A new study suggests a link between the large gatherings and a slightly higher number of transplants after traffic crashes.
Category: Research
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Organ Donations Rise Around Motorcycle Rallies
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Will Covid Boosters Prevent Another Wave? Scientists Aren’t So Sure.
The New York Times – Business:The shots may help older, pregnant and immunocompromised Americans dodge serious illness or death. But the doses are not likely to prevent infections in any group, recent studies suggest.
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A Test for C.T.E. in the Living May Be Closer Than Ever
The New York Times – Sports:A 2019 scientific breakthrough and recent studies have given leading researchers optimism that C.T.E. could soon be detected in blood samples or via brain scans.
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Hemp-Fed Cows Get Buzzed, Study Finds, but Will Humans Who Drink Their Milk?
The New York Times – Business:Hemp with high THC content given to Holsteins leached into their milk, according to a group of German scientists exploring the food chain for dairy production.
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NASA Launched and Landed LOFTID, an Inflatable Flying Saucer Heat Shield
The New York Times – Business:The LOFTID mission tested a novel approach to guiding spacecraft through the extreme heat of returning from orbit, which could be used to put people on Mars.
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Medication Treatment for Addiction Is Shorter for Black and Hispanic Patients, Study Finds
The New York Times – Business:The analysis of 15 years of prescription data showed that the racial disparities are widening.
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As Top Scientists Say Concussions Can Cause C.T.E., These Sports Doctors Dig In
The New York Times – Sports:As another major medical institution acknowledged the link between concussions and C.T.E., a group of scientists who guide many of sports’ top governing organizations dismissed the research at its conference.
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Misinformation experts have been prepping for this day.
The New York Times – Business:Election results may take a while, experts say heading into Tuesday’s vote. Be wary of pre-emptive claims of fraud. Hiccups are to be expected.
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Misinformation Experts Have Been Prepping for the Midterm Elections
The New York Times – Business:Election results may take a while, experts say heading into Tuesday’s vote. Be wary of pre-emptive claims of fraud. Hiccups are to be expected.
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Paxlovid May Reduce Risk of Long Covid in Eligible Patients, Study Finds
The New York Times – Business:The research looked at patients who qualified for the antiviral through age or health conditions. Those who took it shortly after infection were 26 percent less likely to have symptoms 90 days later.
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With Promise of Legalization, Psychedelic Companies Joust Over Future Profits
The New York Times – Business:Cash rich start-ups are filing scores of patent claims on hallucinogens like magic mushrooms. Researchers and patient advocates worry high prices will make the therapies unaffordable.