Woodstock Wire: NewsTidBits

Life -- EurekAlert - * A new model that incorporates a type of artificial intelligence can accurately predict which individuals with chronic kidney disease face a high risk of developing atrial fibrillation.* Results from the study will be presented online...

U.S. News -- Active older adults -- cancer survivors included -- are in better...

U.S. News -- Italian fitness-equipment maker Technogym is working to supply more of its exercise machines and virtual...

U.S. News -- Consumers have been snapping up everything from disinfectant wipes and robot vacuum cleaners to Barbie dolls and motorhomes over the...

Think -- MIT Technology Review - NASA confirmed that the OSIRIS-REx mission picked up enough material from asteroid Bennu during its sample collection attempt on Tuesday. In fact, the spacecraft's collection chamber is now too full to close all the way, leading...

Life -- Kiplinger - Even if you've spent your entire career stashing away money to pay for retirement, you may still be worried the nest egg you've worked so hard to build will not last as long as you need it to.

Life -- EurekAlert - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a new mechanism by which clumps of tau protein are created in the brain, killing brain cells and causing Alzheimer's disease. A specific mutation to an enzyme called MARK4 changed...

Life -- Psychology Today - An underappreciated lifestyle?

Life -- Gallup Headlines - While Pope Francis' comments supporting same sex civil unions were a drastic shift in Catholic church guidance, U.S. Catholics have supported gay marriage for about a decade.

Life -- The Wirecutter - Not a year passes without someone asking me if they should sign up for an "identity theft protection service" like IdentityForce, IDShield, or LifeLock. These types of services are good at marketing-seeking to sell an expensive monthly...

Life -- Psychology Today - October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Here are some practical tips from a breast cancer survivor on how to cope with hair loss due to chemotherapy.

Life -- Gallup Headlines - Most pollsters define seniors as those 65 and older, but analysis shows there are significant political differences within this broad group.

Life -- NASA Image of the day - In this spectacular image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the galaxy NGC 2799 (on the left) is seemingly being pulled into the center of the galaxy NGC 2798 (on the right).

Life -- Kiplinger - Roth IRAs are a hot topic these days. I get multiple media inquiries every week regarding the pros and cons of Roth conversions. But while they can be a great proposition for some people, for others they just aren't a good idea.

A little...

Life -- Kiplinger - For many retirees and soon-to-be retirees, if there's one nagging worry that tops all others, it's that they might run out of money someday.

Their fear is not unfounded. Americans are living longer. The number of employers offering pensions...

Tech -- Mashable - In case you missed the news, NASA pulled off a pretty complicated maneuver: It collected dust from the asteroid Bennu, a rock speeding through space some 200 million miles from Earth.

In fact, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft did the job so well...

Tech -- Mashable - Remember "murder hornets"? You know, the two-inch long wasps that stoked unreasonable fear in people all around the United States.

Well, scientists in the U.S. have located the first nest of the invasive species in Blaine, Wash. and they...

Tech -- Chrome Unboxed - Now that Google Chat is trying to clean up the mess that Hangouts left, we learned that it would begin by killing off support for Google Fi users to text, call and check voicemail through the Hangouts app itself. Back in May of this...

Tech -- BGR - Physicians have learned better ways to treat COVID-19 patients and save more lives than in the early months of the pandemic, but the coronavirus is still killing people every day.

A doctor explains that the most dangerous coronavirus complication...

Tech -- BGR - The first coronavirus vaccines might be ready for emergency use in late 2020, with a wide rollout expected for the first half of next year.



Health experts warn that the virus is likely to become endemic just like the flu, regardless of whether or...

Tech -- BGR - Researchers may have discovered a previously unknown step involved in the mechanism that allows the novel coronavirus to infect cells.

Scientists have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 binds to a receptor called neuropilin-1, which is found in various...

Tech -- Chrome Unboxed - Google is ramping up its efforts to help companies effectively move to Chrome OS and life in the cloud. The recent announcement of Parallels Desktop for Chromebooks will allow enterprise customers to make the shift to the security and...

Tech -- Chrome Unboxed - Holiday shopping in 2020 is just as bizarre as everything else that happened this year. Prime Day was late and Black Friday is kicking off weeks ahead of schedule with deal scattered here and there from most major retailers. To kick...

Media -- The Next Web - Are women better astronauts than men? This question will become central to the selection of crews to the Moon, Mars, and beyond as we undertake the colonization of space. In the struggle for gender equality, women have already proven they...

U.S. News -- If you've got type 2 diabetes and love drinking green tea or coffee,...

U.S. News -- Push pause on retirement contributions to cover life events and the unexpected.

U.S. News -- Proper skin care is crucial for cancer patients receiving...

U.S. News -- As with many cancer questions, the answer isn't one-size-fits-all.

U.S. News -- The best retirement funds offer investors both income and growth for a secure tomorrow.

U.S. News -- As the air people breathe gets dirtier, their odds for serious...

U.S. News -- Early diagnosis of colon cancer is crucial to improve a patient's...

U.S. News -- Try these last-minute strategies to qualify for retirement savings tax breaks.

PR Newswire -- For 2021, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) is offering a range of highly rated Medicare options to fit every budget, including a $0 premium PPO Medicare Advantage plan, a $0 premium HMO Medicare Advantage plan and several other...

Media -- USATODAY - Tech Top Stories - From Shark Tank products to cult-favorite hair styling tools, these 45 totally unforgettable items make great weird gifts this holiday season.

Media -- Fox - Health - After years of anecdotal evidence, scientists have finally nailed down one link between brain health and the "polar bear plunge."

Media -- USATODAY - News Top Stories - Rush Limbaugh's stage 4 lung cancer has progressed "in the wrong direction," the conservative commentator and radio host announced.

Media -- USATODAY - News Top Stories - Although Americans typically assume they will retire when they want, and on their own terms, many are in for a surprise

Life -- Neuroscience News - A chemical assay can detect traces of Parkinson's related alpha-synuclein from skin samples.

Life -- WebMD - The study found that having four or more cups of green tea along with two cups of coffee daily was linked to a 63% lower risk of death during the average five-year follow-up.

Life -- EurekAlert - About half of the people with multiple sclerosis have the HLA-DR15 gene variant. A study led by the University of Zurich has now shown how this genetic predisposition contributes to the development of the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis...

Life -- Kiplinger - As a personal finance publication, we spend a lot of time evaluating the numbers when we recommend financial institutions and their products. We spotlight banks that offer high interest rates and low fees on checking and savings accounts,...

Life -- Reader's Digest - A global pandemic

As COVID-19 spreads around the world and cases continue to increase, there are multiple aspects of the worldwide pandemic to pay attention to. From knowing the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic, the signs...

Life -- EurekAlert - Captured on Oct. 20, 2020 during the OSIRIS-REx mission's Touch-And-Go (TAG) sample collection event, this series of images shows the SamCam imager's field of view as the NASA spacecraft approaches and touches down on asteroid Bennu's surface,...

Life -- Psychology Today - Some politicians have proposing massive cuts to biomedical research and science across the board. Here's why we need Alzheimer's disease research.

Life -- EurekAlert - A metabolite produced following consumption of dietary soy may decrease a key risk factor for dementia - with the help of the right bacteria, according to a new discovery led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School...

Life -- Kiplinger - 7,300 days.

175,200 hours.

10,512,000 minutes.

That is the amount of time you can expect to have in retirement, considering the average length of retirement is approximately 20 years, according to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston...

Life -- EurekAlert - University of Alberta scientists have identified the mechanism of action behind a new type of precision cancer drug for blood cancers that is set for human trials, according to research published in Nature Communications.

Life -- Gallup Headlines - A majority of U.S. registered voters, 56%, believe President Donald Trump does not deserve to be reelected, while 43% say he does.

Life -- Gallup Headlines - Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by seven percentage points in favorability with Americans, 54% to 47%. Hillary Clinton led Trump by 11 points on this measure four years ago, but both were below 50%.

Life -- Kiplinger - If you're wondering if Social Security benefits taxable, here's your answer: Absolutely. Uncle Sam taxes up to 85% of your benefits, depending on your income, and more than a dozens states tack on additional taxes of their own. Utah, for one,...