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☆ Check out the pitch deck identity management startup Lockr used to raise $2.5 million in pre-seed funding
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Identity and email management company Lockr raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding this week. Check out the pitch deck that convinced investors like Mozilla Ventures to join the funding round. Lockr, a digital identity management startup, said this week it had raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding, investment it plans to use to grow its team, scale its userbase, and add more features to its consumer product. For publishers and marketers, the company provides Lockr Identity. Investors in Lockr's pre-seed funding round included Mozilla Ventures, Junction Venture Partners, and Grit Capital Partners, as well as individual investors.

☆ Candida auris is just one infection fueled by rising temperatures. See how extreme climate helps spread disease, in 3 simple charts.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Climate change may be driving the rapid spread of Candida auris, a deadly fungus, across the US. Three charts show how extreme weather and environmental changes help spread disease. Nicolas Armer/picture alliance via Getty ImagesA leading theory on this fungus's sudden emergence and wide spread is that it's fueled by climate change. Whatever survives, however, is adapted to extreme heat — including the fever our bodies produce to kill off pathogens. David Ryder/Getty ImagesHumans and their infrastructure are more vulnerable to the devastating impacts of disease when they're compromised by extreme weather.

☆ 'The Last of Us' is based on real science: A fungus pandemic is unlikely, but not impossible
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

"The Last of Us" on HBO Max depicts a zombie apocalypse caused by a fungus pandemic. Here's the science fact and fiction behind the show, and the possibility of a fungal pandemic. The new scenario, first realized in the video game that the show is based on, is making viewers wonder whether a fungus pandemic can happen in real life. "A fungal pandemic is definitely possible," Norman Van Rhijn, a mycologist researching fungal infections at the University of Manchester, told Insider in an email. Still, fungal infections are on the rise worldwide, and researchers are concerned that more and more people are at risk.

☆ Federal workers not entitled to COVID hazard pay -U.S. appeals court
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Feb 14 (Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said federal workers are generally not entitled to extra pay for being exposed to COVID-19 through their jobs. In a 10-2 decision with potentially "far-reaching" ramifications, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against 188 current and former correctional employees at a federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut. But the appeals court said the government's Office of Personnel Management, the human resources agency for more than 2.1 million federal workers, had no regulations affording extra pay for exposure in most settings to contagious diseases. Circuit Judge Jimmie Reyna dissented, saying the prison employees plausibly alleged they deserved extra pay for exposure to "unusually" hazardous conditions. The decision is Adams et al v U.S., U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, No.

☆ Even a Brain-Eating Amoeba Can’t Hide From This Cutting-Edge Diagnosis Tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Ron Winslow | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

When a middle-aged man who had suffered a seizure was admitted to the University of California San Francisco Medical Center in 2021, doctors seeking the cause for his condition quickly became stumped. After pathologists spent two weeks peering through microscopes and monitoring petri dishes, doctors knew something serious was harming the patient’s brain; they had no idea what it was or how to treat it.

☆ Even a Brain-Eating Amoeba Can’t Hide From This Cutting-Edge DNA Tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Ron Winslow | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Even Brain-Eating Amoebas Can’t Hide From This Cutting-Edge DNA Tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Ron Winslow | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ A fungus pandemic is unlikely, but not impossible. There's real science behind the mushroom zombies in HBO's new series 'The Last of Us.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The new HBO Max series "The Last of Us" depicts a zombie apocalypse caused by a fungus pandemic. Here's the science fact and fiction behind the show, and the possibility of a fungal pandemic. The new scenario, first realized in the video game that the show is based on, is making viewers wonder whether a fungus pandemic can happen in real life. "A fungal pandemic is definitely possible," Norman Van Rhijn, a mycologist researching fungal infections at the University of Manchester, told Insider in an email. Still, fungal infections are on the rise worldwide, and researchers are concerned that more and more people are at risk.

☆ UV light from gel manicures can cause cancer-causing mutations, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In fact, the results reaffirm the reason why some dermatologists have changed the way they get their gel manicures or have stopped getting them altogether. “Tanning beds are listed as carcinogenic and UV nail lamps are mini tanning beds for your nails in order to cure the gel nail,” Curtis said. “I would recommend alternatives to gel nails, such as the new wraps that are available online.” (Gel nail wraps or strips are stick-on gel nail products that don’t always require being set by UV nail dryers.) Some salons use LED lights, which “are thought to emit either no UV light or much, much lower amounts,” Lipner said. Russak doesn’t get gel manicures very often but uses sunscreen and gloves when she does, she said.

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☆ China's population is a 'petri dish' for Covid, says Dr. Kavita Patel
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailChina's population is a 'petri dish' for Covid, says Dr. Kavita PatelDr. Kavita Patel, NBC News and MSNBC medical contributor, joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to weigh in on China's response to Covid-19 and what's next for the virus' spread.

☆ China’s Let-It-Rip Covid Reopening
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Ezekiel J. Emanuel | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

China put the world in peril with its coverup and slow response to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 three years ago. The country’s current approach to Covid-19 is creating new risks—in China and beyond. Xi Jinping has made an abrupt about-face—swinging from total Covid suppression to population-wide immunity through viral spread. Chinese experts predict a Covid explosion, with hundreds of millions of cases. China will also become a petri dish for new variants, which will inevitably spread globally.

☆ Hot-air hand dryers might actually spread germs, not remove them. Here's how to wash and dry your hands safely
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

You might want to think twice before reaching your hands under a hot-air dryer after using a public restroom. Because you could be covering your freshly cleaned hands — with more bacteria. A 2018 study conducted a test to determine if hand dryers in public bathrooms could be dispensing bacteria onto people's hands. To investigate this, researchers exposed petri dishes to the air in bathrooms in various conditions, and brought the dishes back to their lab to see if bacteria was growing on them. But, "petri dishes exposed to hot air from a bathroom hand dryer for 30 seconds grew up to 254 colonies of bacteria (though most had from 18 to 60 colonies of bacteria)."

☆ Democracy remains vulnerable despite a good year
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Hugo Dixon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Aristotle said there are three good forms of government – monarchy, aristocracy and constitutional democracy – in which the rulers act for the common benefit. Rich democracies face two main threats: an external one from autocracies, such as China; and an internal one from demagogues. Both autocrats such as Chinese President Xi Jinping and demagogues such as former U.S. President Donald Trump have had a bad year. The world economy faces a tough decade. Until democrats provide some answer to this, they will be vulnerable to new waves of autocracy and demagogy.

☆ Takeaways from the 2022 Georgia runoff: Warnock's win expands Democratic power in the Senate as his own star rises
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | Sahil Kapur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

ATLANTA — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock wrapped up his “one more time” tour with a victory Tuesday in the runoff, defeating Republican rival Herschel Walker to secure a six-year term. But this electoral success is sure to elevate his star, possibly into the echelons of presidential or vice-presidential contenders. Walker improved his margins in some rural counties, particularly in northern Georgia, but it wasn't enough. Warnock's top advisers said they focused heavily on swing voters, and their strategy paid off. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, won their races on Election Day, topping 50% and avoiding a runoff.

☆ Japanese biotech firm uses tiny worms in test for pancreatic cancer
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Rocky Swift | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonTOKYO, Nov 30 (Reuters) - A Japanese biotech firm says it has developed the world's first early screening test for pancreatic cancer, using the powerful noses of tiny worms. Hirotsu Bio Science this month launched its N-NOSE plus Pancreas test, marketing directly to consumers in Japan and with aims to bring the test to the United States by 2023. In the latest version, the company tweaked the genetic code of the nematodes so that they would swim away from pancreatic cancer samples. Hirotsu Bio started with pancreatic cancer due to its difficulty in diagnosis and speed of progression. The pancreas test kit costs up to 70,000 yen ($505), comparatively expensive for a diagnostic test in Japan, which has a nationalised health care system and fixed prices for drugs and procedures.

☆ Is your house making you sick? 3 things you might not realize are affecting your health at home—and how to fix them
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

With so many things to worry about, it can be easy to overlook the small things, but even those small things can have an effect on your body. "Homesick" could take on a new meaning for you once you realize that some ordinary things around your house may be affecting your health. An uncleaned air filter can trigger allergies and offer less ventilation in your house, reducing your protection from respiratory viruses, he adds. Soft surfaces with mold on them, including dry wall and insulation, should be tossed, Bidwell adds. "It's a good thing to just walk around and check these things sometimes," says Bidwell.

☆ A woman with a rare set of genetic mutations got cancer 5 times by the time she was 36
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A woman had cancer 5 times before she turned 36, the first time when she was two. It shows the importance of genetic testing in families where cancer is common, a study author said. In total the woman, who wasn't named, developed 12 different tumors, five of which were cancerous and seven of which were benign. The woman had her first cancer at age two, a tumor in which was treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. MedicalRF.com/Getty ImagesThat means that a lot of cells in this patient's body didn't always have the right number of chromosomes, causing havoc.

Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker denied a new allegation from a woman Wednesday that Walker, who is running on an anti-abortion Republican platform, drove her to a clinic to have an abortion while they were engaged in a romantic relationship decades ago. Walker has admitted the check was his but has said he did not know what the money was used for. NBC News has not independently verified the abortion allegation. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., campaigning with Walker in Dillard on Wednesday, suggested a political motive was behind the latest allegation. Herschel Walker shouldn’t be representing Georgians in the U.S. Senate.”

☆ Ivermectin — a drug once touted as a Covid treatment by conservatives — doesn't improve recovery much, clinical trial finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ivermectin, a drug once touted by conservatives as a treatment for Covid, does not meaningfully improve the recovery time for people with mild to moderate Covid-19, according a large clinical trial published in a peer-reviewed journal. Ivermectin has been approved to treat parasitic worms in humans, but it's primarily used as a dewormer for horses. "Among outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19, treatment with ivermectin, compared with placebo, did not significantly improve time to recovery," the team of scientists led by Duke University School of Medicine wrote. The latest trial looked at 817 people who took ivermectin tablets for three days and compared them to 774 who received a placebo. The participants who took ivermectin received a daily dose based on their weight.

☆ A passenger who is suing a cruise company over its handling of COVID-19 says it was 'probably very stupid' of her to believe the vessel was free of the virus
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Susan Karpik is suing a cruise company and operator over their handling of COVID-19 on board a ship. She said it was "probably very stupid" of her to believe the ship was free of the virus when she boarded. Karpik is the lead plaintiff in a class action against the cruise company, Carnival and operator, Princess Cruise Lines. Carnival and Princess Cruise Lines did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment made outside normal working hours. A US couple on board the ship previously accused Princess Cruises and local health officials of covering up infections on board the cruise ship, Insider reported.

☆ London, Paris, Frankfurt and beyond: CNBC names Europe's best hotels for business travel
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Monica Buchanan Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

CNBC Travel and the market data firm Statista today release a ranking of the "Best Hotels for Business Travelers" in Europe. FrankfurtSofitel Frankfurt Opera JW Marriott Hotel Frankfurt Best Western Premier IB Hotel Friedberger Warte Le Meridien Frankfurt Steigenberger Airport Hotel FrankfurtSofitel Frankfurt Opera Source: Sofitel Frankfurt OperaThe Sofitel Frankfurt Opera is on Opera Square, or the Opernplatz, near the city's famed opera house. ParisLe Bristol Paris Les Jardins du Faubourg Kimpton - St Honore Paris Pullman Paris Center-Bercy Le MeuriceLe Bristol Paris Source: Le Bristol Paris | Claire CocanoGuests of Le Bristol Paris can count President Emmanuel Macron as a neighbor — Elysee Palace, the official residence of France's president — is just steps away. StockholmGrand Hotel Stockholm Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel Stockholm Hotel At Six Bank Hotel Lydmar HotelGrand Hotel Stockholm Source: Grand Hotel StockholmTying for No. ViennaPalais Coburg Hotel Residenz Hotel Sans Souci Wien The Ritz-Carlton, Vienna The Harmonie Vienna Grand Hotel Wien This grand hotel built in 1845 is the former home of Austrian royalty.

☆ Crimeea lor. Cum prietenii lui Vladimir Putin și oficialii locali au împărțit peninsula. Ce a însemnat această „împărțeală pentru locuitorii obișnuiți”
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-31 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +10 min

Acum șapte ani, când Crimeea și Sevastopol au devenit parte a Rusiei, expresia „Crimeea noastră” a intrat în uz la ruși. O nouă statalitate a însemnat o schimbare a elitelor, iar această schimbare nu a fost mereu benefică pentru locuitorii peninsulei. Vila este atribuită diferiților reprezentanți ai elitei ruse: Iuri Kovalchuk, Vladimir Putin și speakerului Consiliului Federației Valentina Matvienko, dar, conform actelor, vila aparține lui Kovalchuk. Viktor, un gardian de la primul punct de control, susţine că vila este construită pentru Vladimir Putin. Aceasta în afara turnurilor de comunicare, a 21,5 hectare de teren în Crimeea și o pensiune din satul Pescianoe, lângă Sevastopol.

Persons: Iuri Kovalciuk, Viktor Ianukovici ., Ianukovici, Pavel, Iuri Kovalchuk, Vladimir Putin, Valentina Matvienko, Kovalchuk, Viktor, Vladimir Putin ., Putin, Serghei Aksenov, Arkady, Președintele, Acesta, Vladimir Vlasov, Yuri Kovalchuk, Rotenberg, Petri, Aksenov, Valery Aksenov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Konstantinov, Yevgeny, Укрросбуд, Интерстрой Organizations: Petri, Partidul Regiunilor, Мостотрест, Укртелеком, Киевстар Locations: Crimeea, Sevastopol, Rusiei, Rusia, Crimeei, St . Petersburg, Kovalchuk, Vila, Moscova, Federației Ruse, SUA, UE, Republicii Crimeea, Strâmtoarea Kerci, Vest, Kerci, Laspi, Yalta, Мыс Айя

☆ Progres major în lumea științei; Primele modele complete de embrion uman au fost create în laborator
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-24 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: Monash UniversityProgres major în lumea științei; Primele modele complete de embrion uman au fost create în laboratorOamenii de știință au create celule sferice care sunt asemănătoare cu embrionii umani aflați în stadiile incipiente de dezvoltare. Structura care a rezultat a fost similară unui blastocist uman, o structură care conține de obicei câteva sute de celule și se formează la patru zile de la fertilizarea ovulului. Sferele nu se pot dezvolta mai departe de stadiul de blastocistAl doilea grup a început cu celule stem umane, cunoscute și sub denumirea de „celule stem pluripotente induse”. Acesta este cu adevărat primul model complet de embrion uman”, a spus Jianping Fu, profesor de inginerie mecanică la Universitatea din Michigan, Ann Arbor. Cred că mulți oameni se tem că vor încerca să creeze ființe umane în eprubete”, a spus Daniel Sulmasy, bioetician la Universitatea Georgetown.

Persons: Fu, Ann Arbor ., José Polo, Petri, Daniel Sulmasy Organizations: Universitatea din, Universitatea Monash, Universitatea Georgetown Locations: Universitatea din Michigan, Australia

☆ Decizie majoră: Fondurile europene vor fi condiționate de statul de drept; Liderii europeni au ajuns la un acord
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-05 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Uniunea Europeană vrea ca în acest fel să protejeze bunăstarea comună de efectele încălcărilor statului de drept, precum corupția. Comisia Europeană este cea care va monitoriza și va propune sancționarea statelor. Înţelegerea a fost anunţată şi de Comisia pentru Control Bugetar a PE pe contul său de Twitter: „Avem un acord!”. „Am reuşit să obţinem condiţionarea fondurilor UE de respectarea statului de drept în ţările membre. Fiecare încălcare a statului de drept va fi acoperită de mecanism, de la încălcări individuale la încălcări sistemice sau recurente pentru care nu a existat până acum niciun mecanism ”, a mai spus Sarvamaa, potrivit unui comunicat de presă.

Persons: Petri Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, Comisia Europeană, PPE, Parlamentul, UE, Agerpres Locations: Spania, UE

☆ Decizie majoră luată în cadrul UE. Fondurile europene vor fi condiţionate de statul de drept
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-05 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +2 min

Statele membre UE care nu respectă statul de drept riscă să piardă accesul la fonduri europene. Uniunea Europeană vrea ca în acest fel să protejeze bunăstarea comună de efectele încălcărilor statului de drept, precum corupţia. Comisia Europeană este cea care va monitoriza şi va propune sancţionarea statelor, scrie Digi24. Înţelegerea a fost anunţată şi de Comisia pentru Control Bugetar a PE pe contul său de Twitter: „Avem un acord!”. „Am reuşit să obţinem condiţionarea fondurilor UE de respectarea statului de drept în ţările membre.

Persons: Înţelegerea, Petri Organizations: UE, Parlamentul, Consiliului Uniunii Europene, Uniunea Europeană, Europeană, PPE, Agerpres Locations: Spania, UE

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