[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE JURIST – Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan file reports with JURIST on the situation there after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Here, a law graduate from Kabul offers her observations and perspective. For reasons of confidentiality and security, we retain his name and institutional affiliation. The text has only been … Read more
[ad_1] The mu coronavirus variant has been marked as a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization and has spread through Chile, Peru and parts of the United States and Europe. The Mu variant is the fifth variant of the coronavirus of interest monitored by the organization. Stuart Ray, professor of medicine at Johns … Read more
[ad_1] Carrie Adams Provided By CARRIE ADAMS Intensive Care Nurse, Carle Foundation Hospital The visions of September 11 on television are etched in my memory that morning. I had worked all night and struggled with sleep. As I turned on the television and focused on the words coming out of the reporter’s mouth, I was … Read more
[ad_1] Mouse test Although the therapy has not yet been tested in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, when scientists tried it on mice with Alzheimer’s disease, they found that it reduced the number of amyloid plaques up to 30 percent, reduced remaining plaques by 18 percent and prevented re-emergence. again. The sticky plaques are believed to … Read more
[ad_1] In her last TikTok video before her death, Megan Alexandra Blankenbiller encouraged her thousands of followers to get vaccinated as she battled Covid-19 from a hospital. “I don’t have a lot of energy to talk, so I’ll try to do this quickly. I’ll take a few breaks,” Blankenbiller said in the August 15 video, … Read more
[ad_1] Vanessa Faurie Provided By VANESSA FAURIE Retired Editor, Illinois Alumni Magazine, and Vice President / Communications, UI Alumni Association On the morning of September 11, 2001, my family saw reports of the first plane hitting the World Trade Center as we were getting ready for school and work – my husband; our young girls, … Read more
[ad_1] By ALISSIA JEUNE President, Human Relations Commission of the City of Champaign Alissia Young I was attending one of my Masters of Social Work classes on the University of Illinois campus at the old Nevada School of Social Work in Urbana. We were on the first floor of the building, I had just entered … Read more
[ad_1] Apple’s first iPhone had a staggering price tag of $ 499 when it was introduced 14 years ago. That’s about $ 640 adjusted for inflation today. The current iPhone 12 starts just a little higher – at $ 700 – but is a far cry from that first 4GB, 4.5-inch tall iPhone in 2007. … Read more
[ad_1] West Hollywood has enacted a broad COVID-19 vaccination mandate requiring people to show proof of vaccination to enter indoor city facilities. The executive order, which was issued Friday by city manager and director of emergency services David Wilson, also requires city officials and contractors to be vaccinated. Unvaccinated people will still be able to … Read more
[ad_1] Lt. Darryl Ng, Civil Air Patrol Commander of the Maui County Composite Squadron, will be the guest speaker at the Lahaina Sunset Rotary Club Virtual Reunion at 5:30 p.m. on September 21. For more than 50 years, the 57th Maui County Composite Squadron has served the community, responding to Hurricane Iniki and famous Eddie … Read more