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If you think scrapping COVID isolation periods will get us past the pandemic, think again

Oct 4, 2022

There have been 288 deaths from influenza so far this year compared to more than 12,000 deaths from COVID. Isolation flattens the COVID curve by stopping infectious people from infecting...

Dow tumbles 500 points on Friday to end September down nearly 9%

Oct 4, 2022

For September, the Dow tumbled 8.8%, while the S&P 500 fell 9.3%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 was down 1.51% on Friday, falling to 3,585.62. Quarter to date, the S&P 500...

New study shows higher rate of fractures in people with intellectual disability

Oct 4, 2022

They compared rates between 43,000 individuals with intellectual disability (also known as learning disability) and 215,000 without, throughout the life course. The study, published open access in eClinicalMedicine, found that...

Sanibel Island, Fort Myers severely damaged by Hurricane Ian in Lee County

Oct 4, 2022

Areas within Lee County, including Sanibel Island and Fort Myers, are facing major damage in the wake of Hurricane Ian. Of those, about 42 were in Lee County, the Lee...

Florida still stunned after Hurricane Ian’s wrath as death toll rises

Oct 4, 2022

Florida still stunned after Hurricane Ian’s wrath as death toll risesRescue and recovery operations were still underway over the weekend several days after Hurricane Ian left a path of devastation...

As Ian’s aftermath is felt across Florida, its destruction comes into view

Oct 4, 2022

But the wrecked beach towns marked only the beginning. But the beach towns, where storm surge reached catastrophic levels and hundreds of thousands are still without power, remained Ground Zero....

The surprising Swiss-Army-knife-like functions of a powerful enzyme

Oct 4, 2022

They have an extraordinary ability to store energy and nitrogen in their cells for times of need. **************Enzymes such as cyanophycin synthetases (called polymerase enzymes because they synthesize long chains...

Raw Sewage Swirls Into Florida Floodwaters in Hurricane Ian’s Wake

Oct 4, 2022

(Bloomberg) -- Floridians reeling from widespread power outages and a deadly surge of water following Hurricane Ian are facing another problem: raw sewage swirling into the floodwaters. Untold gallons of...

Professor Kia Nobre awarded prestigious Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science 2022

Oct 4, 2022

Main image: Professor Kia Nobre (left) receiving the Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science with Charlene L de Carvalho-Heineken (right), the daughter of Alfred Heineken who introduced the prizes in 1964....

Hacking marathon makes its in-person return

Oct 4, 2022

For participants, HopHacks is a unique opportunity to explore the great world of computer science, with no previous programming experience required to compete. Curtis Ahn Johns Hopkins student and HopHacks...