Category: News
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NASA Invites Media to Headquarters to Meet Commercial Crew Astronauts
NASA will host an in-person media opportunity at 8:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, June 7, at NASA Headquarters in Washington with the agency’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts to discuss their recent mission aboard the International Space Station to benefit life on Earth and further exploration. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, and ESA (European…
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FDA Launches New Dietary Supplement Education Initiative for Consumers, Educators, and Healthcare Professionals
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched a new initiative, Supplement Your Knowledge, to help educate, inform, and broaden consumer, educator and healthcare professional understanding of dietary supplements. More than half of all Americans take dietary supplements daily or on occasion. Today’s Supplement Your Knowledge resources will provide reliable information about the potential benefits and…
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FDA Infant Formula Update: June 2, 2022
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on additional steps it has taken that will lead to more infant formula available in the U.S. under the agency’s recent increased flexibilities. Company (Product Origin): Nestlé (Germany) Product(s): Nestlé NAN Supreme Pro 1 and Nestlé NAN Supreme Pro 2 Type of Formula: General Estimated Quantity: 249,500 cans (about…
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NASA Administrator to Launch Artemis Learning Lunchbox Initiative
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is helping kick off a new initiative to deliver food and hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math kits, called Learning Lunchboxes, in Orlando at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, June 3. The lunchboxes are aimed at inspiring and educating youth and families about NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions, which includes landing the first woman…
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NASA Partners with Industry for New Spacewalking, Moonwalking Services
NASA has selected Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to advance spacewalking capabilities in low-Earth orbit and at the Moon, by buying services that provide astronauts with next generation spacesuit and spacewalk systems to work outside the International Space Station, explore the lunar surface on Artemis missions, and prepare for human missions to Mars. The awards leverage…
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UCLA Study Finds Strategy to Degrade a Key Cancer Cell-Surface Protein to Invigorate Immune Attack on Tumors
Newswise — One powerful way cancer cells defend against tumor-killing immune cells is to load up their cell surface with a protein known as PD-L1. Now a team of UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers led by Roger S. Lo, MD, PhD, has identified a method to degrade tumor cell-surface PD-L1, thereby making tumors susceptible to immune attack.…
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Pickleball Goes Next Level in Big Apple
The newest episode of Sleeve’s Senior Pickleball Report… Pickleball takes on the Big Apple…where does it go from here? #pickleball #seniorpickleball LINKShttps://www.yahoo.com/now/major-league-pickleball-makes-york-160018347.html https://finance.yahoo.com/video/professional-pickleball-tour-attracts-full-210424952.html https://racketsportsworld.com/pickleball-clay-courts/ https://racketsportsworld.com/pickleball-on-grass/ https://www.pickleballtournaments.com/cinfo.pl?tid=6167
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NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Space Station Cargo Launch, Docking
NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 67 crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Russian Progress 81 is scheduled to launch at 5:32 a.m. EDT (2:32 p.m. Baikonur time) Friday, June 3, on…
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Gulf of Mexico Loop Current Forecasts a Devastating Run of Hurricanes; Where and When Not Clear
Marine scientists and climate experts have sounded an alarm ahead of this year’s hurricane season: the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current, an area of warm water that begins its journey in the Caribbean, is looking a lot like the 2005 model. As such, they’re forecasting another devastating parade of intense storms. Joseph Kuehl, associate professor…
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Mitch Gould of Nutritional Products International: U.S. Economy and Consumers Keep Retail Sales Up in April
Retail Numbers Increase Because of Demand and Inflation BOCA RATON, Fla. /PRNewswire/ — Retail sales rose almost 1 percent in April. “Increases from miscellaneous and online sales fueled the increase in April,” said Mitch Gould, Founder and CEO of Nutritional Products International, a global brand management firm based in Boca Raton, FL. Industrial production increased by 1.1 percent, which exceeded…