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What"s the skinny on those pandemic pounds?

More Americans weighed in as obese during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic than in the previous year. A new study presents evidence from a large, nationally representative survey that documents this trend and helps to explain behavior changes.....»»

Category: biomedSource:  sciencedailyApr 5th, 2022

Economists recognized early on in the pandemic that working from home is here to stay

When Amazon told staffers last month to come back to the office five days a week, many observers reacted as if an earthquake struck the post-pandemic world of work. To Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom, the news barely registered......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Return-to-office mandates may not be the solution to downtown struggles that Canadian cities are banking on

In recent months, many Canadian employers in both the public and private sectors have implemented return-to-office mandates, requiring workers that transitioned to remote or hybrid work during the COVID-19 pandemic to work in-person again......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Bird Flu Fears Stoke the Race for an mRNA Flu Vaccine

Researchers have been working on mRNA flu vaccines since before the Covid-19 pandemic, but we may get one for bird flu first......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Study highlights managers" role in telework success

Amazon has announced that it will end remote work for its office staff starting in January 2025. A decision that seems to go against the current, as the increasing pace of digitalization since the recent pandemic has marked a turning point for telewo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Lab owner pleads guilty to faking COVID test results during pandemic

Ill-gotten millions bought a Bentley, Lamborghini, Tesla X, and crypto, among other things. The co-owner of a Chicago-based lab has pleaded guilty for his role in a COVID testing.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Lab owner pleads guilty to faking COVID test results during pandemic

Ill-gotten millions bought a Bentley, Lamborghini, Tesla X, and crypto, among other things. Enlarge / Residents line up for COVID-19 testing on November 30, 2020 in Chicago. (credit: Getty | Scott Olson) The co-owner of.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

Scientists explore microbial diversity in sourdough starters

When millions of people went into lockdown during the pandemic, they went in search of new at-home hobbies to help cure their boredom. Among them was making sourdough bread. In addition to being sustainable for its use of natural ingredients and trad.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

COVID-19 Pandemic Affected the Moon, Scientists Claim

COVID-19 Pandemic Affected the Moon, Scientists Claim.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

Brazilians choke as fire smoke blankets 80% of country

With as much as 80 percent of Brazil under a blanket of smoke from historic wild fires, face masks last used during the coronavirus pandemic are coming out again......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 30th, 2024

Typhoon pounds remote Philippine island group near Taiwan

Typhoon Krathon pounded a remote group of tiny Philippine islands near Taiwan on Monday, cutting power and communication services, the state weather service and officials said......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 30th, 2024

Can addressing gut issues treat long COVID in children?

Study hopes to answer questions about connection between GI and neurological symptoms. Enlarge (credit: Frazao Studio Latino/ Getty Images) Four years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors and researchers.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 28th, 2024

Study suggests moon may have been captured from space rather than formed from collision particles

Over six missions to the moon, from 1969 to 1972, Apollo astronauts collected more than 800 pounds of lunar rock and soil. Chemical and isotopic analysis of that material showed that it was similar to the rock and soil on Earth: calcium-rich, basalti.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Grocery stores that donate expiring food instead of price discounting or discarding make higher profits, says researcher

All major supermarkets and retailers that sell groceries, such as Kroger, Walmart and Costco, give large amounts of food to food banks and pantries. In 2022, retailers donated close to 2 billion pounds of food across the United States, which amounted.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Atmospheric methane increase during pandemic due primarily to wetland flooding, satellite data analysis finds

A new analysis of satellite data finds that the record surge in atmospheric methane emissions from 2020 to 2022 was driven by increased inundation and water storage in wetlands, combined with a slight decrease in atmospheric hydroxide (OH). The resul.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Can our stockpiles of Tamiflu protect against a bird flu pandemic?

Governments are banking on this old drug in the event of an H5N1 outbreak. Enlarge / A box and a tablet of Roche Pharmaceuticals' Tamiflu pills for influenza. (credit: Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Since re.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 23rd, 2024

Research highlights the unseen challenges, adaptations of adult daughters during COVID upheaval for families

A Baylor University study has shed light on the often-overlooked experiences of women doing "daughtering" in families, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, which created immense challenges in their relationships with parents and other family me.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Cybertruck Owner’s Manual Says Its Hitch Is Only Designed To Support Vertical Loads Up To 160 Pounds

Cybertruck Owner’s Manual Says Its Hitch Is Only Designed To Support Vertical Loads Up To 160 Pounds.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Genetic tracing at the Huanan Seafood market further supports COVID animal origins

A new international collaborative study provides a list of the wildlife species present at the market from which SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, most likely arose in late 2019. The study is based on a new analysis of meta.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

COVID-19 job losses impacted early withdrawal from retirement accounts: Study

Having a robust emergency savings fund could help people weather financial shocks, such as job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

New testing system uses Janus particles to rapidly and accurately detect COVID-19

The importance of testing for diseases was thrust into the limelight during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of us have undergone a PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) or ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) test within the past four years......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024