gambling," David Spreng, a veteran venture-debt investor who's been angel investing as a side hustle for more than a decade, said. He wrote his first angel check shortly thereafter, a $1,000 investment in an electric-aircraft maker. The currency of Silicon Valley"Your currency, for lack of a better term, in Silicon Valley is you either started a company or you angel invest, right?"

☆ 5 strategies on how to create a pitch deck from a designer who earns up to $200 an hour making decks for companies like NASA, Equinox, Gap, and the Discovery Channel
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Jp Mangalindan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Williams offered five strategies on how to get the most out of pitch decks. But after trying her hand at acting — and quickly becoming disillusioned with the industry — she decided that the money in pitch decks was too good to turn down. "I didn't even know people [created pitch decks] professionally," said Williams, who got into the industry through a business connection. Designing a pitch deck requires a balance of creative design and business acumen, she said. The deck's font really matters.

☆ Wendy's offers man with Down syndrome his job back after sister alleges his manager fired him for not being able to 'perform the duties of a normal persons job'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Wendy's in NC fired a man with Down syndrome who had worked there for over 20 years. According to his sister, a manager said the man was fired because he was unable to perform duties of a "normal" person's job. In an update to her original post, Turner wrote that Peek was offered his job back starting next week. "My heart is overwhelmed by the support that you all have given my brother and myself!," Turner wrote. In a third update to her post, Turner said Peek would not be returning to Wendy's.

Amid concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent nuclear threats came a bit of startling news: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that it spent $290 million on a drug to treat radiation sickness. Nplate, manufactured by U.S. drugmaker Amgen, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2021 to treat injuries caused by acute radiation syndrome, also known as radiation sickness. Amgen will maintain the supply of the drug, an approach the HHS says lowers costs for taxpayers and allows the drug to be used in the commercial market before it expires. Chris Meekins, former deputy assistant secretary for preparedness and response at HHS, said that he sees no cause for alarm over the purchase. Greg Burel, the former director of the Strategic National Stockpile, agreed, saying that he doesn't think the HHS' purchase of the drug is related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February.

☆ A controversial ALS drug potentially worth $1 billion is on the cusp of FDA approval. It could change Amylyx's fortunes and be a much-needed treatment for the rare disease.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Yeji Jesse Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The FDA may soon approve a new treatment for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. If approved, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals's drug, AMX0035, will be a new treatment option for patients. A new drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, is on the cusp of approval from the US Food and Drug Administration. The association said that treatment has the support of the larger ALS community and urged the FDA to "swiftly approve" AMX0035. By comparison, there are around 30,000 ALS patients in the US, meaning reimbursing AMX0035 would pose a much lighter burden on the CMS.

☆ A CIA doctor investigating the mysterious Havana syndrome says he got symptoms of the illness himself
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A CIA doctor dispatched to investigate the so-called Havana syndrome opened up about his own illness. The anonymous doctor told CNN he started experiencing symptoms of the syndrome himself while in Cuba. Reports of this syndrome, nicknamed "Havana syndrome" because of where it was first reported in late 2016, are officially referred to as "anomalous health incidents" (AHIs). Andrews was awakened by a sudden loud noiseAndrews told CNN that he was in "disbelief" when he started experiencing the symptoms himself. The so-called Havana syndrome has come under intense scrutiny in recent years, as more and more US cases have been reported.

☆ 5 people share how they landed their unexpected dream jobs — from Trader Joe's crew member to voiceover artist
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Melissa Petro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Five people share how they pivoted from the career paths they were on to pursue their dream jobs. We also teach this community to lobby legislators who ran campaigns on promises made to Black women and Black working class families. My favorite thing about this job is being able to work with women who don't see themselves as politically involved. Courtesy photoI started out wanting to be a working artist, but I became disillusioned with the art world. I love working with young adults, seeing their work and helping them through the art-making process.

Martin said the stress of being pregnant in prison without adequate prenatal care is taking a toll on her mental and physical health. Chrysti Shain, a spokesperson for the South Carolina Department of Corrections, said the prison is investigating Martin’s report of assault. Why would I cut my hair?” Martin said. According to Martin’s prison report, she has been disciplined for failing to obey orders and threatening to inflict harm on an employee. A spokesperson for the prison said all pregnant inmates are allowed to have double portions at each meal.

A group of partial hearing visitors touch a four-month-old jaguar cub named Cindy at the Cuba's national zoo in Havana, Cuba, September 21, 2022. Earlier this year, sign language interpreters began accompanying groups of deaf visitors aboard the bus and trails that take them across an enclosed plain designed to imitate the African savannah. "Previously, very few (deaf) people visited the zoo because they could only see the animals," said Yoandra Oliva López, an interpreter and educator with the zoo. Zoo officials said they were also working to begin similar tours specifically for deaf children. Cuba's National Zoo is a favorite attraction for Cubans, with 1,473 specimens of more than 120 species of animals.

☆ How to ask for health accommodations at your job, according to 5 workers who have
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Fiona Lowenstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Resources like the Job Accommodation Network may be helpful in navigating this process, and Insider recently asked five people to share advice on how they successfully accessed accommodations at work. Gibson recommends that other disabled people navigating similar needs ask for professional dress-code guidelines in writing, and seek advice from peers at work and in chronic illness communities. When she applied for her current job, Thompson decided to disclose her illness during the interview. At Miller's last job, she wasn't allowed time off for her chronic illness. Because of that, Miller was initially nervous to request accommodations at her new job.

☆ Kelly Ripa Wasn’t Worried About Writing a Book—Until She Started Writing
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Sara Bosworth | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

‘The one thing that writing this book has taken from me is my ability to enjoy reading other books,’ says Kelly Ripa. When Kelly Ripa embarked on her first book in 2020, she wasn’t worried at all. “I think that because I enjoy doing something, because I enjoy reading, I can write a book.”But once she got started, that confidence began to dwindle. Fortunately, she had a Rolodex full of published-author friends to call on for motivation and advice. When deadline anxiety crept up on her, actor Alan Cumming “told me that he was four years past his deadline,” Ripa says.

☆ Former world junior surfing champion Kalani David dies at 24
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

SAN JOSÉ — Former world junior surfing champion Kalani David died over the weekend on a Costa Rican beach after suffering a seizure while in the sea practicing the sport in which he excelled, friends and authorities said. Kalani David Feeney Barrientos, known internationally only by his first names, was born in Hawaii to a Costa Rican mother and suffered from Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a congenital heart disease that caused paralysis and seizures. He won the Junior World Surfing title in Panama in 2012, in the Under-16 category, while competing for the first places in the main skate circuits. Various figures from the world of surfing echoed the news shortly after, such as 11-time world champion Kelly Slater. “My condolences to the great family and friends that Kalani had on every beach around the world.”

☆ A 3-way game of geriatric chicken featuring Trump, Biden, and Bernie has younger Democrats and Republicans itching for change
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Darren Samuelsohn | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The 2024 presidential race is already coming into view. These are arguments Biden is readying to run on as Trump — despite his numerous legal troubles — flirts with another White House bid. It's also the case that Sanders' 2024 aspirations remain in their own holding pattern until Biden makes his own formal declaration of his intentions. It's a fact the White House doesn't want to talk about. "The fact they both made it to the White House makes them think they both know how to get to the White House," said Brinkley.

☆ I spent years writing about women at work. Then I had a baby — and an existential crisis.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

When I had a baby, I thought I'd be prepared for the transition to working parenthood. It's challenging to reconcile my personal and professional identities, and I often feel I'm failing. Because my job allowed for remote work, I'd arranged for a nanny who had worked for a family friend to watch my son during the day. Instead, I told my husband that night on the patio that I was rethinking my decision to start working again. My husband reminded me of what I'd told him — many times — in the years before we had a kid.

Netflix's new documentary "Get Smart With Money" features Ariana, a mom of 2 with $45,000 in credit card debt. One mentee, Ariana, is a mom of two who has $45,000 in credit card debt and over $100,000 in student loans. After 9 months, her credit card balances were down to $16,000Using the automatic paycheck split to separate her money, Ariana was able to pay off $19,000 in credit card debt, with $26,000 left to go. "Credit card debt is cancerous," warns Aliche, as she encourages Ariana to wean herself off of them completely and only spend from her debit card. After a year, Ariana had just $5,000 in credit card debt leftAt the one-year mark, according to the documentary, Ariana only had $5,000 in credit card debt left.

☆ Here's an exclusive look the pitch deck youth mental-health startup Hopscotch used to raise $8 million from investors like Greycroft and Inspired Capital
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-13 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Youth health-tech startup Hopscotch raised a seed round led by Greycroft and Inspired Capital. Hopscotch just raised an $8 million seed round led by Greycroft and Inspired Captial. Hopscotch is a full-service telehealth platform that provides in-network mental health care for children and teenagers. Youth mental health startups are booming and could become a $26 billion industry by 2027, as estimated recently by Telocity, the arm of Vinaj Ventures that invests exclusively in the space. Check out the 12-slide pitch deck that Hopscotch used to secure $8 million in seed funding.

☆ A weird evolutionary quirk in the human eye could be what saves us from climate change
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-19 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The difference: climate change, our dunderheaded anti-terraforming of Earth. Climate change has been going on for a century and a half. Then that derecho — souped up by an atmosphere pumped full of heat energy, thanks to climate change — swept across South Dakota. In the US, only young people and those who identify as Democrats think dealing with climate change should be a top priority, according to surveys from Pew Research. About half of Americans think humans are only partially responsible for climate change, or not responsible at all.

☆ Goldman Sachs is going through a massive transformation under CEO David Solomon
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-16 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has been taken steps to transform the bank. Here's a rundown of other must-know news at Goldman, from struggles at its Marcus consumer bank to its return-to-office push, hires and exits. In November 2021, Goldman Sachs elevated 643 people to its 2021 class of managing directors, marking its largest class yet. Read more:Junior bankers in focusPeople enter and exit 200 West Street the Goldman Sachs building in New York. The going rate for investment-banking analysts on Wall Street, including Goldman Sachs, is now $110,000 before bonus, up from $85,000 pre-pandemic.

☆ GE unit boosts medical dye output as China COVID lockdown cuts supplies
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

read moreSome of the largest U.S. hospitals said on Tuesday they are facing critical shortages of iodinated contrast media products. The Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) warned on May 4 of temporary supply shortages of GE Healthcare's iodinated contrast media - specifically its Omnipaque products made in Shanghai. "We are working around the clock to expand capacity of our iodinated contrast media products," a GE spokesperson said after the company had to close its Shanghai facility for several weeks due to local COVID policies. GE Healthcare has four contrast media manufacturing facilities, including the one in Shanghai. A spokesperson for Bayer (BAYGn.DE), which competes with GE Healthcare in contrast media, said it is not facing a similar situation.

☆ 5 mistakes millennials are making when building their financial life
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-14 | by ( Kunyi Yang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Our seven-part guide has helpful hints for paying off student loans, negotiating your salary, building credit, and more. The road to financial independence is not easy, and usually requires patience and diligence early on. Here are the five most common mistakes young adults are making when building their financial lives:1. Waiting too long to start retirement savingPlanning for retirement is about finding a balance between putting money aside for later and having enough to pay for stuff now. “Social media creates the desire to keep up with others,” said Nick Reilly, a certified financial planner based in Seattle.

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