From players getting their COVID-19 shots to relaxed coronavirus protocols to roster issues, particularly at the quarterback, the NFL faces a plethora of questions as training camps open. At least in 2021, there is the knowledge – and lessons learned – of the end of last season during a pandemic. …
Read More »Council appointed to promote social fairness in CT marijuana trade
MARK PAZNIOKAS :: CTMIRROR.ORG On June 22, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz hands one of the pens used by Governor Ned Lamont to Senator Gary Winfield, left, and Representative Jason Rojas. They led the working group that produced the final version of the legalization bill. A month after the enactment of …
Read More »Explainable artificial intelligence: easier said than done
TAlong with the growing use of artificial intelligence in medicine, comes a growing concern among many policy makers, patients and physicians about the use of black box algorithms. In a nutshell, this is it: we don’t know what these algorithms do or how they do it, and since we are …
Read More »Are there certain foods that really speed up the metabolism and does it matter?
In the world of nutrition, many foods and drinks are believed to increase metabolism – the reactions in the body that provide energy. In this article on Honest Nutrition, we study the impact of our diet on our metabolism and whether certain foods and drinks really have a significant impact …
Read More »Researchers use appendicular cancer organoids to study personalized immunotherapeutic response
Wake Forest researchers and clinicians are using patient-specific tumor organoid models as a preclinical support platform to better assess immunotherapeutic treatment for appendix cancer, one of the rarest cancers affecting only 1 people in 100,000. Immunotherapies, also called biological therapies, activate the body’s immune system to control and kill cancer. …
Read More »New dark frontier: in the online world, child sexual abuse is taking hold
You are the: July 19, 2021 “Stranger danger” has always been the go-to parenting mantra for letting children know to watch out for people they don’t know, especially if the “stranger” behaves inappropriately. The stereotype was the villain in a van picking up vulnerable children on the street. But, as …
Read More »What happened to IBM’s Watson?
IBM insists its revised AI strategy – a lean, less world-changing ambition – is working. The task of restarting growth was given to Arvind Krishna, an IT specialist who became CEO last year, after leading the recent overhaul of IBM’s cloud and AI business. But the great visions of the …
Read More »Former Notre Dame offensive lineman makes good use of NIL money
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Long before Dillan Gibbons launched the ‘Take Timothy to Tally’ fundraising campaign in honor of his friend and biggest fan, Timothy Donovan, the visionary offensive lineman from Florida State had a disturbing insight of the future. As he waited patiently for his turn at Notre Dame, …
Read More »Influx of medical students could stretch Montana’s resources
The opening of two new medical schools in Montana will stretch and possibly overwhelm the state’s physicians who provide the clinical training students need to become physicians, according to leaders of a medical school program from the University of Washington which relies on these teaching physicians. The WWAMI program at …
Read More »7 of the best squat racks of 2021
A squat rack is a type of strength training equipment that consists of two adjustable metal poles that support a barbell. A squat rack allows a person to do deadlifts, dumbbell lunges, push-ups, and overhead presses, among other exercises. Quick links A person may wish to keep the following characteristics …
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