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Virtual Health Programs: A New Way to Tackle Heart Health

January 25, 2025

In 2021, Seven Oaks General Hospital's Wellness Institute (WI) launched an online cardiometabolic risk reduction program to help people improve their heart health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program included virtual health coaching and lifestyle education. The goal was to see if people liked t

science

Discovering OsSAP17: A Plant's Secret Weapon Against Drought and Salt

January 25, 2025

Plants face lots of problems due to changes in the weather and how we manage farms. One of these issues is abiotic stress, which is when conditions like drought or too much salt in the soil make it hard for plants to grow. To deal with these problems, plants have special proteins called stress-assoc

finance

Japan Boosts Rates: What Does It Mean for Inflation?

January 24, 2025

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) recently increased interest rates by 25 basis points, pushing their policy rate to 0. 5%. This is the highest it's been since 2008. The decision was driven by signs of sustained inflation and rising wages in Japan. The BOJ aims to normalize its monetary policy, which has been

health

Teaching Ob-Gyn Residents About End-of-Life Care

January 24, 2025

Do you know what happens when a doctor specializes in women's health, but starts dealing with end-of-life care? It's like learning to ride a bike, then suddenly being handed a motorcycle. That's where this story comes in. Experts are trying to make it easier for doctors-in-training, known as residen

politics

California's Governor: A Journey Through Crises

January 24, 2025

Gavin Newsom entered his role as governor in 2018 amidst one of California's most devastating events: the Camp Fire. Before he even took office, he joined then-President Donald Trump and then-Governor Jerry Brown to assess the fire's damage. Over six years later, Newsom will meet Trump again, but th

politics

Fire and Fury: Governor Newsom and President Trump Clash Amid California Wildfires

January 24, 2025

As California Governor Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump prepare for a tense meeting amid the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, their teams are locked in a silent standoff. Neither side has communicated for weeks, despite the disaster’s immense scale and complexity. Newsom’s team has been mon

finance

Stock Markets Soar as Trump Pushes for Lower Rates and Oil Prices

January 24, 2025

On Thursday, the S&P 500 reached new heights, climbing by 0. 53% and closing at 6, 118. 71, its highest point ever. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also jumped, gaining 408. 34 points to hit 44, 565. 07. The Nasdaq Composite followed suit, inching up by 0. 22% to 20, 053. 68. This marked the fourth

politics

President Trump’s Post-Inauguration Trips: North Carolina and California

January 24, 2025

President Trump is planning to visit North Carolina, a swing state hit by Hurricane Helene, and then California, where wildfires have wreaked havoc. This will be his first trip outside Washington after his inauguration. The main focus is on disaster relief and contrasting his leadership with Democra

environment

Fires in LA: Fighting Back and Looking Ahead

January 24, 2025

After weeks of battling wildfires, some Los Angeles residents finally got the green light to head back home. Firefighters had made significant progress, with the Hughes fire near Castaic Lake being around one-third contained. The Palisades fire, the biggest in LA's history, was about three-quarters

science

The Power of NMR and UNRES in Protein Modeling

January 24, 2025

Scientists have found a new way to use information from nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments to help understand the shapes of special proteins. These proteins, called multistate proteins, intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), and proteins with intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs), are