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☆ When I returned to work after my mother's death, I worried my grief would affect my performance. My coworkers rescued me.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Liza Shaub | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementI returned to my sales job after my mother died, and I was still grieving. I was worried my performance would suffer and I wouldn't be able to meet my quotas. However, my coworkers were open about grief and shared their own stories with me. I worried the grief would affect my outputI was terrified this mental out-of-office would take over my ability to perform, ultimately jeopardizing my paycheck. Having co-workers who are open to helping you experience grief rather than hiding it makes not only a more productive employee but also a stronger team.

Persons: Lou Gehrig's, Eager, homecomings, Liza Shaub Organizations: Linkedin Locations: Seattle, Virginia Beach, Baltimore

☆ 6 people in New York City have died this year after ‘subway surfing,’ a renewed social media challenge
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Alisha Ebrahimji | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —A 13-year-old girl is the latest person to lose her life in New York City while “subway surfing,” a dangerous challenge attracting young people on social media. “Subway surfing,” involves riding on top of a subway car while its moving. Six subway surfing fatalities and 181 related arrests have been recorded this year through October 27, the New York Police Department told CNN on Tuesday. The 13-year-old died while participating in a social media challenge, his mother told WPIX, adding he’d posted to social media prior videos of himself doing the stunt and she’d warned him not to ride on top of trains. TikTok previously cooperated with New York authorities to remove subway surfing content, the New York Times reported in January.

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☆ Photo contest reveals strange beauty of the microscopic world
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Matthew Nighswander | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Each year, rigorous science and dazzling artistry meet in Nikon's Small World photomicrography competition. Started in 1975, the contest celebrates the beauty of images taken through a light microscope. This year, the competition celebrates its 50th anniversary, and it received about 2,100 photo entries from 80 countries. If sometimes unnerving, the images are always stunning, and this year's contest is no exception. 1st placeThis year's first place prize was awarded to a groundbreaking image of mouse brain tumor cells, taken by Bruno Cisterna, a faculty member at Augusta University's Medical College of Georgia.

Persons: Bruno Cisterna, Lou Gehrig’s Organizations: Augusta University's Medical College of Georgia, Cell Biology Locations: Augusta

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☆ Australian TV host announces her own death in posthumous social media post
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Australian TV host Fiona MacDonald announced her own death at the age of 67 in a posthumous social media post on Thursday. The beloved host, who worked on the children's program “Wombat” and gameshow “It’s a Knockout,” died three years after being diagnosed with a motor neuron disease. There are various motor neuron diseases; the term refers to progressive neurological disorders that destroy motor neurons and cells. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and progressive bulbar palsy (PBP) are both examples of motor neuron diseases. She said the diagnosis came as a “shock” as MacDonald had no family history of motor neuron diseases.

Persons: Fiona MacDonald, ”, Kylie, ” MacDonald, I’ve, MacDonald, “, Fiona McDonald, Ross Anthony Willis Organizations: Australia Broadcasting Company, ABC, National Institutes of Health, Fairfax Media, Getty Locations: ”, Australia

The United States was sending more troops to Vietnam, and Mr. Hunter had recently found out he was one of them. During the session in her apartment, Ms. Neel outlined Mr. Hunter’s body, his hands, his legs and the chair on the five-foot-tall canvas. Mr. Als views these gestural marks outlining his legs, his jacket, his hand as a kind of memory of Mr. Hunter. But they could not locate Mr. Hunter or firmly establish his fate, only that he probably did not die in the Vietnam War. And she saved it and loved that painting as much as any.”The painting was kind of a bittersweet breakthrough for Ms. Neel, Ms. Baum said.

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☆ Eli Lilly to build $4.5 billion research and manufacturing center to propel drug pipeline
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Angelica Peebles | In Angelicapeebles | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Eli Lilly will spend $4.5 billion to build a center aimed at finding better ways to manufacture its medicines. The facility, called the Lilly Medicine Foundry, will house development of new manufacturing methods with an eye toward efficiency. It's a strategy that's already paying off with Lilly's obesity and weight loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound, and Lilly wants it to propel the rest of its pipeline. Lilly says the facility will be the first of its kind to combine research and production in a single location. It will be near a $9 billion manufacturing complex Lilly is building in Lebanon, Indiana, to produce pharmaceutical ingredients like tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Mounjaro and Zepbound.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Mounjaro, Lilly, David Ricks, –, Dan Skovronsky Organizations: Lilly, Foundry, Indianapolis, Novo Nordisk's Ozempic Locations: Indianapolis, Lebanon , Indiana, tirzepatide

☆ Exclusive: Health startup Roon is raising $15 million from Sequoia to replace 'Dr. Google'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Sri Muppidi | Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Health startup Roon is raising $15 million at a $65 million pre-money valuation, BI has learned. AdvertisementHealth information site Roon is raising a new funding round, Business Insider has learned. Roon aims to replace "Dr. Google" with its website and app for consumers to ask their health questions and get expert answers. The company provides accessible medical information to users and partners with trained medical professionals to answer specific medical questions about users' health journeys. Related storiesToday, expert health information isn't always easy to find with a simple Google search.

Persons: —, Roon, Vikram Bhaskaran, Arun Ranganathan, Rohan Ramakrishna, OpenAI's, Bhaskaran Organizations: Service, Sequoia Capital, SV Angel, Union Square Ventures Locations: Sequoia

☆ The one sector of the stock market that is cheap with upside today
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Karen Firestone | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The table and chart below illustrate some characteristics of the biopharma stocks. The average price/earnings multiple for the group, using 2025 estimates, is 12.7 times versus 20.6 times for the S & P 500. A major knock on the biopharma group is the limited productivity from their extremely expensive research efforts, other than obesity drugs, over the past twenty-five years. The technology using AI might not be ready yet, particularly related to the complex biology of the human body. Complex programs exist already, such as AlphaFold, which predicts the structure of three-dimensional compounds using data on protein sequences.

Persons: Bristol Myers, Amgen, Eli Lilly, Lilly, Johnson Organizations: CNBC, Merck, Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, JPMorgan Locations: Bristol

The Summary Brett Favre revealed on Tuesday that he has Parkinson's disease. Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre’s announcement that he has Parkinson’s disease is bringing renewed attention to the potential links between collision sports and a risk of brain disease. It definitely says something.”Neurologists who treated boxing legend Muhammad Ali concluded in 2022 that his medical history supported a diagnosis of young-onset Parkinson’s disease, but they could not link the disease to head trauma. Many former football players have been found to show signs of the brain disease, which can only be diagnosed post-mortem. Crutchfield said it’s important for players to take breaks after a head trauma to avoid more serious brain injuries.

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☆ Early West Nile Virus activity in the United States may point to a once-in-a-decade spike infections. Here’s what survivors want you to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

Jule Hamrick spent years in physical therapy to learn how to walk again after a West Nile Virus infection. “So kind of like what you see with long Covid, we’ve seen that with West Nile as well, where you can get this ‘long West Nile’ kind of picture.”Watching West Nile patients struggle to recover from their infections made Murray wonder what would become of survivors over time. Brittany Yeager recently returned to the Girl Scout Camp in Idaho where she caught the West Nile virus. She went to two hospitals before a doctor tested her spinal fluid and discovered that she had West Nile virus. The CDC keeps maps of where West Nile cases have been detected in the United States.

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☆ Brain implant patient says OpenAI's tech helps him communicate with family
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Mark using Synchron's BCI Courtesy: SynchronA 64-year-old named Mark has spent the last year learning how to control devices like his laptop and phone using a brain implant. Mark, who asked CNBC not to use his last name for privacy reasons, was implanted with Synchron's BCI in August 2023. H/O: Synchron's AI-Powered chat feature Courtesy: SynchronMark has been testing Synchron's new chat feature intermittently over the last two months. For instance, Mark can use the chat feature to schedule an appointment with his doctor and keep up with his daughters. Oxley said Synchron is still working to roll out the new chat feature, but Mark has helped pioneer it.

Persons: Mark, OpenAI, it's, Synchron, I've, Thomas Oxley, Oxley Organizations: BCI, CNBC, Synchron's BCI

☆ 2024 ESPY Awards: Steve Gleason delivers powerful speech as former NFL star is honored
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Former NFL player Steve Gleason was honored with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the 2024 ESPY Awards on Thursday. All the people living with disability or other illnesses and all of you who experience fear or suffering,” Gleason continued. I have merely been a spectator to such immense resilience.”WNBA star Caitlin Clark took two awards home: Best College Athlete - Women’s Sports and Best Record-Breaking Performance award. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes won Best Athlete in Men’s Sports and Best NFL Player. Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson won the Best Athlete in Women’s Sports award.

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☆ Joe Bonsall, a 50-year member of The Oak Ridge Boys, dead at 76
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Joe Bonsall, who left the legendary singing group The Oak Ridge Boys after 50 years in January due to a neuromuscular disorder, has died, his management team announced Tuesday. Bonsall died from complications of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), according to his representatives. Bonsall announced on social media about six months ago that he was leaving the group. “Many of you know I have been battling a slow onset (over 4 years now) of a neuromuscular disorder,” he wrote. During his long career, Bonsall became a member of the Grand Ole Opry and was inducted into the Philadelphia Music Hall of Fame, the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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☆ Opinion: It’s time to find out whether Biden has cognitive impairment or not
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Opinion Jonathan Reiner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In June, 51 million people tuned in to watch the much-anticipated debate between Biden and former President Donald Trump. Biden later told ABC that he “just had a really bad cold” on debate night and said he was distracted by Trump “still shouting” over his muted microphone while Biden was speaking. Last November, Dr. Bruce Aronwald, Trump’s personal physician since 2021, issued a meager, three-paragraph, data-devoid note attesting to Trump’s physical and cognitive fitness for office. While the USPSTF review is noncommittal on the use of dementia screening in ostensibly asymptomatic people, there’s no ambiguity in the use of testing in adults where dementia is a concern. There are a variety of screening exams such as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) or Mini-Mental State Examination that are used to detect signs of cognitive decline.

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☆ ‘We don’t want to leave people behind’: AI is helping disabled people in surprising new ways
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But advancements in AI technology are already beginning to remove the need for volunteer helpers on the other end. Applications for blind users are just one area where AI is helping to advance what’s known as “assistive technology,” tools designed to help people who are disabled or elderly. New generative AI tools are especially promising for accessibility applications because they’re designed to understand and produce information in various formats, including text, audio, photos and videos. The effort, called the Speech Accessibility Project, involves collecting recordings from volunteers with conditions such as Parkinsons, Down Syndrome, ALS and other disabilities that can affect speech. “We don’t want to leave people behind … technology in general has the ability to level the playing field,” Andersson said.

Persons: Matthew Sherwood, Sherwood, Chris, OpenAI, ” Sherwood, Eve Andersson, Google’s, ” Andersson, ”, Clarion Mendes, ” Mendes Organizations: New, New York CNN, Google, Apple, Tech, CNN, Big Tech, Microsoft, University of Illinois, Clarion Locations: New York, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign

☆ Inside Paradromics, the Neuralink competitor hoping to commercialize brain implants before the end of the decade
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Maria Gomez De Sicart | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

We're fundamentally building a medical device to serve unmet needs. What that does is it allows us to connect to the brain and receive data from the brain. And so Paradromics can take the science and apply the right engineering to get us from research to medical device. I work on developing processes or selecting the materials that we would like to use to build our cortical module, which is the brain implant portion of our system. We see that the first million people to get brain computer interfaces are going to be getting them to treat severe medical conditions.

Persons: Matt Angle, Paradromics, They're, I'm, Kimiko Nakajima, we're Organizations: BCI

☆ Here's the moment Nvidia became the AI king and what it must do this week to keep the throne
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

No one is laughing about Jayshree's company, either, as her white box solutions are beating Cisco Systems when it comes to the internet plumbing that connect Nvidia chips to the Titans. Last year at this time, Nvidia snuck into the U.S. trillion-dollar market cap club, with that May quarter. What does Nvidia really have to do then for an encore? Now we are getting into what Jensen does to beat expectations. Tall order, but Nvidia is a company that's beaten tall orders routinely we just didn't really know it until last May.

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☆ EverythingALS CEO Indu Navar and Chairman Bill Nuti talk ALS awareness month with Jim Cramer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

EverythingALS CEO Indu Navar and Chairman Bill Nuti talk ALS awareness month with Jim Cramer'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer sits down with EverythingALS CEO Indu Navar and Chairman Bill Nuti to discuss progress in the fight against ALS.

Persons: Indu Navar, Bill, Jim Cramer, Bill Nuti Organizations: ALS

☆ Elon Musk’s Neuralink is seeking a second person to test its brain chip
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Elon Musk’s brain implant startup Neuralink is accepting applications for a second human trial participant to test its device, the billionaire said on X Friday. Neuralink said that the threads connecting the chip to Arbaugh’s brain had retracted, causing performance issues, although the company said it made adjustments to improve its function. Still, Arbaugh says the implant — which allows him to control a computer cursor with his brain — has changed his life. This is the next step forward of helping people with paralysis.”Now, Neuralink is seeking more people like Arbaugh to test out its brain chip. About a month after the operation, Musk said Arbaugh could control a computer mouse with his brain.

Persons: New York CNN — Elon, Neuralink, Noland Arbaugh, Arbaugh, ” Arbaugh, “, ” Neuralink, Musk, ”, DJ Seo, Noland, – CNN’s Jordan Valinsky Organizations: New, New York CNN, Morning America, Morning Locations: New York, Morning America

☆ MDMA therapy could be legalized by summer. Why are so many advocates sounding the alarm?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +52 min

Last summer, thousands of tie-dyed Burners and Patagonia-clad tech founders converged on the MAPS Psychedelic Science conference in Denver. The experience "broke the spell of this trauma, and she was able to rebuild her life," Doblin told The Guardian . The video team's job was to store recordings of every MDMA therapy session performed in the clinical trials. Grof believes in something called an "inner healing intelligence," an innate capacity for self-healing that psychedelic therapy helps unleash. Another time, a patient who had come to an MDMA therapy session later acknowledged they had been under the influence of LSD during treatment.

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☆ Here's the 'true solution' to the problem of audio deepfakes, according to the CEO of ElevenLabs
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AI voice tech company ElevenLabs is grappling with deepfakes. AdvertisementCompanies at the forefront of AI voice technology are grappling with how to regulate deepfakes without stifling innovation. And last year 4chan users exploited the tool from ElevenLabs to generate deepfakes of celebrities spewing racist and transphobic content, according to Vice . AdvertisementNew York Mayor Eric Adams has been making robocalls in Mandarin, Yiddish, and Haitian Creole with ElevenLabs technology and said he's been able to reach more of the city's non-English speaking residents. ElevenLabs has signed an accord with several other AI companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta to combat deepfakes in the 2024 election.

Persons: —, Mati Staniszewski, scammers, Bruce Reed, ElevenLabs, Eric Adams, he's, Staniszweski, Staniszewski Organizations: Service, Google, Business Locations: Haitian

☆ How Dan Doctoroff transformed New York City
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | 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 EmailHow Dan Doctoroff transformed New York CityCNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin sits down with Wall Street veteran Dan Doctoroff to discuss his time working for Michael Bloomberg, how he transformed New York City, his fight against ALS, how the diagnosis changed his view on life, and more.

Persons: Dan Doctoroff, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Michael Bloomberg Organizations: Wall Street, ALS Locations: New York City

☆ Neuralink shares video of patient playing chess using signals from brain implant
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-20 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk's startup Neuralink streamed a live video on Wednesday that showed a patient using the company's brain implant to move a mouse and play chess on a computer. A BCI is a system that deciphers brain signals and translates them into commands for external technologies. Dr. Nader Pouratian, chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center, said researchers have been developing and studying BCI technology for years. It is not clear how many patients are participating in Neuralink's trial, or what the trial is trying to demonstrate. There is reason to be hopeful about Neuralink's technology, said Dr. Marco Baptista, chief scientific officer of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, which provides resources to people who have become paralyzed.

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☆ I chose to be a single mom at 36 and had 3 kids. When I got cancer, I worried about what would happen if I died.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Allison Langer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I wanted kids, and decided to have them on my own via an anonymous sperm donor. I wasn't worried about being a single mother until I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. AdvertisementI wanted children more than anything. A man I'd dated and have remained friends with told me what I was doing wasn't fair to the children. AdvertisementA cancer diagnosis made me start thinking about the futureThe summer after I turned 51, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

Persons: I'm, —, I'd, Kerrie, I've, We'd, we've, chemo, It's Organizations: Service, Cancer Research Alliance Locations: Match.com, chemo, North Carolina

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