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Eclipse folk tales show different relationships between people and the sun

• Ohio State University
• March 21, 2024, midnight

Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth remembers exactly where he was during the 2017 solar eclipse: on a pontoon boat on the Tennessee River.

“At the moment of totality, there were several other pontoon boats nearby,” he said. “We all independently put on Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ at the same moment. That’s a pop culture song but it becomes folklore in the sense that this was something spontaneous. We didn’t have CB radio between all of the different groups. … Each group decided to do this on their own.”

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Experimental gene therapy for giant axonal neuropathy shows promise in NIH clinical trial

• National Institute of Health
• March 20, 2024, 9 p.m.

Treatment for rare childhood disease was well tolerated and slowed loss of motor function.

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Social isolation linked to biological age gap, higher mortality rate

• Mayo Clinic
• March 20, 2024, 5:05 p.m.

A new study from Mayo Clinic finds that socially isolated people are more likely to show signs of being biologically older than their age and more likely to die from a variety of causes.

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Inflammation-reducing drug shows no benefit for dry age-related macular degeneration in NIH trial

• National Institute of Health
• March 20, 2024, 5 p.m.

Dry AMD affects part of the eye’s retina that allows for clear central vision.

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Severe lung infection during COVID-19 can cause damage to the heart

• National Institute of Health
• March 20, 2024, 1 p.m.

NIH supported study shows that the virus that causes COVID-19 can damage the heart without directly infecting heart tissue.

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What to expect when total solar eclipse passes through Ohio

• Ohio State University
• March 20, 2024, midnight

On April 8, millions of observers in Ohio will witness a total solar eclipse, a rare celestial event that promises to be an otherworldly experience. 

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Ohio State celebrates Nobel Laureate Pierre Agostini in Columbus

• Ohio State University
• March 20, 2024, midnight

On a breezy spring day, Pierre Agostini, emeritus professor of physics at The Ohio State University and 2023 Nobel Laureate, was welcomed back to Columbus with a crowd of more than 200 people. Students, faculty and staff alike applauded the professor as he entered the Physics Research Building.

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خلايا راقصة تُظهر كيف يفيق الدماغ من التخدير

• Mayo Clinic
• March 19, 2024, 3:05 p.m.

وفقًا لدراسة أجرتها مايو كلينك ونُشرت في مجلة Nature Neuroscience، فإن الخلايا التي تعمل كخط الدفاع الأول للجهاز العصبي المركزي ضد الأخطار تلعب دورًا أيضًا في مساعدة الدماغ على الاستفاقة من التخدير. ويمكن أن يساعد هذا الاكتشاف في تمهيد الطريق للتوصل لأساليب مبتكرة تعالج مضاعفات ما بعد التخدير.

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Celulas dancarinas mostram como o cerebro desperta da anestesia

• Mayo Clinic
• March 19, 2024, 3:05 p.m.

De acordo com um estudo da Mayo Clinic publicado pela Nature Neuroscience, as celulas que atuam na primeira linha de defesa do sistema nervoso central contra lesoes tambem desempenham um papel em ajudar o cerebro a despertar da anestesia. Esta descoberta pode ajudar a pavimentar o caminho para metodos inovadores que abordam as complicacoes pos-anestesicas.

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Celulas danzantes muestran como el cerebro se despierta de la anestesia

• Mayo Clinic
• March 19, 2024, 2:05 p.m.

Segun un estudio de Mayo Clinic publicado por la Nature Neuroscience, las celulas que actuan en la primera linea de defensa del sistema nervioso central contra las lesiones tambien juegan un papel en ayudar al cerebro a despertar de la anestesia. Este descubrimiento puede ayudar a allanar el camino para metodos innovadores que abordan las complicaciones post-anestesia.