UnionGuyPEI

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Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered a receptor, sigma-1 receptor, and a #protein, #ATAD3A, that are associated with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (#ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
#Biology #Neuroscience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/04/ns04302301.html
Targeting mitochondria and related protein suggest new therapeutic strategy for treating Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS)

Researchers have found this process of fragmentation in various neurodegenerative diseases

The US economy is performing amazingly well, but as Bloomberg's Matthew Winkler notes, the public overall doesn't realize that. Why?

He alludes to the key reason for the public's lack of understanding, but doesn't make clear what it is, so allow me to be clear that "media narrative" doesn't explain who's primarily at fault.

The culprit is Big Journalism, again utterly failing to do its job.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-04-25/biden-s-economy-deserves-more-appreciation-from-americans

The Truth About the Biden Economy

As the president launches his reelection campaign, his biggest challenge may be getting voters to ignore perception and focus on reality.

Bloomberg

This is a joke of an argument to be making in 2023. The labor force participation rate is back to what it was pre-pandemic.

AI has arrived and is actively reducing the need for human-work hours.

And work requirements just FAILED a huge test of efficacy.

https://www.niskanencenter.org/all-hail-medicaid-1115-waivers-slayer-of-work-requirements/
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RT @MorePerfectUS
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy went to the New York Stock Exch…
https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1647975547371175941

All Hail Medicaid 1115 Waivers – Slayer of Work Requirements - Niskanen Center

Work requirements don’t work, and we have the Trump administration to thank for reminding us!

Niskanen Center - Improving Policy, Advancing Moderation

From 1989 to 2019, typical working families saw a negligible increase in wealth.

Meanwhile, the wealthiest one percent got $29 trillion richer in those same 30 years.

It’s bad for our economy. Worse for our democracy.

So many conservative complaints boil down to "the people we oppress are treated like heroes, but we, the people who oppress them, are never treated like heroes, wah."

320my AFTER BIG BANG!

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the four most distant galaxies ever observed, one of which formed just 320 million years after the Big Bang when the universe was still in its infancy, new research said on Tuesday.
#News #NASA #JWST #Space #Astronomy

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-webb-telescope-oldest-galaxies.html

Webb telescope discovers oldest galaxies ever observed

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the four most distant galaxies ever observed, one of which formed just 320 million years after the Big Bang when the universe was still in its infancy, new research said on Tuesday.

Phys.org

When will this ever change? Women deserve equal pay.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65179430

Men still out-earn women in most jobs

Eight out of 10 businesses pay men more than women, despite a continued push for equality.

BBC News
The myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people and people of color that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

What did Norfolk Southern do with all the money it saved from cutting its workforce, running longer trains, and scrimping on safety?

Over the past two decades, it has boosted shareholder payouts by 4,500 percent.

Folks, this is what corporate greed looks like.

Howard Schultz doesn’t like the “moniker” of billionaire because he “earned” all of his wealth.

Rubbish. Schultz built his fortune on the backs of workers, many of whom can barely afford to make ends meet.

The myth of the self-made billionaire is a cruel hoax.