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Discovery may explain why more females than males get knee osteoarthritis

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Female astronauts could avoid knee injuries during space flight—and better tests, prevention and treatments could be developed for knee osteoarthritis in women here on Earth—based on newly published research on the sex differences in knee meniscus tissue. Knee osteoarthritis is more common in females than in males, but hormones alone are …

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Common cause of heart attacks in younger adults linked to gene variants

Health and Fitness / By brbc

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a tear in an artery supplying blood to the heart, is a common cause of serious or fatal heart attacks that occur in women under age 50. Although the cause of SCAD is unknown, risk factors include female sex, recent childbirth, irregular growth of cells in …

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Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7 are getting free upgrades for PS5 and Xbox Series consoles

Tech / By brbc

Something to look forward to: This week, Capcom announced it’s working on upgrading three recent Resident Evil games for the current-generation consoles. The publisher offered only basic details and no firm date for the upgrades but examining a couple of other Capcom games may help predict how they’ll look. Resident Evil 7, along with the …

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Amazon is scaling back its physical retail footprint in a big way

Tech / By brbc

The big picture: Amazon hasn’t shied away from experimenting with brick-and-mortar concepts in recent years, which is a bit ironic considering the Internet shopping pioneer’s role in disrupting traditional retail in its formative years. Its 4-star stores, for example, only sell items that have a four-star or higher rating, are top sellers or are new …

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Epic Games is acquiring music service Bandcamp

Tech / By brbc

What just happened? In the ongoing wave of acquisitions involving video game companies, this has to be the oddest one yet. At least Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo acquired other game companies these past few weeks, but Epic Games seems to think buying a music service fits its mission going forward. This week, Bandcamp announced it’s …

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Apple will host the ‘Peek Performance’ event on March 8

Tech / By brbc

In brief: Apple’s spring 2022 event now has an official date—March 8. A new 5G-enabled iPhone SE and a new iPad Air are expected to break cover, and there’s a slight possibility they’ll be accompanied by a new colorful Mac with Apple Silicon. Apple has announced it will hold its next virtual event on Wednesday, …

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HTC to launch first ‘metaverse’ phone in April

Tech / By brbc

In a nutshell: HTC is looking to reclaim its position among the world’s top smartphone manufacturers, and it aims to do so with a handset designed specifically with the metaverse in mind. Nobody has really mastered the VR / AR realm on mobile yet but if anyone has a solid shot, it’s HTC with its …

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Algorand cross-chain bridge platform Glitter Finance to utilize Algoracle data feeds

Finance / By brbc

Algoracle, a decentralized oracle network built on the Algorand blockchain, announced today a partnership with Glitter Finance, a cross-chain bridge that allows the redeployment of a portion of locked tokens (collateral) on one chain into yield-generating vaults on another chain. The Glitter Finance team will utilize Algoracle data feeds for its network on the Algorand …

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Hashstack Finance closes $1M seed round

Finance / By brbc

Hashstack Finance announced completion of a $1 million see funding round. This took place right after its launch of the Open Protocol testnet, CoinJournal learned from a press release. Hashstack funds invested in new talent and Open Protocol development Hashstack will use the funds to attract talent, continue developing the Open Protocol, and grow the …

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200 PFI contracts facing expiry: consultants, fill ya boots!

Finance / By brbc

PFI was a procurement tool popular in the 1990s based on the buy now/pay later principal. Construction companies teamed up with investors to build roads, hospitals and other public infrastructure at little or no immediate cost to the public purse. In return, they would be paid for the next 25 or 30 years to maintain …

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