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WednesdayJul 24, 2024 10:00 am

Prime Day 2024 Is Massive Success for Amazon as American Buyers Spend $14B-Plus

July 16, 2024, marked the beginning of this year’s Amazon Prime Day, which established a new record in online shopping. The annual two-day sale, which ended on July 17, saw consumers in America spend more than $14 billion. This year’s figure represents an 11% rise in consumer spending, as 2023’s total consumer spending stood at $12.7 billion. On the first day of the sale, $7.2 billion was spent by consumers. During the same period in 2023, consumers spent 11.2% less. The momentum grew on day two of the sale, with consumer spending hitting $7 billion. Amazon released a statement confirming…

MondayJul 22, 2024 10:00 am

Study Uncovers Ancient Egyptian Attempts to Surgically Remove Brain Cancer

New research suggests that cancer may have been plaguing individuals even thousands of years ago. Researchers at the University of Cambridge’s Duckworth Laboratory Collection studied skulls obtained from Ancient Egypt, observing lesions which they believe may have been left by malignant tumors. The researchers found that one skull, which belonged to a female about 50 years of age, had healed injuries on the cranium that may have been made by a sharp object. This evidence suggests that the woman survived because of a treatment and some post-traumatic care administered. Another skull, belonging to a man in his 30s, also had…

FridayJul 19, 2024 10:00 am

Survey Shows Most US States Offer Medicare Advantage to Retirees

A new survey has determined that the share of employers who still provide health benefits to retirees has been decreasing over time, reaching 21% as of last year. The survey was carried out by Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a leading health policy organization in the United States. The survey’s objective was to examine the extent to which states were offering health benefits to eligible retirees under Medicare, via Medicare Advantage arrangements. This analysis was based on KFF’s review of employee-retirement-system sites for different states. The survey determined that almost all the states along with the District of Columbia offer health…

WednesdayJul 17, 2024 10:00 am

Women with Autism Have Higher Odds of Being Misdiagnosed with BPD

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that has been identified to occur at different levels of severity. Patients with this disorder are sometimes misdiagnosed, because its symptoms overlap with other disorders. It is said that women are less likely to be accurately diagnosed with autism during their lifetimes, with most being misdiagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) or other disorders before they are diagnosed with autism. A possible explanation is that young girls learn how to fit in and get along with others early. Focusing on social interaction may enable them to camouflage their autism symptoms, which keeps…

MondayJul 15, 2024 10:00 am

Study Suggests Vitamin B Deficiency Could Be Pivotal in Parkinson’s Disease

Latest figures from the World Health Organization show that more than 8.5 million individuals around the globe are living with Parkinson’s disease. This disease is the fastest-growing neurodegenerative disorder globally, with the number of individuals with this illness more than doubling since 1990. The risk of developing this condition heightens with age; in addition, men are 50% more likely than women to develop the disease. Other risk factors include past traumatic brain injury, exposure to environmental toxin and genetics. Primary symptoms of the condition include muscle stiffness, tremors, impaired coordination and balance, gastrointestinal symptoms and emotional changes, among others. Prior…

FridayJul 12, 2024 10:00 am

Study Explores Starving Malignant Cells to Boost Immunotherapy, Improve DNA Damage

Prostate cancer is challenging to treat, especially when the disease progresses to a castrate-resistant metastatic state. Conventional treatments, such as hormonal treatments, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, fail most times because of acquired resistance, off-target effects and toxicities. It is well-known that amino acids perform important metabolic functions. While normal cells have lower demand for amino acids, cancer cells exhibit high demand for amino acids because of increased demand for cellular building blocks and energy. Now a new study has determined that starving cancer cells may help improve immunotherapy response and increase damage to DNA, which in turn helps speed up death…

WednesdayJul 10, 2024 10:00 am

30 Years Later, Amazon Now Dominates eCommerce

On July 5,1994, Jeff Bezos founded Amazon as a bookselling business in his garage. Three decades later, Amazon is one the largest companies globally. The company’s value currently stands at $2.08 trillion. Let’s look at the company’s trajectory, from the beginning to its current position in the global markets. Who was Bezos prior to founding Amazon? In 1994, Bezos was a Wall Street investment banker who wanted to be part of the dot.com boom. He was focused and intense, despite being a frugal individual who drove a Honda and wore khakis. His objective was to build a store that carried…

MondayJul 08, 2024 10:00 am

Research Identifies How Glioblastoma Develops Resistance to Immunotherapy

Glioblastoma multiforme is an aggressive cancer that grows quickly and spreads rapidly, originating as a growth of cells in the spinal cord or the brain. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen may have discovered how this type of cancer, which primarily effects adults, develops resistance to immunotherapy. At first, the researchers thought that the cancer cells changed their DNA via mutation, helping them become treatment resistant. However, the researchers observed that when glioblastoma cells were subjected to immunotherapy, they behaved differently. Joachim Lütken Weischenfeldt, a clinical professor at the Biotech Research and Innovation Center, led this research. For their study,…

FridayJul 05, 2024 10:00 am

Study Suggests AI Models Could Be Relying on ‘Demographic Shortcuts’ During Medical Diagnosis

New research has determined that artificial intelligence (AI) models may be depending on “demographic shortcuts” when making medical diagnoses. Prior studies had determined that these models could reliably predict a patient’s race from their chest X-rays, something even the best radiologists couldn’t do. This has been further put under the spotlight by this recent study, which determined that these artificial intelligence models have discrepancies in their ability to reliably diagnose images of individuals of different races or genders. For their study, the researchers used chest X-ray datasets to train the models to predict if patients either suffered from a collapsed…

WednesdayJul 03, 2024 10:00 am

What to Consider When Choosing Between Traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare both have their own advantages and disadvantages. Individuals, particularly those aged 65 years of age and older or those retiring, should consider the differences in these insurance plans before deciding on a cover. So, what are the basic differences in the two plans? Medicare Advantage plans are managed by private insurance companies that receive payments from the federal government to offer benefits to individuals in their programs. On the other hand, traditional Medicare is a national program that offers benefits under Medicare. What factors should older individuals and their caregivers think about before they choose…