(2021-05-07). High vaccination rate is key to future course of COVID-19 pandemic, Mayo Clinic computer modeling shows. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Mayo Clinic data scientists who developed highly accurate computer modeling to predict trends for COVID-19 cases nationwide have new research that shows how important a high rate of vaccination is to reducing case numbers and controlling the pandemic. Vaccination is making a striking difference in Minnesota and keeping the current level of positive cases …
(2021-05-07). Mayo Clinic researchers question effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for solid organ transplant patients. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A small study from Mayo Clinic researchers raises the concern that some transplant patients may have a limited immune response after being vaccinated for COVID-19 with an mRNA vaccine. Their findings are published as a letter to the editor in the American Journal of Transplantation. The letter covers seven organ transplant recipients …
(2021-05-07). Iran coronavirus update: 17,076 news cases, 335 deaths. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — According to the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, 17,076 new cases of COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country in the past 24 hours.
(2021-05-07). Secretary of State Blinken Asks WHO to Invite Taiwan to Participate in Its Decision-Making Body. sputniknews.com China has long opposed Taiwan's "illegal" participation in the World Health Organisation's World Health Assembly, arguing that proposals to this effect violate the principles of the United Nations charter and contradict the One China principle which both the UN General Assembly and the World Health Assembly are guided by.
(2021-05-07). In Kerala, The Present Is Dominated By The Future. popularresistance.org Kerala, a state in the Indian union with a population of 35 million, has re-elected the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to lead the government for another five years. Since 1980, the people of Kerala have voted out the incumbent, seeking to alternate between the Left and the Right. This year, the people decided to stay with the Left and give the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader, Pinarayi Vijayan, a second term in office as the Chief Minister. Health Minister K. K. Shailaja, popularly known as Shailaja Teacher, won her re-election with a record-breaking tally of over 60,000 votes, far exceeding her closest co…
(2021-05-07). An Urgent Call for Action by Nobel Laureates. counterpunch.org 
Our Planet, Our Future is the title of the 2021 Nobel Prize Summit. As a follow up to that summit, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recently published Our Planet, Our Future: An Urgent Call for Action d/d April 29th 2021. The opening paragraph of the Noble Laureate declaration implicitly calls for immediate
(2021-05-07). #FreePalestinianStudents campaign update: Join a letter-writing action online; Israeli attacks on students continue. samidoun.net 
There are hundreds of Palestinian high school and university students among the approximately 4,500 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails, in many cases specifically targeted for Israeli colonial imprisonment and repression for their student activism, organizing student events and participation in student elections and other political and social activities on campus. As Israeli settlers rampage through Jerusalem and Palestinians resist the threatened impending forced transfer and ethnic cleansing in Sheikh Jarrah, occupied Jerusalem, the attacks on Palestinian students — and their organizing and…
(2021-05-07). My (Your) University is Still Racist and Equity Training Won't Change That. counterpunch.org 
When I began teaching almost 40 years ago, Ronald Reagan was president. Denouncing affirmative action and "welfare queens," and endorsing "states' rights" and Apartheid South Africa, Reagan described the America of Jim Crow as a golden age, the "shining city on a hill." Racism increasingly appeared to be woven into the fabric of national and international politics with no way to unravel it.
(2021-05-07). Two classes of trans kids are emerging—those who have access to puberty blockers, and those who don't. mronline.org 
For decades, kids who didn't conform to the gender expected of them were forced to endure treatments designed to "cure" their gender nonconformity. This form of therapy, called "reparative" or "corrective," typically involved instructing parents—and sometimes teachers—to subject children to constant surveillance and correction. | May 7, 2021…
(2021-05-07). Police in Brazil Kill Two Dozen in Deadliest Favela Raid in Rio's History. truthout.org 
More than 100 heavily armed Brazilian police officers stormed a sprawling Rio de Janeiro favela Thursday and killed at least two dozen people, a raid that human rights activists, researchers, and journalists described as the The hourslong operation, purportedly aimed at drug traffickers in the poverty-stricken Jacarezinho favela, ultimat…
(2021-05-07). Selected Articles: As NATO Summit Approaches: Will Biden Keep U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Turkey? globalresearch.ca 
By It has been estimated that the Pentagon maintains 50 B61 tactical nuclear weapons at the ƒ∞ncirlik Air Base in the country …
(2021-05-07). 'This Was a Massacre': Brazilian Police Kill Two Dozen in Deadliest Favela Raid in Rio's History. commondreams.org "It's extermination—there's no other way to describe it," said one Brazilian researcher. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-05-07). Canada Loses Over 200,000 Jobs in April, Unemployment Climbs Amid Pandemic's 'Third Wave'. sputniknews.com TORONTO (Sputnik) – The Canadian economy lost 207,000 jobs in March, raising the country's unemployment rate by 0.6 percent as the country labours through the so-called "third wave" of the coronavirus pandemic, the state statistics agency said on Friday.
(2021-05-07). India Will be Front-line State in Myanmar Civil War. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2021-05-08). [Correspondence] Dietary risk versus physical inactivity: a forced comparison with policy implications? thelancet.com The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study1 has an ongoing commitment to global health. We respect the huge efforts of GBD researchers, but we are concerned about how the risk factor burden estimates inform the non-communicable disease prevention agenda. For example, diet and physical activity, which are both established components of healthy lifestyles, but the GBD estimated that deaths and disability-adjusted life-years attributable to physical inactivity are less than 10% of those attributable to diet (derived from figure 3 in the GBD study).
(2021-05-07). Former Obama administration official arrested on charges of charter school embezzlement. wsws.org Seth Andrew, a senior advisor to former President Barack Obama in the Office of Education Technology, was arrested last Tuesday on charges he stole more than $200,000 from Democracy Prep Public Schools, a network of charter schools he founded in 2005.
(2021-05-07). OPINION: New Mexico Leading the Nation on Early Childhood Education. latinorebels.com This legislative victory shows that elections are crucial to pushing for social change.
(2021-05-07). On Education, Biden Is Making Sure 'Nothing Will Fundamentally Change'. popularresistance.org When it comes to education policy, Joe Biden is following through on his promise that nothing will fundamentally change. | While he expressed support for some progressive measures on the campaign trail, like ending the high-stakes testing mandate for K-12 and giving relief to higher education students and borrowers, his actions so far have led some to surmise that corporatists and reformers are running the show at the Department of Education. Secretary Miguel Cardona has taken a prolonged "Help is Here" tour, but urgent demands from students, parents, and teachers are going unmet. | Here's a breakdown of the admi…
(2021-05-07). With backing of unions, Pennsylvania public universities to slash over 1,500 jobs. wsws.org The Board of Governors and chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is moving forward with a restructuring plan that will merge six universities into two, slashing thousands of jobs and eroding the quality of education, even as tuition continues to rise.
(2021-05-07). Mayo Clinic celebrating all things green for Earth Day. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Earth Day was founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues. The global celebration is sometimes extended into Earth Week, a full seven days of events focused on green living. ___________________________________________________ Mayo Clinic is celebrating all things green this week to recognize Earth Day and the importance of environmental protection practices, celebrate …
(2021-05-07). Exploring health care disparities in minority populations. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In recognition of National Minority Health Month, a number of Mayo Clinic experts participated in a virtual Mayo Clinic media briefing to discuss health care disparities that affect racial and ethnic minority populations in the U.S. The experts addressed health education, early detection and control of disease complications. These are some of the topics discussed: …
(2021-05-07). Education workers demand reduced workload. greenleft.org.au Mary Merkenich reports on the findings of an Australian Education Union survey of education workers that said workload remained a major issue.
(2021-05-07). Corona Enlightenment Offensive and The primal need. indybay.org At the end of 2019, the online medium Rubikon founded its own book publishing company just in time before the start of the Corona Crisis, in order to offer its content to a broad public in a sustainable way offline and to promote a more democratic formation of opinion. Today, this decision enables the Rubikon to launch a Corona education offensive.
(2021-05-07). As NATO Summit Approaches: Will Biden Keep U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Turkey? globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. A
(2021-05-07). Mayo Clinic preclinical discovery triggers wound healing, skin regeneration. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Difficult-to-treat, chronic wounds in preclinical models healed with normal scar-free skin after treatment with an acellular product discovered at Mayo Clinic. Derived from platelets, the purified exosomal product, known as PEP, was used to deliver healing messages into cells of preclinical animal models of ischemic wounds. The Mayo Clinic research team documented …
(2021-05-07). Mayo Clinic's New Research Building Growing to 11 Floors. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The long tradition of biomedical innovation that makes up Mayo Clinic's DNA will continue with the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building on the Rochester, Minnesota, campus, set to open in the fourth quarter of 2023. Research is the engine that drives advances in medical care, and the new facility will enable the …
(2021-05-07). Science Saturday: Researchers explore personalized approach to anti-obesity medications. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Individualized medicine initiatives mainly focus on rare diseases or cancer. Little has been attempted to individualize treatment for noncommunicable chronic diseases such as obesity — a chronic, relapsing disease, and a primary cause of Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, cardiovascular disease and cancer. There are many obesity interventions, such as diets, devices, surgery and …
(2021-05-07). Science Saturday: Using AI to reveal causes of complex diseases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Researchers within Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that can uncover causal drivers and relationships embedded within complex biomedical data. Nicholas Chia, Ph.D.,?John Kalantari, Ph.D., and Kia Khezeli, Ph.D., recently tested their machine-learning framework, called Causal Relation and Inference Search Platform (CRISP) on multiomic colorectal cancer samples alongside …
(2021-05-07). Vaccine Passports Are Just a Way for the Regime to Expand Its Power. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Earlier this month, …
(2021-05-07). Iran to export nano sunscreens to neighboring states. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — Iranian researchers managed to produce nano-sunscreens that are going to be exported to the neighboring countries.
(2021-05-07). Worth 1000 Words: How World Saw Australia's Black Summer. eurasiareview.com Australia's 'black summer' of bushfires was depicted on the front pages of the world's media with images of wildlife and habitat destruction, caused by climate change, while in Australia the toll on ordinary people remained the visual front-page focus. | QUT visual communication researcher Dr TJ Thomson compared the front-page bushfire imagery of the Sydney Morning Herald over three months from November 10, 2019 to January 31 2020 with 119 front pages from international media from the start of January, when the world sat up and took notice, to January 31. | "The international sample of front pages included the…
(2021-05-07). Water Scarcity In Middle East: Beyond An Environmental Risk — Analysis. eurasiareview.com n the Middle East, which continuously suffers from chronic disorder, water supply systems are increasingly becoming both political lever and objectives of strategic action as states perceive access to water as an issue of national security. | By Vali Golmohamadi* | The Middle East region is currently facing simultaneous security, climate change and water scarcity crises. Water scarcity is a pressing environmental issue in the Middle East and is increasingly becoming an additional source of conflict in the already unstable region. The region's annual internal water resources amount to only 6 percent of its aver…
(2021-05-07). Open Source Tool Can Help Identify Gerrymandering In Voting Maps. eurasiareview.com With state legislatures nationwide preparing for the once-a-decade redrawing of voting districts, a research team has developed a better computational method to help identify improper gerrymandering designed to favor specific candidates or political parties. | In an article in the Harvard Data Science Review, the researchers describe the improved mathematical methodology of an open source tool called
(2021-05-07). Major Danish-Norwegian Study Concludes Benefits of AstraZeneca Vaccine Outweigh Risks. sputniknews.com Despite patients potentially facing a higher risk of thrombosis than initially expected, the researchers described the results "generally reassuring" and found the debated vaccine to yield a net gain, both at the level of society and at the individual level.
(2021-05-07). Loneliness, Not Your Parents, is the Cause of Toxic Masculinity, Australian Study Finds. sputniknews.com A new study by a team of researchers from Australia's Federation University has indicated that a man's developing characteristics often described as "toxic masculinity" is down to his having a shortage of friends.
(2021-05-07). Researchers Discover 78,000-Year-Old Human Burial, Oldest in Africa. sputniknews.com Among the oldest meaningful human burials in the world are discoveries of bones of a mother and her child at Qafzeh cave in Nazareth, Israel, along with other findings in Europe and Asia thought to date back 120,000 years.
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(2021-05-07). 'Not Out of the Question': Elon Musk Tweets Hope for Uncrewed Mission to Mars in 2024. sputniknews.com SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has since the start of his career held hopes of sustaining human life on Mars while increasingly exploring the expansion of human consciousness. In 2002, he launched his efforts through an aerospace company with realized ambitions to colonize Mars.
(2021-05-07). Long March 5B: Astrophysicist Photographs Chinese Rocket Around 700 km Above Earth. sputniknews.com Beijing launched a Long March 5, or Chang Zheng 5 (CZ-5), rocket into Earth's orbit last week to deliver a key component of the future Chinese space station. It is unlikely that major space organizations will be able to accurately pinpoint the crash zone of the Chinese heavy-lift launch vehicle until it first re-enters Earth's atmosphere.
(2021-05-07). Most Parts of CZ-5B Rocket Debris to Burn Up in Atmosphere, Unlikely to Cause Any Harm, China Says. sputniknews.com China launched the Long March 5B carrier rocket with the main module (Tianhe, or "Harmony of the Heavens") for China's future orbital station at the end of April.
(2021-05-07). Saturday 5/8: BIPOC-Centered Healing Discussion around Police Brutality. indybay.org Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley Campus | Meet on the grass facing the Northside of campus. If you need help with directions, call Celeste!
(2021-05-07). Australian students and workers oppose government ban on citizens returning from India. wsws.org The WSWS spoke to several Indian students and workers in Australia on the government's ban.
(2021-05-07). Iran-Poland Furniture Fair showcases two cultures' richness. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — In a cultural project of the Embassy of Poland and University of Tehran, Iranian students designed furniture combining traditional motives drawn from cultures and arts of Poland and Iran.
(2021-05-06). The Striking Silence of OAS' Luis Almagro on Colombia's Human Rights Crisis. orinocotribune.com While there are plenty of reasons to be aware of what is happening in Colombia, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro , looks the other way. | As of noon this Tuesday, May 5, the Uruguayan head of OAS had not said a word about the human rights crisis in Colombia, nor has he expressed any crisis of conscience regarding the police repression and human rights abuses, which according to the National Strike Committee, had killed 27 people by May 2. | Instead of following events that should concern him, due to his high position in the regional organization, Almagro met via vid…
(2021-05-06). 100 People Injured and 30 Citizens Missing In Pereira, Colombia. telesurenglish.net Colombia's National Strike Committee (CPN) informed that over 100 people were injured and 30 protesters went missing during the demonstrations that have been taking place since last week in Pereira City. | RELATED: | One victim is Lucas Villa, a young student who was shot to death on Wednesday night during a peaceful demonstration. Two other protesters were also hit by gunfire. | Human rights defenders denounced that t…
(2021-05-06). The Kids Are Not All Right: Concerns for Mental Health Mount as Schools Reopen. truthout.org 
Carla Rivera, a 12th grader at Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, New York, is relieved to be back in school. "Being home was stressful," she says. "I was watching my 10-year-old brother and trying to keep him on track with his school work. Then, when my mom got home from work at 4: 00, I'd begin my assignments but they piled on top of each other and I felt like it was impossible to stay caught up." Thankfully, Rivera says, she is now on target to graduate in June and plans to study zoolo…
(2021-05-06). Teaching, wellbeing and telemedicine: transforming neurology education. imperial.ac.uk The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted neurology education, but lessons learned can transform neurology training for years to come.
(2021-05-06). High vaccination rate is key to future course of COVID-19 pandemic, Mayo Clinic computer modeling shows. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Mayo Clinic data scientists who developed highly accurate computer modeling to predict trends for COVID-19 cases nationwide have new research that shows how important a high rate of vaccination is to reducing case numbers and controlling the pandemic. Vaccination is making a striking difference in Minnesota and keeping the current level of positive cases …
(2021-05-06). Ophthalmologists Now Ethically Obligated to Denounce COVID-19 Vaccines, as 20,000 New Eye Disorders Are Reported. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. In just a …
(2021-05-06). Mayo Clinic researchers question effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for solid organ transplant patients. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A small study from Mayo Clinic researchers raises the concern that some transplant patients may have a limited immune response after being vaccinated for COVID-19 with an mRNA vaccine. Their findings are published as a letter to the editor in the American Journal of Transplantation. The letter covers seven organ transplant recipients …