Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias are a rising public health disaster. The crippling brain diseases have already struck down nearly 7 million in the U.S. — including, lately, such famous names as Bruce Willis and Wendy Williams. There are few treatments and no cure. “Studies suggest that your hippocampus — an area of your brain …
Holiday inflation hitting consumers hard this season Inflation held nearly steady in November, as drops in gas prices and long-lasting goods mostly offset still hot increases for service. Fox – 32 Chicago The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady Wednesday, signaling that a nearly two-year streak of hikes may be ending as …
UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — Forty-one construction workers emerged dazed and smiling late Tuesday from a collapsed tunnel where they had been stranded the last 17 days — a happy ending to an ordeal that had gripped India and involved a massive rescue operation that overcame several setbacks. Locals, relatives and government officials erupted in joy, …
In a recent study published in eBioMedicine, researchers from the United States of America (USA) analyzed human data to investigate the role of interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-1α in sterile intraamniotic inflammation (SIAI), a condition associated with preterm birth (PTB). Further, they examined the effect of anti-IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody (aIL-6R) in preventing preterm births and …
Photo: Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg An airport employee was struck and killed by a fuel truck at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport yesterday morning. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has opened an investigation into the fatal incident. This is the second time that a worker has been killed on the tarmac at the Texas state capital’s airport …
X’s firing of an employee who pushed back against a return-to-office policy imposed by Elon Musk last year was illegal, the National Labor Relations Board alleges. In what reports is the NLRB’s first formal complaint against X Corp., filed on Friday, the labor board accused the company of retaliating against software engineer Yao Yue for …
The United Auto Workers union expanded its strike last week, bringing the total number of striking auto workers to about 25,000. And while they’re hoping to reach an agreement with the Big Three that includes better wages, an end to the tiered employment system and shorter work weeks, there’s also another outcome that the UAW …
Photo: Matthew Hatcher (Getty Images) The UAW is still on strike with no clear end to the work stoppage in sight, but workers could get an important ally next week if President Joe Biden joins them, as the Washington Post reports. If so, it’d be a major show of support from the current administration to …
Amazon Eyeing the upcoming holiday rush, Amazon announced on Tuesday that it’s seeking to hire 250,000 warehouse and delivery workers to work alongside its existing team. A bump in the hourly pay rate is also being offered in the hope of encouraging more people to sign up. The e-commerce giant usually runs hiring campaigns around …