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Scientists engineer strain of Covid-19 with 80% kill rate

The researchers spliced elements of one of the newest strains onto a sample of one of the first types of Covid detected

Wales Online

Lab 'playing with fire' after creating new hybrid Covid strain 'with 80% kill rate'

Boston University scientists combined Omicron with the original Wuhan Covid strain to make a hybrid which killed 80% of the mice it was tested on, as experts warn such research needs better accountability

Daily Mirror

Boston University COVID researchers combine omicron spike protein with original virus, test strain on mice

BOSTON — Boston University COVID researchers have combined the omicron variant spike protein with the original virus, testing the created strain on mice “to help fight against future pandemics,” according to BU.

Boston Herald

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Low booster rates can have serious ripple effects. Get your shot ASAP

Confusion in the public health messaging surrounding boosters has resulted in slow booster uptake across the country.

Inverse

Ranking the Blackhawks’ top 20 prospects entering the 2022-23 season

Lukas Reichel remains at the top, but the Blackhawks’ massive 2022 draft class has added lots of new names — and forced the list to expand in size.

Chicago Sun-Times

Analysis: Vietnam and Afghanistan — America's 2 longest wars, with very different lasting impacts

WASHINGTON — When a comparison was made between the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan a year ago and a similar debacle in Vietnam 46 years earlier, President Joe Biden and his administration recoiled.

Los Angeles Times

McGrory, Boston Globe's top editor, says he is stepping down

Brian McGrory, under whose leadership The Boston Globe won three newsroom Pulitzer Prizes, is stepping down after 10 years at the helm to become chair of Boston University’s journalism department

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Racial disparities in Covid-19 booster shots have deadly consequences

New boosters aimed at the currently dominant omicron subvariant are expected to become available in early September 2022.

Inverse

Brain stimulation improves memory for at least one month, study suggests

Twenty minutes of stimulation on four consecutive days can improve two different types of memory in those aged 65 and older, researchers found.

The Independent UK

Report: Demaryius Thomas Died of Seizure Disorder Complications

The 11-year NFL veteran was found dead in his home in December. He was 33.

Sports Illustrated

Masked, vaccinated students didn’t catch COVID-19 in classrooms

Vaccinated and masked college students had virtually no chance of catching COVID-19 in the classroom last fall, according to a sweeping study of 33,000 Boston University students that bolsters standard prevention measures.

Tribune News Service

Former NFL, Georgia Tech star Demaryius Thomas suffered from CTE at time of death

ATLANTA — Georgia Tech football star Demaryius Thomas, who died in December at the age of 33 of an apparent seizure, was found to have been suffering from the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

Tribune News Service

Researchers Say Demaryius Thomas Had Stage 2 CTE

The former All-Pro wide receiver also dealt with unrelated seizures before his death last December at age 33.

Sports Illustrated

Roe vs Wade overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision

The court decided by a 6-3 majority to uphold Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy

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The Conversation

Teacher burnout hits record high – 5 essential reads

Teachers in grades K through 12 are more burned out than workers in any other industry, according to a new Gallup poll that finds 44% of K-12 employees report “always” or “very often” feeling burned out at work. That number climbs to 52% when looking just at teachers.

The Independent UK

AP Was There: Pre-Title IX 'dark ages' for female athetes

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Title IX law that requires equitable treatment of men and women in educational programs that receive federal assisstance

Salon

Tree planting helps the elderly

Increasing urban greenery could save lives of tens of thousands of older adults, researchers found

Evening Standard

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez confirms engagement to partner Riley Roberts

The pair met during their time as students at Boston University

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets engaged to longtime partner Riley Roberts

Democratic congresswoman confirms engagement to Roberts, whom she met as a student at Boston University

The Independent UK

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets engaged to boyfriend Riley Roberts

Couple met while attending Boston University

Tribune News Service

August Wilson block party kicks off yearlong celebration of Pittsburgh playwright

PITTSBURGH — Russell Hornsby met August Wilson in 1995 as a senior at Boston University. The late playwright and Hill District native brought his then-new play "Seven Guitars" to a nearby theater and took an interest in Hornsby, one of the few Black aspiring actors at BU.

Inverse

What is aphasia? A neurologist explains Bruce Willis' diagnosis

Aphasia can occur at any age. Here's what to know, including for temporary or progressive forms of the brain affliction.

Chicago Sun-Times

New Blackhawks defenseman Alex Vlasic an early bird on first day

Vlasic, who signed with the Hawks out of Boston University on Tuesday, impressed interim coach Derek King with his quick, hard first pass.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Actor Michael Chiklis talks difference between Red Auerbach, Jerry Buss’ basketball perspectives

The Boston University product shed some light on how he approached playing Auerbach in the HBO series 'Winning Time' through this lens.

The Guardian - AU

Sports concussion expert who resigned amid plagiarism claims accused of copying more articles

Analysis of 10 pieces by neurologist Dr Paul McCrory, who quit the Concussion in Sport Group, suggests he may have copied other work without proper attribution

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