Clearly, it’s good to be in tech this year. Banks, not so much. The proof is in this tweet from the CEO and co-founder of Roundhill Investments, Will Hershey, who presented the most important winners and losers in the stock market so far this year. As you can see JPMorgan …
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First human trial of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine is promising
LONDON (Reuters) – An experimental vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford against the new coronavirus produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials, data showed on Monday, preserving hope that it could be in use by the end of the year. Called AZD1222, the vaccine has been …
Read More »Bad diets in the US are a threat to national security
Diet-related illnesses are a growing burden on the United States economy, worsening health disparities and affecting national security, according to a document published Monday in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Poor nutrition is the leading cause of disease in the US, with unhealthy diets killing more than half a …
Read More »The success of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the first human trials bodes well for Adar Poonawalla
The Lancet journal published the results of the first human trials of the University of Oxford / Astra Zeneca vaccine COVID-19, showing that the vaccine is safe and capable of inducing an immune response. The Adar Poonawalla Indian Serum Institute is one of Astra Zeneca’s partners in the search for …
Read More »A mechanical way to stimulate neurons.
In addition to responding to electrical and chemical stimuli, many of the body’s neural cells can also respond to mechanical effects, such as pressure or vibration. But these responses have been more difficult for researchers to study because there has been no easily controllable method of inducing such mechanical stimulation …
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