Worms with spider genes spin silk tougher than bulletproof Kevlar
Spider silk is stretchy, strong, and tough. But genetically engineering a more cooperative organism to produce it has proved elusive. Now, researchers have used gene editing to make silkworms that can spin spider fibers tougher than the Kevlar used in bulletproof vests. The material , described today in Matter , is “a really high-performance fiber,” says Justin Jones, a biologist who engineers spider silks at Utah State University but who was not involved with the research. It could be used to make lightweight but tough structural materials for fuel-efficient planes and cars, he says, wound dressings fo...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

33 & West Talent Agency Signs Three New Comics
Independent talent agency 33 & West has signed comedians Masood Boomgaard, Tyler Fischer and Jimmy Dore, TheWrap can exclusively report. “We’re thrilled to welcome Masood, Jimmy and Tyler to the 33 & West family,” said Peter DeSantis, head of talent & music crossover. “We’ve created an ecosystem…#masoodboomgaard #tylerfischer #jimmydore #thewrap #peterdesantis #masood #tiktok #jjcassiere #singapore #boston
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Reignite Professional Passion Through Lifestyle Medicine Reignite Professional Passion Through Lifestyle Medicine
In this age of ubiquitous burnout in the health professions, lifestyle medicine fosters clinician healing.Medscape Family Medicine
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 20, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news

Seat belt use in the US by pregnant motor vehicle occupants - Espelien C, Jin R, Mostofizadeh S, VanRyzin R, Hartka T, Forman J, Chernyavskiy P.
Introduction Motor vehicle (MV) collisions are a leading cause of trauma for pregnant individuals in the US that often result in adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.1 MV collisions account for 82% of injury-induced fetal deaths and 55% to 78% of trauma...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever
In a neat little neighborhood in Venice, Calif., there’s a block of squat, similar homes, filled with mortals spending their finite days on the planet eating pizza with friends, blowing out candles on birthday cakes, and binging late-night television. Halfway down the street, there’s a cavernous black modern box. This is where Bryan Johnson is working on what he calls “the most significant revolution in the history of Homo sapiens.”  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Johnson, 46, is a centimillionaire tech entrepreneur who has spent most of the last three years in pursuit of a si...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Alter Tags: Uncategorized feature Source Type: news

Peter Schiff Blames Bidenomics For Surging Bond Yields, Energy Prices: ' What Happens If In A Year...Oil Is $150 '
Noted economist and gold bull Peter Schiff warned that northward-bound bond yields and energy prices have further legs to play out. What Happened: The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note hit an intra-day high of 4.372% on Tuesday, the highest level seen since Nov. 2017. The spike in bond…#peterschiff #treasury #federalreserves #isharestipsbond #ustreasury
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New Group CEO is someone who understands Biocon's business synergy well: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
"Peter, who is a veteran when it comes to the pharma and biopharma industry in terms of his global experience, also understands the Biocon Group because he has basically played a very key role in Syngene. Through Syngene, he has understood the entire Biocon business very well."
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - September 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Establishing consensus on essential resources for musculoskeletal trauma care worldwide: a modified Delphi study - MacKechnie MC, Shearer DW, Verhofstad MHJ, Martin C, Graham SM, Pesantez R, Schuetz M, H üttl T, Kojima K, Bernstein BP, Miclau T.
BACKGROUND: Despite evidence that formalized trauma systems enhance patient functional outcomes and decrease mortality rates, there remains a lack of such systems globally. Critical to trauma systems are the equipment, materials, and supplies needed to sup...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Gendering trauma: a womanist psychospiritual analysis of stress, trauma, and resilience - Lape JC.
African American women's stress, trauma, and resilience are interconnected. African American women experience gender-base and race-based stress and trauma induced by white supremacy. This stress and trauma, characterized as the stress-trauma continuum, aim...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Health-related quality of life in patients discharged from hospital after suicide attempt with violent methods compared to self-poisonings - Persett PS, Bjornaas MA, Jacobsen D, Ekeberg, Myhren H.
INTRODUCTION: Suicide attempts by violent methods (VM) can leave the patient with physical and mental trauma affecting health-related quality of life (HRQOL). There is limited knowledge about the impact and HRQOL after a suicide attempt by VM. AIMS: To com...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Evaluating the impact of a training program in prehospital trauma care and mental health for traffic police in Arusha, Tanzania - Koranda NW, Knettel BA, Mabula P, Joshi R, Kisigo G, Klein C, Bunting A, Lauritsen M, O'Tool J, Dunlop SJ.
This study examines the potential impact of a brief training program ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Interpersonal trauma effects on adolescent depression: the moderating role of neurophysiological responses to positive interpersonal images - Long Y, Dickey L, Pegg S, Argiros A, Venanzi L, Dao A, Kujawa A.
Trauma exposure is associated with a heightened risk for depression and such risk is thought to vary based on the type of traumatic events (e.g., interpersonal, including abuse and domestic violence, or non-interpersonal, including accidents or natural dis...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Secondary undertriage of pediatric trauma patients across the United States emergency departments - Scaife JH, Bryce JR, Iantorno SE, Yang M, McCrum ML, Bucher BT.
INTRODUCTION: The American College of Surgeons has developed evidence-based guidelines to triage the care of severely injured children to Level 1 and 2 trauma centers. Undertriage is the treatment of patients at facilities not equipped to treat the patient...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Call to action: the rise of pediatric gun violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Schauss E, Zettler H, Hawes K, Rashed J, Roberts S, Ahern B, Bartelli D, Li C, Burgess M, Williams R.
This study examines and describes circumstances involving non-fatal firearm injuries in a pediatric population from a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center in the southeastern U.S. Researchers analyzed Firearm Injury Questionnaire (FIQ) data collected from 144 c...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news