(2022-07-22). Science Saturday: Investigating zombie cells and skin aging. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When she was just 8 years old, Saranya Wyles, M.D., Ph.D., would recite the stages of wound healing in Latin terms — rubor, tumor, calor, dolor and functio laesa — to her father at the dinner table. Decades later, that ingrained knowledge would be a cornerstone of her regenerative medicine research, education and practice at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Wyles is a Mayo Clinic dermatologist whose subspecialty is regenerative medicine. "Dermatology has a natural connection to regenerative…
(2022-07-22). What you need to know about the BA.5 omicron variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cases of COVID-19 are once again surging in the U.S., and the BA.5 omicron variant is fueling this latest wave, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, says the BA.5 variant is hypercontagious and is contributing to increases in hospitalizations and ICU admissions. A new study published in Nature found the variant was four times more resistant to messenger RNA vaccines than earlier strains of…
(2022-07-22). Mobile app for improving heart health among African Americans shows promise, Mayo study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mobile apps are popular tools for people looking to improve their health, but are they effective? They can be if the app is culturally tailored to the needs of its users. In a study published on Monday, July 18, in Circulation, Mayo Clinic researchers evaluated the effectiveness of a culturally relevant mobile app designed to improve heart health among African Americans in faith communities. The researchers found that people who participated in…
(2022-07-22). Selected Articles: "Climate Change", Food Shortages: Coordinated Destruction of Humanity by the World Economic Forum and Its "Elite Cult" globalresearch.ca 
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(2022-07-22). Connecting Dots: Privatization of Community Colleges & Public Services With Non-profits. indybay.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization SLAP had a day long educational conference on the privatization of education, the Port of Oakland and public services with non-profits. | This was part 2 of the meeting.
(2022-07-21). Open Letter To President Biden From Veterans For Peace. popularresistance.org Dear President Biden, | We, members of Veterans For Peace who are concerned about the growing possibility of nuclear war, have researched and written our own Nuclear Posture Review, with the goal of reducing the risk of nuclear war and ultimately eliminating all nuclear weapons. Because your own Nuclear Posture Review has not yet been released, we strongly encourage you to put it on hold while you review the Nuclear Posture Review of Veterans For Peace. | The war in Ukraine, with its relentless escalation toward a possible nuclear confrontation, is of great concern to the American public, including those in unifo…
(2022-07-21). Gramsci In The Midst Of Brazil's Landless Workers' Movement. popularresistance.org Despite the persistent hegemony of capitalism and its ruling neoliberal ideology, various forms of resistance, social struggle, and proposals for an emancipated future continue to emerge. This is taking place in the face of economic, political, social, and environmental crises as well as a continuing lack of vision of how to overcome the health crisis. Our intellectuals must put their hearts and souls precisely into this orientation toward the future, one based on the possibility of change and hope for human emancipation, as we argued in Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research dossier no. 13, The New Intell…
(2022-07-21). La Tortuga Island to Become Caribbean Tourism Center. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's vice minister for productive economy, Héctor Silva, announced that 10 upscale resort hotels will be built on La Tortuga Island using renewable and wind energy. The project was evaluated for 10 months by the Office of the Presidency of Venezuela and the ministries for science and technology, tourism, ecosocialism, and transportation. | "This project was developed taking into account the environment, respecting the rules and regulations through the framework of the ministry of ecosocialism," Silva said. The project will be carried out "on the edge of the island … respecting the fauna and flora o…
(2022-07-21). Russia teaches Europe ABC of gas trade. mronline.org 
The unthinkable is happening for the second time in five months: Russian gas giant Gazprom writes to German gas companies announcing force majeure effective from June 14, exonerating it from any compensation for shortfalls since then.
(2022-07-21). New vertebrate fossil discovered in north China. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have for the first time discovered fossils of the therocephalian Euchambersia in China, according to a paper published in the journal Biology Letters.
(2022-07-21). New findings released on No 4 Terracotta Acrobat at Emperor Qingshihuang Mausoleum. ecns.cn Newly released research shows that the textiles discovered on No. 4 Terracotta Acrobat in Pit "K9901" of the mausoleum are silk.
(2022-07-21). China launches innovation alliance to promote use of saline soil. ecns.cn A national agricultural innovation alliance on the comprehensive use of saline soil was jointly launched by the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and related units.
(2022-07-21). Los Angeles teachers pressing for a fight three weeks after contract expiration. wsws.org Los Angeles teachers voice their grievances after the contract expired on June 30.