(2023-06-20). Bernie Sanders Opens Probe Into Amazon's "Abysmal" Safety Record. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is launching a sweeping Senate investigation into Amazon's "abysmal" unsafe warehouse labor practices after reports have found for years that the company is a uniquely dangerous place to work. Sanders, the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Tuesday demanding that the company answer to… |
(2023-06-21). Ovarian cancer study identifies key genes for potential treatments. imperial.ac.uk New research is increasing our understanding about why some women with the most lethal form of ovarian cancer respond better to treatment than others.
(2023-06-21). £23m grant award for Imperial-led National Wind Tunnel Facility. imperial.ac.uk UK Research and Investment (UKRI) has announced a £23 million fund for a network of world-leading university wind tunnels, led by Imperial.
(2023-06-21). Eastern US Fur Farm Survey Reveals Numerous Closures. indybay.org Recently, anonymous aboveground activists conducted research of east coast fur farms, with the purpose of determining operational status and the number of active fur farms in the eastern United States, primarily Pennsylvania and New York.
(2023-06-21). Not to Forget! 25 Years Since the Start of NATO Aggression Against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Science Saturday: Like filling a pothole — cell therapy for cartilage repair. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Growing up in the Netherlands, Daniel Saris, M.D., Ph.D., was exposed to the wonders of science at a young age. He listened to his father, a physicist, when he spoke at scientific conferences. His mother, an English teacher, encouraged learning about diverse societies. These experiences would grow into Dr. Saris' career as an orthopedic surgeon and regenerative medicine researcher. "I've always been intrigued with understanding how science and biology work and how we can use it…
(2023-06-21). Is a cancer clinical trial right for me? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clinical trials, also known as clinical studies, help medical researchers understand how to diagnose, treat and prevent cancer and other diseases and conditions. Healthcare professionals translate findings from clinical trials into treatments that can lead to longer, healthier lives for people with cancer. Clinical trials are an important option to consider if you're facing a cancer diagnosis. Joining a clinical trial may provide experimental treatment options you may not otherwise have. What is a clinical…
(2023-06-21). Further Evidence Pointing to Biden Family Shady Businesses in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Journalist who lied about Iraqi WMDs claims Chinese researchers were first COVID-19 patients. wsws.org On Tuesday, the notorious war propagandist Michael R. Gordon, who helped launch the Iraq war by claiming Saddam Hussein was using aluminum tubes to build nuclear weapons, claimed, citing anonymous government sources, that world-renowned researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were among the first people to be infected with COVID-19.
(2023-06-21). African Peace Initiative Seeks to End War in Eastern Europe. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). India's Over 130 Civil Society Organizations and Activists Express Deep Concern at Lack of Transparency in Trade Agreement with EU and Others. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Know-Nothing Burgers Are Ruining Our Lives. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Daniel Ellsberg's Sacrifice. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). COVID mRNA Vaccines and Pregnancy: Stillbirths Right After Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination, When the Fetus "Dies Suddenly" globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Video: The Hidden Healthcare Crisis SOS. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). India's Over 130 Civil Society Organizations and Activists Express Deep Concern at Lack of Transparency in Trade Agreement with EU and Others. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Know-Nothing Burgers Are Ruining Our Lives. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Daniel Ellsberg's Sacrifice. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). COVID mRNA Vaccines and Pregnancy: Stillbirths Right After Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination, When the Fetus "Dies Suddenly" globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Video: The Hidden Healthcare Crisis SOS. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Robert F Kennedy Jr. Runs for President. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). "We are restricting freedom … for the common good": Irish Green Party Calls for Limiting Free Speech. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). AI Will Help You Learn All. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). War, Digital Currency and Depopulation — Disaster in the Making? globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). There Is One Major Problem with Robert F. Kennedy Jr… globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-21). Maximize memory function with a nutrient-rich diet. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Research suggests that the ability to maximize memory function may be related to what you eat. Following an eating plan that provides a healthier selection of dietary fats and a variety of plant foods rich in phytonutrients could positively affect your health. Phytonutrients are substances found in certain plants that are believed to be beneficial for human health and help prevent certain diseases. There's still much to learn about what makes up a brain-healthy diet. Studies are finding that…
(2023-06-21). "Ukrainian Leaders Gloss Over Ukrainian Antisemitism" — Times Of Israel. southfront.org 
Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher. | The chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, "I don't know what else is needed" for Israel to realise that it needs to send arms to Ukraine as it is supposedly clear they "have the same enemy" — Russia and Iran. This rhetoric from Andriy Yermak demonstrates Kiev's desperate attempt to coerce Israel into providing military aid to Ukraine. | Yermak, on June 20…
(2023-06-20). African seed fund kick-starts innovative research partnerships. imperial.ac.uk The African seed fund supports a range of research projects with partners in Africa — strengthening ties between Imperial and the continent.
(2023-06-20). Scientists Warn Accelerated Himalayan Glacier Melt Threatens Lives of Billions. truthout.org A team of international scientists based in Nepal warned Tuesday that glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya are melting at an accelerated rate and could lose up to 80% of their volume by century's end if ambitious action isn't taken to slash planet-warming emissions. The latest research from the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) shows that Himalaya glaciers… |
(2023-06-20). Holocaust Researcher Who Outraged Poland Has No Regrets: 'We Need to Understand Our Past'. strategic-culture.org After receiving an honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University, Prof. Barbara Engelking, who claims that the Poles 'simply failed' in their treatment of Jews during World War II, tells Haaretz about the threats she has faced from a government trying to court the nationalist right | By Ofer ADERET | Prof. Barbara Engelking, who last month voiced criticism of Polish-Jewish relations during World War II, was awarded an honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University on Thursday. Engelking, who is the founder and director of the Polish Center for Holocaust Research in Warsaw, told Haaretz that she is determined to contin…
(2023-06-20). Lab-Grown Meat Suffers Significant Setback with Shocking New Scientific Findings. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). USA: Politics in a Banana Republic. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). It Has All Hit Home: Reflections on Memory and Fact in the Age of COVID. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Killing Cows in the Name of Preventing Climate Change. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). All-Cause Mortality Up After Mass COVID-19 Vaccination. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Video: Incapacitated Pilots and Dying Athletes. Michael Nevradakis Interviews Dr. William Makis. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). The Biden Effect: Electric Vehicle Sales Skyrocket 79% in US in Q1. scheerpost.com 
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Laws have consequences. The Inflation Reduction Act passed by the Biden administration and the Democrats in Congress (with no Republican support at all) is already beginning to green and turbocharge the American economy. Abhik Mukherjee at Counterpoint Research calculates that if we look at both …
(2023-06-20). Portuguese Firm to Provide Drones to Ukraine Through British-led Fund. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Alex Saab, Hostage of the Hybrid War Against Venezuela. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Reframing the Key Questions Regarding Screening for Suicide Risk. jamanetwork.com In this issue of JAMA, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updates earlier recommendations, endorsing screening for depression in adults while finding insufficient evidence to recommend for or against screening for suicide risk. Our views regarding those recommendations are informed by our work in suicide prevention research and quality improvement (G.E.S., J.E.R., and U.W.), clinical practice (G.E.S. and U.W.), lived experience of suicidal ideation (U.W.), and experience of family suicide loss (J.E.R.).
(2023-06-20). "Readouts" Point to Geopolitical Disjuncture and Divisions Between US and China. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Zelensky Slams Trump for Saying He Would End the War in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Escalation? Poland Training Militants to Attack Belarus. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). "Conflict of Interest" Requiring Recusal? Judge Who Ruled Against Assange Built Career as Barrister Defending UK Government. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). The Government Keeps Lying to Us About Ukraine. Where Is the Outrage? globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-20). Exercise may increase stroke risk for people with blocked arteries. plenglish.com Washington, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Researchers from the Indian Institute of technology Kharagpur on Tuesday reported that an elevated heart rate during intense exercise can induce a stroke in people with highly blocked carotid arteries, the journal Physics of Fluids published.
(2023-06-20). Obese workers may have lower labor productivity — Study. plenglish.com Washington, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Employees with overweight or obesity are more likely to develop weight-related comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, which all contribute to lower work productivity. People with obesity may have lower work productivity due to increased risk of illness, contributing to increased costs for employers, according to industry-supported research being presented Saturday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting, in Chicago, Ill.
(2023-06-21). Science Saturday: Study finds senescent immune cells promote lung tumor growth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Macrophages are a type of white blood cell that are among the body's first line of defense against infection. In addition to killing harmful microorganisms, macrophages typically can initiate a response against tumors. However, macrophages, like other cells, can enter a state called senescence, which is linked to aging, disease and multiple physiological problems. When cells become senescent, they stop dividing, but they do not die and are not always eliminated from the body. They…
(2023-06-21). Capitalist Hegemony in Psychedelic Medicine. dissidentvoice.org 
Excitement around psychedelics continues to grow with thousands set to attend the Psychedelic Science conference in Denver this week. Proponents in the psychedelic space have promoted a strategy to focus on the "medicalization" to gain wider societal acceptance. But this could lead psychedelics to come under greater control, ensuring that they serve as profitable tools to maintain the status quo.
(2023-06-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Preventing cancer for future generations of Black families. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The statistics are staggering. Black people are more likely to die from cancer than other racial and ethnic groups. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African Americans have the highest death rate from cancer overall. National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week is June 15—21. Dr. Kim Barbel Johnson, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, says educating patients is essential to reducing and preventing cancer deaths…
(2023-06-20). Lack of Treatment Efficacy From Statistically Nonsignificant RCT Results. jamanetwork.com This cross-sectional study of statistically nonsignificant results for clinical trial primary outcomes published in leading medical journals in 2021 estimates the strength of support the findings provide for the null vs alternative hypothesis, and reports that many demonstrate conclusive evidence of lack of effect of the new treatment.
(2023-06-20). Interpreting a Negative Trial as a Negative Test for Efficacy. jamanetwork.com As noted in JAMA more than 30 years ago, randomized clinical trials are like diagnostic tests in several ways. Clinical trials are designed to detect hypothesized treatment effects in the same way diagnostic tests are designed to detect an abnormality or target illness. A trial's statistical power, namely the probability that it can detect the treatment effect given that the hypothesized effect exists, is analogous to a diagnostic test's sensitivity, namely the probability a positive test result is obtained when the target condition is present. Just as the sensitivity of a diagnostic test can be affected by the s…
(2023-06-21). International students in Australia speak about rental and cost-of-living crisis. wsws.org "The price of food has increased a lot since last year. It affects our budget. We have a small amount we get from our job. Most of the time we have to go beyond our budget, and it's not good, because we need to save our money."
(2023-06-21). Attacker of Brazilian School Found Dead. telesurenglish.net The author of the shooting attack on a public school in southern Brazil, which left two students dead on Monday, was found lifeless in his prison cell, apparently after committing suicide, according to the Parana State's Security Secretariat. | RELATED: | The body of the confessed murderer, a 21-year-old former student of the same school, was discovered on Tuesday night by prison guards in the cell of the Custody House…
(2023-06-20). FRSO and other organizations demand Tallahassee become an LGBTQ+ sanctuary city. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – The Tallahassee District of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), Florida State University Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and the Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) held a rally outside of the Leon County courthouse, June 17, to demand that Tallahassee become a sanctuary city for LGBTQ+ people. | Organizers are taking action to prevent the Tallahassee Police Department from arresting people based on gender identity when using public restrooms. | Activists have advocated for the city to allow drag performers to access any venue without discrimination. Furthermore, v…
(2023-06-20). Headlines for June 20, 2023. democracynow.org Blinken Meets with Xi Jinping in Beijing in Attempt to "Stabilize" U.S-China Relations, Israel Deploys U.S.-Made Apache Helicopter Gunships in Deadly Raid on Jenin Refugee Camp, Sudan Health Minister Says Death Toll Has Topped 3,000 Since Fighting Broke Out, 37 Students Among Dead in Deadly Attack on School in Uganda, African Leaders Go to Moscow & Kyiv to Urge End to War in Ukraine, Pentagon Papers Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, 92, Dies, Justice Department Accuses Minneapolis Police of Unlawful Use of Force, Report: DOJ & FBI Waited a Year to Probe Trump for Role in Jan. 6 Insurrection, In Fox Inter…
(2023-06-20). Forget the University: Gift Cards, Professionalism and the Australian Academy. dissidentvoice.org Dear future students wishing to come to Australia and study: don't. The gurgling, decaying system is, on a regular basis, being exposed for what it is. If it is not students being exploited, its academics being manipulated to the point of ruinous ill-health. True, not all universities are equally rotten in the constellation of corporate …
(2023-06-20). Discovering largest known U.S. slave auction. mronline.org 
Lauren Davila made a stunning discovery as a graduate student at the College of Charleston: an ad for a slave auction larger than any historian had yet identified, Jennifer Berry Hawes reports.
(2023-06-20). Students and educators in France oppose integration of national service into high schools. peoplesdispatch.org Last week, Secretary of State for Youth Sarah El HaàØry and the General National Service confirmed plans to start the voluntary national service for high school students by March 2024 by organizing 12-day cohesion camps for training during school time…
(2023-06-21). Thursday 6/22: One Year Without Roe: The Current State of Abortion Access w/ NARAL Pro-Choice. indybay.org Online teach-in…
(2023-06-20). Australian Catholic school workers threatened with substantial real wage cut by teachers' union. wsws.org Around 25,000 teachers and school workers in the state of Victoria are voting today and tomorrow on a new industrial agreement that includes nominal wage rises of just 1 percent every six months.