(2022-03-28). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 update. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Last week marked two years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. While infection rates and hospitalizations in the U.S. continue to decline, there are some areas of concern globally. "China, Hong Kong, Ireland, the U.K. and Denmark are seeing surges back up again," explains Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "These countries, many of us experts believe, prematurely dropped mask-wearing and nonpharmaceutical interventions, and really have stopped pushing…
(2022-03-28). Match Day at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Friday, March 18, is Match Day across the U.S. That includes Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine fourth-year students in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota who will be continuing on to residencies, as well as Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, which offers residency positions. A residency is a supervised position at a teaching hospital. During this national event, which is held the third Friday in March as part of the National Resident Matching Program,…
(2022-03-28). First Tibetan TED speaker shares life stories with readers in Lhasa. ecns.cn First Tibetan TED speaker Nyima Wangdu talked about his new book on his education experience and blind students with readers in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region on Friday.
(2022-03-28). South China Sea level has risen by 150 mm since 1900: study. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have reconstructed the history of the South China Sea's sea-level shift using local corals and found that the sea level has risen by 150 mm since 1900.
(2022-03-28). Mayo Clinic study reports genomic data disparities among racial groups. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic researchers studied the differences in genomic data quality among racial groups in one of the largest and most widely used cancer research datasets, The Cancer Genome Atlas. "We found lower quality genomic sequencing data in self-reported Black patients and patients of African ancestry," says Yan Asmann., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic bioinformatician and senior author of the study. "This finding serves as a reminder that when designing, conducting and interpreting cancer…
(2022-03-28). Footprints of large dinosaurs found in China's 'Dragon City'. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have found large dinosaur footprints and major fossil remains in Zhucheng, Shandong province, during field studies this spring season, preliminarily proving the place to be in the early Cretaceous strata.
(2022-03-28). Senolytic drugs boost key protective protein. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers say senolytic drugs can boost a key protein in the body that may protect older people against aspects of aging and a range of diseases. Their findings, which are published in eBioMedicine demonstrate this in mice and human studies. Senolytics developed at Mayo Clinic and given once clear the bloodstream of senescent or "zombie" cells. These cells contribute to multiple diseases and negative aspects of aging. This study shows…
(2022-03-28). Mayo Clinic researchers use AI to predict antidepressant outcomes in youth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic researchers have taken the first step in using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict early outcomes with antidepressants in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder, in a study published in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. This work resulted from a collaborative effort between the departments of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and Psychiatry and Psychology, at Mayo Clinic, with support from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine. "This…
(2022-03-28). Michel Chossudovsky: Biography. globalresearch.ca Below is a biographical summary focussing on Chossudovsky's academic and professional activities, including publications and awards (as well as To consult the complete * | * | Biographical summary: …
(2022-03-28). Mayo Clinic discovery in bone marrow cancer points to potential drug targets. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine finds that patients with ASXL1-mutant chronic myelomonocytic leukemia — an uncommon type of cancer of the bone marrow — have distinctive epigenetic changes that can activate harmful genes and cause the cancer to grow faster. The ASXL1 genetic mutation also can transform the disease into the more aggressive acute myeloid leukemia. The study, published in Nature Communications, helps to clarify a potential therapeutic…
(2022-03-28). Unsettling Coloniality in the Psychological Sciences by Restoring Our Kinship Worldview. transcend.org Psychology is the go-to social science for helping mitigate imbalanced mental capacity and behavior. This paper shows how it is also one of the most colonized science disciplines and explains how it contributes indirectly to or at least does little to prevent calamities. Metacognitive reflection that focuses on re-embracing Indigenous worldview is the best way to challenge the colonial assumptions behind most psychological approaches effectively.
(2022-03-28). Mega offshore wind farm in China generates 1 bln kWh of power. ecns.cn An offshore wind farm in the coastal area of Shapa Town, south China's Guangdong Province, had generated one billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity by March 25 this year, the Science and Technology Daily reported Monday.
(2022-03-28). Science Saturday: From fasting to a pill? Mayo Clinic scientists explore the biology of caloric restriction. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org New year, same topics: nutrition, healthy eating and slowing the downhill roll of aging. Eat this, not that — never that — and try this one weird thing to look younger, right? Advice spans the spectrum from dubious to scientifically supported, but there is an approach that sidesteps it all: eat less. Either in a specific time frame or in general, limiting calories safely is called caloric restriction, food restriction or fasting. It's not a…
(2022-03-28). UN Condemnation of Russia Endorsed by Countries Run by the Richest, Oldest, Whitest People on Earth. transcend.org 24 Mar 2022 – The statistics below show that only 41% of the world's people live in countries that joined the US in voting for the UN resolution: Divided World…
(2022-03-28). Gulu Central High School Finally Reopens. plusnews.ug 
Gulu Central High School in Gulu City has reopened for studies and other academic activities following its closure for three weeks. Management closed the school for three weeks following a violent students strike, in which security officers shot dead a student and brutalised several others. The students rampaged after the school administration stopped the broadcast …
(2022-03-28). Medical student at UK's Cardiff University speaks to the Global Workers' Inquest. wsws.org After carrying out Boris Johnson's criminal policy to "let the bodies pile high in their thousands", universities had the nerve to threaten us with expulsions, suspensions and fines if we broke COVID rules.
(2022-03-28). 46 Students expelled over strike in Terego District. plusnews.ug 
Wandi Progressive Secondary School in Terego district has expelled forty-six students for participating in a strike. The decision to expel the students was reached during an extraordinary Parent's Teacher's Association (PTA) meeting held at the school on Saturday. Thirty-nine of those expelled are senior four candidates while 7 are in the senior three class. The …
(2022-03-28). In New Orleans hundreds unite to march against anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – Around 250 community members gathered at New Orleans City Hall, March 25, to forcefully voice their opposition to a string of legislation introduced by Louisiana Republicans in recent weeks. This includes bills that would restrict trans minors' access to healthcare, their ability to participate in school sports, and could criminalize LGBTQ+ students and educators for being "out" in Louisiana schools. | The demonstration was attended mostly by students from three New Orleans high schools who have taken the initiative in organizing bold actions both on and off their campuses. Earlier in the day st…
(2022-03-28). Aurora, Colorado community stops profit-driven school closureÔøº. liberationnews.org 
Evelyn Carol, a kindergarten teacher at Sable, began the public comment section of the meeting. "Initially, we were led to believe that Sable as a building is problematic. The reality of the situation, after the last Board meeting, is that Sable was chosen for closure because it is actually a more desirable building with a bigger parking lot and a more convenient location." Another speaker, whose granddaughter attends Sable, put it more bluntly. "Is shutting down schools all about money?" He continued, "If you're selling the school to make money, then you have no honor and no integrity."
(2022-03-28). Stop Canada's sixth pandemic wave! Build the Cross-Canada Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee! wsws.org We call on all teachers and staff to build a network of rank-and-file committees, independent of the corporatist trade unions, to fight for a Zero-COVID policy in schools and to counter the attempts of the ruling elites to lead the world's population into the maelstrom of a Third World War. The war that must be fought is the war against COVID-19.
(2022-03-28). Florida State University's Graduate Assistants United demands change policies around COVID-19. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL- On March 22, Florida State University's Graduate Assistants United (GAU) marched to Wescott and demanded FSU change their policies around COVID-19. | "Florida State University wants GAs basically to come to work, be overworked, underpaid and just die on their own dime and do nothing about it. There are a lot of things on this campus that are impacting GA safety in particular," said Jordan Lenchitz, grievance officer for GAU. Lenchitz went on to explain how COVID-19 threatened both teachers' livelihoods and ability to financially support themselves. "We're here today to let the university know tha…
(2022-03-28). The US Should Remember that Israel's Squatter-Settlements in Palestine are War Crimes. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — US Ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, engaged in further diplomatic contradictions, as he fluctuated between asserting the Biden administration's stance purportedly against Israeli settlement expansion, yet making concessions for earlier encroachment upon Palestinian land. "We can't do stupid things that impede us from a two-state solution," Nides reportedly told …
(2022-03-27). Venezuela Returns to In-Person Classes at All Levels from Monday. orinocotribune.com Venezuela will return to in-person classes at all levels from Monday, March 28. This was announced this Thursday, March 24, by the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. | "Starting from this coming week we are going to normalize classes in all schools, high schools and universities in the country—100% of classes in all shifts," said the president. "We have all got vaccinated, now we go to full classes, as the boys and girls ask." | The president also called upon student organizations, leaders, and teachers to join forces to carry forward the recovery of educational institutions…
(2022-03-27). As Sacramento teachers strike enters second week, state superintendent begins negotiating sellout contract. wsws.org California Superintendent of Education Tony Thurmond is now working with the unions and the district to negotiate sellout contracts to impose on striking educators.
(2022-03-27). Why is India going on a General Strike on March 28-29? peoplesdispatch.org India's industrial workers, employees, farmers and agricultural laborers will observe a two-day general strike on March 28-29, 2022 under the slogan 'Save People, Nation'. This means that not only will the country's vast manufacturing sector workforce stop work, but all banks, other financial institutions, government and public sector offices, transport, construction, ports and docks, government scheme workers, educational institutions, etc will remain closed. Rural areas are likely to see mass protests by farmers and agricultural workers. By all estimates, it is going to be a historic protest action involving up…
(2022-03-27). Plastic pollution could make much of humanity infertile, experts fear. salon.com Research suggests plastic pollution is causing dropping sperm counts — and could also be unstoppable…
(2022-03-27). Forest loss caused by climate change in India 'worse' than estimates. peoplesdispatch.org Climate change has caused a significant loss of forests in India and can become an even bigger problem beating earlier predictions. According to a new national-scale research conducted by the University of Reading, UK, and recently published in the journal The study, which observed the relationship between rainfall and temperature with forest loss, also suggests that the actual loss could be much higher than mentioned in official reports. | Alice Hau…
(2022-03-27). Italian students are rising up against exploitation. roarmag.org Students protesting in Naples, Italy during a national student demonstration against the alternanza scuola-lavoro program. Feburary 28, 2022. Photo: M. Cantile / Shutterstock | On January 21, 18-year-old Italian high school student