Shaquille O ’Neal on investing in edtech and projects that are going to ‘change people’s lives’
Shaquille O’Neal, 15-time NBA All-Star, four-time NBA champion and three-time NBA Finals MVP, took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to talk about his passion for investing in edtech and backing projects that aim to change people’s lives. O’Neal is the lead investor in Edsoma, an AI-powered reading,…#shaquilleoneal #nbaallstar #nba #nbafinalsmvp #techcrunchdisrupt #edtech #edsoma #kylewallgren #amazon #jeffbezos
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cycle Syncing Won ’ t Fix Women ’ s Fitness
While most of the video series and programs available on the popular “holistic wellness”/fitness site Alo Moves—owned by the trendy activewear line Alo Yoga—are run by solitary instructors, the company’s newest offering is marked by photos and videos of a group of four women pulled close up against one another and roaming Hawaiian beaches. It’s a clearly symbolic presentation of the company’s new SYNCD program, a collection of 24 videos designed to guide users through self-care and fitness activities customized for each of the four phases of the menstrual cycle. The program, whi...
Source: TIME: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Google DeepMind AI tool assesses DNA mutations for harm potential
AlphaMissense ’s predictions could help speed up research and diagnosis of rare disordersScientists at Google DeepMind have built an artificial intelligence program that can predict whether millions of genetic mutations are either harmless or likely to cause disease, in an effort to speed up research and the diagnosis of rare disorders.The program makes predictions about so-called missense mutations, where a single letter is misspelt in the DNA code. Such mutations are often harmless but they can disrupt how proteins work and cause diseases from cystic fibrosis and sickle-cell anaemia to cancer and problems with brain de...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Genetics Medical research Artificial intelligence (AI) Google Science Technology Computing Biology Source Type: news

Andrew Packard obituary
My friend Andrew Packard, who has died aged 94, was a polymath-scientist and naturalist. His major scientific contribution concerned his work on octopuses, in which he was engaged for most of his life.Andrew ’s study into why cephalopods change colour in complex patterns demonstrated that it was not just about camouflage but ways of communicating and expressing feelings.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Mary Kaldor Tags: Biology Science Marine life Environment Source Type: news

Stewart Cameron obituary
Leading British nephrologist who founded an internationally renowned kidney unit at Guy ’s hospital in LondonAs a bright young doctor at Guy ’s hospital in London in the 1960s, Stewart Cameron, who has died aged 89, was determined to be both clinician and researcher, but where should he focus his talents? Irreversible kidney failure – uniformly fatal until then – was just becoming treatable through dialysis or kidney transplantatio n; both were complex, demanding and dangerous, for patients and doctors alike.Stewart had found his metier and decided to make renal medicine his life ’s work. The first professor of r...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: John Feehally Tags: Medical research Science Doctors Health Aberdeen Hospitals Source Type: news

SHIB Partner Welly ' s Boasts Major Upgrade, BTC and ETH Whales Playing Waiting Game, Shibarium Set to Hit Big Utility Milestone: Crypto News Digest by U.Today
Take a look at what's happening in the world of crypto by reading U.Today's top three news stories. In a recent post, @katametron1, the X account of developers of the Italian SHIB-themed fast food chain , has shared a preview of the company's new website, with the full version promised to arrive…#italian #shib #shibainu #naples #ethereum #bitcoin #shibarium
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

One common virus is still killing thousands of children every year – but new vaccines offer hope | Devi Sridhar
Exciting scientific developments offer solutions to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The only barrier is costThe number one cause of infants being hospitalised in the US and Europe is a virus you ’ve probably never heard of:RSV. Most people experience it as a mild infection resembling a cold. But it can be very serious in babies and elderly people. The tell-tale symptoms are abnormally fast breathing, a caving-in of the chest between and under the ribs, and wheezing or crackles – worrying noises caused by the bronchial tubes being inflamed, or the small air sacs in the lungs filling with fluid. The virus makes it har...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Devi Sridhar Tags: Vaccines and immunisation Science Health Drugs Children Infant and child mortality Source Type: news

Justice for Neanderthals! What the debate about our long-dead cousins reveals about us
They were long derided as knuckle-draggers, but new discoveries are setting the record straight. As we rethink the nature of the Neanderthals, we could also learn something about our own humanityThere ’s a human type we’ve all met: people who find a beleaguered underdog to stick up for. Sometimes, the underdog is an individual – a runt of a boxer, say. Sometimes, it is a nation, threatened by a larger neighbour or by the rising sea. Sometimes, it is a tribe of Indigenous people whose land a nd health are imperilled. Sometimes, it is a language down to its last native speakers. The underdog needn’t be human: there a...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nikhil Krishnan Tags: Neanderthals Archaeology Fossils Source Type: news

UK drug advisers recommended decriminalising possession in 2016, leak reveals
Exclusive: Guardian has seen copy of 27-page report that Home Office attempted to keep confidentialThe UK government ’s official drug advisers privately advocated for a formal repeal of the criminalisation of personal-use drug possession in 2016, a leaked document has revealed.The Guardian has seen a copy of the 27-page pro-decriminalisation report, which the Home Office ignored at the time but then fought a three-year battle to keep confidential after a freedom of information request.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Mattha Busby Tags: Drugs policy Politics David Nutt Science Society UK news Source Type: news

Will our bees survive the Asian hornet invasion? – podcast
Asian hornets have beenspotted in the UK in record numbers this year, sparking concern about what their presence could mean for our native insects, and in particular bee populations. Madeleine Finlay speaks to ecologist Prof Juliet Osborne about why this species of hornet is so voracious, how European beekeepers have been impacted by their arrival, and how scientists and the government are attempting to prevent them from becoming established hereRead more Guardian reporting on invasive specieshereContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Solomon King, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Biodiversity Invasive species Environment Insects Animals Conservation Wildlife Source Type: news

Amazon ’s First-Ever Kindle for Reading & Writing Is On Sale: Save Up to 22% Off With This Limited Deal
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Last fall, Amazon released its very first Kindle designed for…#amazon #kevinkeith #amazondevices #kindle #kindlescribe #kindleunlimited #basicpenorpremiumpen #scribe #kindlestore #ebooks
Source: Reuters: Health - September 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New Fungal Alignments Available in the Comparative Genome Viewer (CGV)
Recognizing Fungal Disease Awareness Week  Fungal pathogens are a growing threat to global public health. To promote awareness of this issue, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has established September 18 -22 as Fungal Disease Awareness Week.   In honor of this week, we’re highlighting whole genome alignments for fungal pathogens that are now … Continue reading New Fungal Alignments Available in the Comparative Genome Viewer (CGV) →
Source: NCBI Insights - September 18, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NCBI Staff Tags: What's New Comparative Genome Viewer (CGV) Comparative Genomics Resource (CGR) Fungal research Source Type: news

Painted playgrounds for preschoolers' physical activity and fundamental motor skill improvement: a randomized controlled pilot trial of effectiveness - Webster EK, Kepper MM, Saha S, Beyl RA, Kracht CL, Romain JS, Staiano AE.
BACKGROUND: Preschool children are not meeting recommended levels of physical activity (PA) nor are they proficient in fundamental motor skills (FMS), which are the foundation for PA. As such, interventions are needed to increase PA and FMS in young childr...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Did you solve it? The man who made India ’s trains run on time
The answers to today ’s puzzlesEarlier today I set you five problems fromCreative Puzzles to Ignite Your Mind, a book of puzzles by Shyam Sunder Gupta, former Principal Chief Engineer of Indian Railways. Here they are again with solutions.1.Brahmagupta ’s basketContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 18, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Alex Bellos Tags: Mathematics Education Science Source Type: news

Some Politicians Want to Research Geoengineering as a Climate Solution. Scientists Are Worried
Stratospheric aerosol injection, the idea of spraying sulfur dioxide into the upper atmosphere to cool the planet, is one of the most controversial topics in climate science, with scientists engaged in a fierce, yearslong debate over whether even researching such techniques poses unacceptable risks. To some people outside of that community, though, it no longer matters much what the academics think. “Can we just disagree and move on?” Andrew Song, the co-founder of controversial geoengineering startup Make Sunsets, said in February, as he and his business partner Luke Iseman drove to the Reno, Nev., site of the...
Source: TIME: Science - September 18, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Alejandro de la Garza and Justin Worland Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

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