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Tech’s latest controversy? The return of the five-day, in-person work week

techcrunch.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zp40pl on December 18, 2022 at 5:49 PM in technology

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TikTok pushes potentially harmful content to users as often as every 39 seconds, study says

cbsnews.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zmcq9u on December 15, 2022 at 5:04 AM in technology

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Twitter appears to be blocking Google Voice numbers from SMS authentication

engadget.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zs3gya on December 21, 2022 at 10:29 PM in technology

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China's Huawei sees 'business as usual' as U.S. sanctions impact wanes

reuters.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zyuijf on December 30, 2022 at 7:41 AM in technology

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Splashdown! NASA's Artemis 1 Orion capsule lands in Pacific to end epic moon mission

space.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zj22r6 on December 11, 2022 at 6:07 PM in technology

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The Lastpass hack was worse than the company first reported

engadget.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_ztx9k5 on December 24, 2022 at 12:37 AM in technology

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Report: Nearly 50% of phishing attacks in 2021 aimed at government employees were attempted credential theft

venturebeat.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zza9ff on December 30, 2022 at 8:14 PM in technology

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Apple fined 1 million euros by Paris court over App Store practices

reuters.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zq7187 on December 19, 2022 at 11:22 PM in technology

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A randomized clinical trial showed that ginger supplementation reduced the length of hospital stay by 2.4 days for people with COVID-19. Men aged 60+ with pre-existing conditions saw the most benefit

nutritionandmetabolism.biomedcentral.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zyiofi on December 29, 2022 at 10:31 PM in science

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Parents often bring children to psychiatric E.R.s to subdue them, according to a recent study analyzing more than 308,000 mental health visits at 38 hospitals between 2015 and 2020

nytimes.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zwl7i7 on December 27, 2022 at 5:40 PM in science

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Plant-Based Diets were associated with reduced asthma symptoms over time, likely due to effects on body mass index (BMI)

mdpi.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zup391 on December 25, 2022 at 2:56 AM in science

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In a randomized double-blind controlled trial, oral zinc significantly reduced ICU admission rates and shortened symptoms in patients with COVID-19

academic.oup.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zt4p7a on December 23, 2022 at 3:00 AM in science

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A retrospective cohort study on circumcision found that complications were significantly higher for neonates (newborns) than children. Neonatal circumcision had a significantly higher risk of the incomplete removal of the prepuce, meatal web, and meatal stenosis

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Submitted by glawgii t3_zk4zo3 on December 12, 2022 at 5:14 PM in science

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A growing body of evidence indicates that Intermittent Fasting (IF) is a viable alternative to daily caloric restriction, showing effectiveness as a weight loss intervention.

mdpi.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zhduu8 on December 10, 2022 at 12:32 AM in science

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Analysis shows that university COVID-19 vaccine mandates are likely to cause a net harm to young healthy adults. For each hospitalisation averted, an estimated 18.5 serious adverse events may occur, including 1.5–4.6 booster-associated myopericarditis cases in males

jme.bmj.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zgczts on December 8, 2022 at 9:54 PM in science

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A systematic review and meta-analysis found that combining the influenza and COVID-19 booster can increase uptake of the COVID booster, due to people being accustomed to taking influenza vaccines on an annual basis.

mdpi.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zrzpid on December 21, 2022 at 8:22 PM in science

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Researchers find that the free-ranging white-tailed deer of New York City may be a potential reservoir species for SARS-CoV-2

mdpi.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_znwkbz on December 17, 2022 at 3:03 AM in science

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A cross-sectional study on the Algerian population found that non-vaccinated individuals who did not follow prevention measures (social distancing, masking etc.) are more likely to require COVID-19 treatment than people who followed the measures.

mdpi.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_znm9ow on December 16, 2022 at 7:02 PM in science

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A study on volleyball players found that caffeinated chewing gum significantly improved attack accuracy compared to placebo. However, this did not improve results in jumping tests, running tests, and other volleyball specific-skills, including speed tests and accuracy during the volleyball serve

mdpi.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zv1xrk on December 25, 2022 at 5:05 PM in science

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Researchers find that the combination of carbohydrate restriction and exercise can be effective in improving the health of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. However, it is unclear if this would have superior effects compared to exercise and other forms of diet

mdpi.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zltkwn on December 14, 2022 at 3:15 PM in science

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FDA study finds temporal association for pulmonary embolism (PE) following BNT162b2 (Pfizer) vaccination of the elderly (65+). No associations were identified following vaccination with either mRNA-1273 (Moderna) or Ad26 COV2.S (J&J) vaccines. Causation was not established.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Submitted by glawgii t3_zqxk16 on December 20, 2022 at 7:41 PM in science

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Physical activity before COVID-19 infection is associated with less severe outcomes. In a study of 194,191 adults with COVID-19, those who were consistently inactive were 191% more likely to be hospitalized and 391% more likely to die than those who were consistently active.

ajpmonline.org

Submitted by glawgii t3_zs3jp1 on December 21, 2022 at 10:31 PM in science

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A recent analysis shows vaccine mandates for NYC municipal employees minimized transmission among City workers. Reopening public schools was associated with a relative increase in COVID-19 cases among Department of Education employees.

journals.lww.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_1005uaf on December 31, 2022 at 10:53 PM in science

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A systematic review of 17 studies found that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective for people with diabetes. However, the included studies were very heterogeneous and differed in outcome, study design and population, vaccine type and dose as well as time period.

mdpi.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_ztuw2q on December 23, 2022 at 10:46 PM in science

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An analysis of 4511 vaccine-related tweets show that anti-vaccine messaging tends to focus on the "harmful" nature of vaccines, based on personal values and beliefs rather than hard facts. Anonymity did not affect the type of content posted, but did affect volume of content.

mdpi.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_zhxek7 on December 10, 2022 at 4:59 PM in science

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