Technology-assisted pregnancies have twice the risk of preeclampsia

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who became pregnant using assisted reproductive technologies were found to be over twice as likely to develop preeclampsia than those with traditional pregnancies, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology. The study, based on an analysis of health…

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tells CNN he hasn't spoken to Chinese counterpart for a 'couple of months'

Washington CNN  —  US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CNN that he and his Chinese counterpart have not spoken for a “couple of months,” with Chinese Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe refusing to take a call in the wake of the US shootdown of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon. “The last time that I talked to him was a couple of months ago,” Austin in an interview with Kaitlan…

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US agencies recommend old risk management principles for crypto liquidity

In a joint statement released by three United States federal agencies, the banking sector was advised against creating new risk management principles to counter liquidity risks resulting from crypto-asset market vulnerabilities. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a…

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Continuous glucose monitors: how useful are they?

Tracking steps and sleep is so old school. The latest wellness tracking trend? Glucose. Videos talking up the use of continuous glucose monitors (aka CGMs) are all over TikTok, and ads for the latest health wearables are probably following you around online. Many people with diabetes (including Nick Jonas, who appeared in a Super Bowl ad for Dexcom’s CGM), more average Joes and Janes, and even…

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Virus encounter educates human immune system, says study

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Liège on group 2 innate lymphoid cells (or ILC2s) shows that the functional reprogramming of these cells following their exposure to viruses allows our body to react differently to exposure to certain respiratory allergens. This study is published in Science Immunology. The hygiene hypothesis states that exposure during childhood to certain…

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Ukrainians commemorate victims of the war

Residents in Borodyanka in Ukraine gathered on Friday to remember the people who were killed during the conflict in the area, on the anniversary of the war.        #Ukrainians #commemorate #victims #war

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Prime Ministerial hopes behind mahagathbandhan, says Amit Shah in Bihar; Nitish, Tejashwi also hold rally

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said Prime Ministerial ambitions were behind Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar joining hands with Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks at a rally at Lauria in Bihar’s West Champaran district. (Photo: Twitter) By India Today News Desk: Prime Ministerial ambitions are behind Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar joining…

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Supreme Court to hear these cases on Biden's student loan forgiveness

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Here’s what 6 GOP-led states allege in their suit On Sept. 29, six Republican-led states — Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina — filed a lawsuit against the president’s plan, arguing that Biden was vastly overstepping his authority by moving to cancel hundreds of billions of…

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Care Flight medical aircraft crash in Stagecoach, Nevada leaves 5 dead: report

Authorities are investigating a plane crash in Stagecoach, Nevada, that left at least five people dead, officials said. Lyon County Sheriff’s Office deputies said the aircraft was operated by Care Flight, a service of the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority Health, headquartered in Reno. Stagecoach is about 40 miles east of Reno. “On February 24, 2023, at approximately 09:15 p.m., the…

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Number of whales decreases despite the rise in activity

The number of bitcoin (BTC) whales was the lowest last weekend since August 2019. However, with the BTC price at $25,000, each whale held crypto close to $25 million. BTC whales transactions hit $98.6 million Santiment has found that addresses with 100-1000 BTC have stagnated, with the BTC price between $23,000 to $25,000. On the other hand, the number of BTC whales with 1000-10,000 BTC keeps…

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Crypto Analyst Believes Polygon Will Lead the Next Bull Run By CoinEdition

Crypto Analyst Believes Polygon Will Lead the Next Bull Run Armstrong believes Polygon has made the most mainstream encroachment in the industry. Dolce and Gabbana, Disney, and Stripe have all signed partnerships with Polygon. zkEVM mainnet beta will launch on Polygon on March 27, 2023. The famous crypto YouTuber Ben Armstrong believes Polygon will lead the charge in the next bull run.…

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The role of attraction in our partner preferences

Left panel: Asexual identification score distribution across the sample. Higher AIS scores indicate less sexual attraction while lower scores indicate stronger sexual attraction. Small circles indicate individual data, filled squares with error bars indicate group means with 95% CIs. Color-mapping refers to self-identified sexual orientation groups. Dashed lines indicate the lowest and highest…

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Lauren Boebert's Gun-Themed Restaurant Shooters Is Replaced By Mexican Eatery

The venue once occupied by extremist Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) gun-themed restaurant, Shooters, is being turned into a Mexican eatery. Tapatios has taken over the spot in Rifle, Colorado, that housed Boebert’s business —known for its pistol-packing servers — until July 2022 when the building’s owners decided not to renew the lease, reported the Denver Post. Boebert’s business offered…

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Chandrachud: IIT B student suicide: Wondering where our institutions have gone wrong, says CJI D Y Chandrachud | India News

HYDERABAD: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday expressed concern over instances of alleged suicides by students and said his heart goes out to the bereaved kin of the victims. He said he was wondering where our institutions are going wrong, that students are forced to take their life. Referring to the incident of alleged suicide of a Dalit student recently in IIT Bombay, he said…

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Recycle-to-earn, a new frontier for blockchain technology toward ESG goals

“Recycle-to-earn”: This was the motto presented by Eric Vogel earlier this month while pitching his startup at the European Blockchain Convention, decades after he started recycling plastics and cans from his grandmother’s house to earn extra money for a Game Boy.  Vogel’s love for video games and increasing interest in the impact of recycling were his inspirations for Circularr, a London-based…

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Simplifying the analysis of social contacts using novel computational method

How society organizes affects different phenomena, from the transmission of information to the spread of contagious diseases. The more links we establish with each other via social and transportation networks, the more spread is favored. To study the dynamics of complex systems, such as society, we can infer these networks – in which nodes, representing individuals, connect through lines – from…

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Sania Mirza retires: You can still dream after becoming a mother | Tennis

Indian tennis icon Sania Mirza has retired from the game, ending a professional career that lasted 20 years. Mirza won six doubles Grand Slam titles and 43 major titles in a career that began on dusty courts made out of cow dung in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad at the age of six. In 2005, she broke onto the Grand Slam circuit as an 18-year-old when she reached the third round of the…

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