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CNN —Two more horses have died at Churchill Downs, the home of the famed Kentucky Derby, officials from the track announced on Saturday. A total of seven horses have now died at the racetrack in the week-long lead up to the race. On Friday, racehorse trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. was suspended indefinitely by Churchill Downs following the “highly unusual” deaths of two of his horses, Parents Pride and Chasing Artie. Three other horses – not trained by Joseph – also died in recent days. According to Churchill Downs, Wild on Ice, a Derby contender, was hurt while training on Thursday and Take Charge Briana was injured in a race on Tuesday.

☆ Four Horse Deaths at Churchill Downs Cast Shadow Ahead of Kentucky Derby
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Kentucky Derby is on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Photo: AMIRA KARAOUD/REUTERSThe deaths of four horses at Churchill Downs days before this weekend’s Kentucky Derby have renewed safety concerns in the horse-racing industry. Two horses trained by Saffie Joseph Jr ., Parents Pride and Chasing Artie, died in recent days from unknown causes. The University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostics Laboratory is conducting necropsies on the horses to determine causes of death. Two other horses were euthanized after suffering injuries.

☆ The 'mammoth meatball' grown in a lab probably doesn't taste like woolly mammoth at all
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It probably doesn't taste like woolly mammoth, a meat specialist and mammoth DNA researcher said. The Belgian startup Paleo says it added woolly mammoth myoglobin to a plant-based burger. The mammoth meatball doesn't have either of those elements from woolly mammoth. Mammoth myoglobin doesn't necessarily bring mammoth flavorThough he didn't taste it, Ryall said everyone could smell the meatball while it was cooking. So why make a mammoth meatball that doesn't taste like mammoth?

☆ A company says it added mammoth DNA to plant-based burgers and that they tasted much more 'intense' and 'meatier' than the cow version
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Belgian startup says it added woolly mammoth DNA to a plant-based burger. The mammoth myoglobin gave it a more intense taste and aroma, and a richer color, the CEO said. But it's unclear when, if ever, mammoth protein will make it to grocery store shelves. The Belgian startup Paleo says it added woolly mammoth protein to a plant-based burger — and that the result was more intense than with cow. Sanctorum said the company added the mammoth protein to several different versions of plant-based burgers and tasted it.

☆ This Y Combinator-backed startup helps reduce climate-warming methane in cow burps. Check out the pitch deck Alga Biosciences used to secure $4 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Y Combinator startup Algo Biosciences has developed a way to reduce methane in cow burps. Check out the 11-slide pitch deck the company used to secure $4 million from Collaborative Fund. A Y Combinator-backed startup trying to curb methane spewing cow burps has just landed $4 million in its first institutional funding round. Berkeley-based Alga Biosciences, founded in 2021, has developed a feed additive to reduce methane from cow burps using biochemically modified kelp. Check out the 11 slide pitch deck the company used to raise the funds.

☆ A day in the life of a sorority house interior designer, from picking out makeup mirrors to transforming closets into mental wellness spaces
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Liz Toombs is a Lexington, Kentucky-based interior designer who mostly works with sororities. Her work varies from designing a newly built sorority house to styling one room in a facility. After refreshing some rooms in the house, Toombs was approached by a sorority who needed work on their house, too. "When we're building a new sorority house, we're doing everything. For a new sorority house, Toombs said whatever furniture goes in one bedroom goes in all of them.

A newly approved Alzheimer's drug will be available to patients in the coming days, according to its maker, the Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai. While Leqembi offers hope to patients and their families, experts say that there are still some key unanswered questions about the drug, including about its safety and effectiveness. Besides questions about who will benefit the most, there are also questions about how long the drug will benefit patients. About 17% of the Leqembi group experienced brain bleeds, compared with 9% in the placebo group. The reports of brain bleeding and brain swelling "may only be the tip of the iceberg," he said.

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved an Alzheimer’s drug shown in clinical trials to slow cognitive decline in patients in the early stages of the illness. The FDA approved Leqembi for use in people with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer’s disease. Most drugs approved by the FDA for Alzheimer’s are aimed at helping symptoms, not actually slowing the progression of the disease. Friday's announcement comes on the heels of a scathing congressional report released last week detailing the approval of a different Alzheimer’s drug, called Aduhelm. The Alzheimer's Association has said that based on the Eisai and Biogen phase 3 clinical trial results, the FDA should approve Leqembi for early-stage Alzheimer’s.

☆ Sorority House Design in the Age of Instagram and RushTok
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Kelsey Ogletree | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Curled up on the couch in the traditionally decorated TV room of the Alpha Gamma Delta house at University of Kentucky in 2002, freshman Liz Toombs watched an episode of the reality show “Trading Spaces” that featured a sorority house redesign. “I didn’t think it was real, just that it was a made-for-TV moment,” she said. Years later, Mrs. Toombs, who launched her Lexington, Ky.-based interior design firm, PDR Interiors, in 2009, was approached by a Greek organization that needed help updating its 1970s home at the University of Kentucky. She took the project, and has since gone all-in on this niche design space, even adapting her company logo to a Greek key. Sorority design is now about 90% of her business, she said.

More adults in the U.S. expect to be more stressed in 2023 than at this time last year, but they also say they're more willing to take steps to tackle that stress, a survey released Wednesday finds. And about 37% of adults (nearly 2 out of 5) rated their mental health as “fair or poor” this month, up from 31% a year ago. Young adults, low-income adults and parents were most likely to rank their mental health as fair or poor. At the same time, more adults say they plan to take steps to improve their mental health next year, such as journaling or going to therapy, the survey found. McKernan said other ways people can take care of their mental health include paying attention to signs of stress.

The authors noted that “social forces” may have played a part in the accelerated brain aging seen among their Black subjects. A lot of things contribute to dementia and Alzheimer’s, like high blood pressure and diabetes. Pete Comparoni“Elevated blood pressure is a very strong risk factor for worsening cerebrovascular disease,” King said. One option is through activities like restorative yoga, which Grant said can help address stress and regulate blood pressure and brain function. You have to go to your primary care doctor and check your blood pressure and blood sugar level.

☆ John Y. Brown Jr. Helped Col. Sanders Make KFC a Giant
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( James R. Hagerty | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

While studying law at the University of Kentucky in the late 1950s, John Y. Brown Jr. sold encyclopedias door to door and sometimes earned $500 in a weekend. It was the best training he ever had, he said later. As chief executive and part owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken in the 1960s, Mr. Brown continued to dazzle with his salesmanship as the chain grew from a small operation into an international franchising giant. As governor, he promoted Kentucky as a paradise for business.

Kentucky voters rejected a ballot proposal that would have amended the state constitution to explicitly say it does not protect a right to abortion, NBC News projects. It would have been nearly impossible to restore abortion access in Kentucky through legal pathways if the measure had passed, said Rachel Sweet, a campaign manager for Protect Kentucky Access, which opposed the referendum. As of early Wednesday, voters in California, Vermont and Michigan have voted to enshrine abortion rights in their state constitutions. In reversing the half-century precedent, the court left the power to limit or grant abortion rights to the states. That triggered one ballot measure on abortion in Kansas over the summer, and five more this fall.

☆ White University of Kentucky student who repeatedly used racial slur and assaulted Black students will withdraw, lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The white University of Kentucky student who was caught on video assaulting Black students will voluntarily withdraw from the university, her lawyer told NBC News on Tuesday morning. University of Kentucky student Sophia Rosing, left, uses racial slurs while attacking two Black students, including Kylah Spring, right. At the rally, Spring said she would not cower to her attacker. University of Kentucky student Kylah Spring speaks at a rally following a racist assault on her and another Black student, captured on video Nov. 6, 2022. WLEXThe University of Kentucky has had several incidents of racism on campus that have targeted Black people in recent years.

☆ Kentucky student arrested after video shows her using racial slur, assaulting students
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Police arrested a University of Kentucky student who was caught on camera using a racial slur and physically attacking two Black students on Sunday. The student tries to restrain Rosing, who appears to be visibly intoxicated and struggles to stay standing in the video. A university spokesperson confirmed to NBC News that Rosing was the student who was arrested. In his email to students, Capilouto, the university president, said the student employee victim "acted with professionalism, restraint and discretion." That fan — Ashley Lyles, who subsequently apologized in a statement to WLEX — was not a student, according to a university spokesperson.

In reversing the half-century precedent, the court left the power to limit or grant abortion rights to the states. In August, a judge temporarily blocked enforcement of the anti-abortion law, which had been inactive in the decades that Roe v. Wade stood. Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic incumbent, has been a champion for abortion rights, but she is fending off a challenge from Republican candidate Tudor Dixon, who called the abortion ballot proposition “radical” in a debate with her. Voters will determine whether to alter the state constitution to explicitly say it does not protect a right to abortion or abortion funding. Abortion rights advocates are challenging those laws.

☆ University of Kentucky student among at least 153 dead in Seoul crowd crush
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A University of Kentucky student is among at least 153 people, and one of two Americans, who died in a crowd crush in Seoul, South Korea this weekend, the school announced Sunday afternoon. Anne Gieske, a third-year nursing student from northern Kentucky, was among the victims who perished in the crowd crush, the university's President, Eli Capilouto, announced to the school on Sunday. Gieske was from northern Kentucky, and was studying abroad in South Korea this semester, Capilouto said. Two other University of Kentucky students and a faculty member who are also abroad in South Korea are safe, the president wrote. Capilouto said school officials "have been in contact with Anne’s family and will provide whatever support we can — now and in the days ahead — as they cope with this indescribable loss."

CNN —South Korean authorities are investigating the crowd surge that killed at least 154 partygoers in Seoul, as the rattled nation attempts to come to terms with one of its worst-ever disasters. Nearly all of the victims – at least 150 – have been identified; police told CNN. Three South Korean military personnel were also among those killed, a Korean defense ministry official told CNN. The South Korean government has set a national mourning period starting until the end of November 5, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said in a briefing. Civil servants and employees of public institutions will wear ribbons to express their condolences during the mourning period, Han said.

☆ Colleges Tap Outside Companies to Address Student Mental-Health Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The University of Kentucky signed a $1 million annual contract with Talkspace to give students a convenient therapy option. College students are increasingly seeking help when they are overwhelmed by academic assignments, drifting toward depression or in the throes of suicidal thoughts, school officials say. Schools buckling under the heavy demand for mental-health services now are finding help of their own, via virtual-counseling companies.

During the pandemic, states and insurers overnight did what years of advocacy for telemedicine had failed to accomplish. During the pandemic, states and insurers overnight did what years of advocacy for telemedicine had failed to accomplish. It also increases patients’ access to critical information because they can see their own charts and ask questions at any time. Telemedicine access in rural areas is particularly urgent given how many hospitals in these places are shuttering their doors. Whatever the reasoning, navigating the politics and funding streams of our complicated health care system oftentimes takes years to create lasting, positive change.

☆ Kentucky abortion vote will test support for post-Roe state bans
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Gabriella Borter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

REUTERS/Gabriella Borter/File PhotoOct 18 (Reuters) - An abortion rights vote in Kentucky on Nov. 8 will determine if the conservative state becomes Kansas 2.0. The upcoming vote is a test of public support for Kentucky's strict abortion laws, which took effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade's federal abortion protections in June. Kentucky is the only one of those states to have voters weigh in on abortion rights while enforcing a near-total ban. A coalition of state and national abortion rights groups called Protect Kentucky Access aims to win support from conservatives who disagree with the overturn of the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling and the state's abortion ban. Leticia Martinez, a consultant who has advised both opposition campaigns, said while the Kansas win informed the Kentucky efforts, the current strategy was tailored to Kentucky voters specifically.

☆ 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.

Trump's lawyers, however, have stopped short of stating in court that he declassified the documents, though they have not conceded that they are classified. Trump's lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Dearie pressed Trump's lawyers to make clear whether they plan to assert that the records had been declassified as Trump claims. Trump's lawyers proposed Dearie to serve as special master. Dearie on Thursday asked trump's lawyers to provide any evidence backing this up.

As yet another Alzheimer's drug targeting plaque buildup in the brain fails to improve cognition in patients, leading scientists said a significant shift is underway in the search for effective treatments for the disease. By 2050, that number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million, according to an estimate from the Alzheimer’s Association. Alzheimer’s disease is often referred to as “Type 3 diabetes,” a brain-specific form of diabetes that is the result of the brain’s neurons lacking glucose, said John Didsbury, the CEO of T3D Therapeutics. Data from the longest-ever phase 3 trial of exercise on cognition released at the conference on Tuesday found that exercise may stall cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients. He said it’s only a matter of time before we see more research discoveries that show potential for slowing Alzheimer’s disease, possibly within the next year or two.

Далее начинался средний возраст с дискотеками «Кому за 30», а потом подступала старость и пенсия. Старость россиянам не так давно продлили, увеличив на 5 лет пенсионный возраст. Ограничив молодость 35 годами вместо прежних 30, мы догоним прогрессивную европейскую общественность, которая в своих ощущениях «молодится» как раз до 35 лет. Средний «молодецкий возраст» ученые вычислили еще 10 лет назад, проведя социологические опросы в 31 европейской стране. О дальнейших перспективах – почти вечной молодости - читайте Ученые начинают понимать, что мешать людям жить по 800 лет

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