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Higher levels of leisure time physical activity in midlife was associated with less late-life brain damage on MRI, a prospective study suggested.
Compared with no moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity in midlife, high levels were associated lower odds of lacunar infarct in late life (OR 0.68, 95% CI 0.46-0.99) and more intact white matter integrity, reported Priya Palta, PhD, of Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City, and colleagues in Our study suggests that getting at least an hour and 15 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity a week or more during midlife may be important throughout your lifetime for promoting brain health and preserving the actual structure of your brain, Palta said in a statement. In particular, engaging in more than 2 and a half hours of physical activity per week in middle age was associated with fewer signs of brain disease.
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January 07, 2021
When Columbia cancelled face-to face-classes for undergraduates last fall and announced its transition to online platforms, students reacted with an array of emotions, from disappointment and sadness to frustration, anxiety, and fear.
“I had braced myself for something like this happening, still it was jarring,” said Juan Andres Zuniga, a first-year engineering student from San Diego. “So, after a few days of feeling depressed, I decided to upgrade the work space in my room, and do what I could to make the semester a success.”
Zuniga joined a few clubs, signed up for coding events, and took part in game nights hosted through Columbia’s Office of University Life. He also made an effort to stop into virtual faculty office hours to get to know his professors and classmates.
By REED ALBERGOTTI AND AARON GREGG | The Washington Post | Published: January 7, 2021
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. This spring, amid a panic over a shortage of ventilators to treat the anticipated surge in coronavirus cases, the Pentagon announced the purchase of $84 million worth of breathing machines from four companies. One of the ventilators, the SAVe II+, made by a small Plano, Texas-based company called AutoMedx, stood out from the rest. To start, the deal was for an upgraded version of the SAVe II that hadn t even been designed yet, according to the company s chairman. In addition, the existing $6,000 SAVe II machine, developed with military backing as a lightweight ventilator to keep wounded soldiers alive while being transported from the battlefield, had specifications far below
The U.S. paid a Texas company nearly $70 million for ventilators that were unfit for covid-19 patients. Why? Reed Albergotti, Aaron Gregg A Special Forces senior combat medic demonstrates the proper use of the SAVe II respiratory ventilator as part of Special Operations COVID-19 Rapid Assessment, Treatment, and Emergency Services (SOCRATES) training. (Sgt. Angela Walter/10th Special Forces Group Airborne) This spring, amid a panic over a shortage of ventilators to treat the anticipated surge in coronavirus cases, the Pentagon announced the purchase of $84 million worth of breathing machines from four companies. One of the ventilators, the SAVe II+, made by a small Plano, Tex.-based company called AutoMedx, stood out from the rest.
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