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Rowan Offers Incentives to Get Vaccinated
May 7, 6:15 a.m. Rowan University has announced a vaccine requirement for students who live or study on campus, and some incentives for getting the vaccine,
“Our message today is simple. We believe the path to normalcy is through widespread vaccination and we want our entire community to commit to reaching the goal of widespread vaccination,” Rowan president Ali A. Houshmand said in a letter. “If we work together, we can reach this goal and offer the Rowan University experience that our students and employees deserve.”
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There are a lot of devices that run on lithium-ion batteries, from smartphones to electric cars and more. But while this type of rechargeable battery is the most popular one at the moment, things might soon change. A new version of the battery is in development, which can reduce both size and the cost of production. 1 photo
If you’ve purchased any electronics that come with a rechargeable battery, you are familiar with the “lithium-ion” term. It is the most widely used type, thanks to its energy density and convenience. It is easily portable and has the best energy-to-weight ratio. But that doesn’t mean we can’t do better.
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Netflix’s new series
Headspace Guide to Sleep, a collaboration with the popular meditation app, explores different facets of sleep and offers exercises to help viewers create a mind-body connection and get a better night’s rest.
“One of the biggest challenges for sleep, whether it s falling asleep or waking up in the night, is stress,” Eve Lewis Prieto, Headspace s director of meditation and the series narrator, tells Mental Floss. “When we’re experiencing stress, our body’s fight or flight response is triggered. We release hormones such as cortisone and adrenaline, which are basically designed to keep you awake [and] in a high state of vigilance.”
Damage to white matter linked to worse cognitive outcomes after brain injury: Study ANI | Updated: May 08, 2021 08:37 IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): A new University of Iowa study challenges the idea that grey matter (the neurons that form the cerebral cortex) is more important than white matter (the myelin covered axons that physically connect neuronal regions) when it comes to cognitive health and function. The findings may help neurologists better predict the long-term effects of strokes and other forms of traumatic brain injury. The most unexpected aspect of our findings was that damage to grey matter hubs of the brain that are really interconnected with other regions didn t really tell us much about how poorly people would do on cognitive tests after brain damage. On the other hand, people with damage to the densest white matter connections did much worse on those tests, explains Justin Reber, PhD, a UI postdoctoral research fellow