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Tech executives are courting Trump

NPR (npr.org) 

The tech industry is courting President-elect Donald Trump. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son pledged a $100 billion investment in the U.S. over the next four years at an event at Mar-a-Lago.

Long COVID's effects on employment: Financial distress, fear of judgment

Sciencedaily.com 

Though research has shown that people with long COVID are more likely to be unemployed, the statistics don't reveal what patients go through before they cut their hours, stop working or lose their jobs. In a new study involving interviews of people with long COVID, researchers describe how the prolonged illness has affected not only patients' job status, but also their overall well-being.

Zakir Hussain: A global citizen rooted in Indian ethos

The Hindu 

Music was an endless journey for Zakir Hussain, whose humility did not diminish withfame and whose curiosity did not wilt with age; he took his father’s legacy to the next level by adding a touch of showmanship and expanded the riches he inherited from the Punjab gharana

Breakthrough in treatment approach showing promise in the fight against glioblastoma

Sciencedaily.com 

Medical researchers have announced the results of an innovative treatment approach that may offer improvement in overall survival in older patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma while maintaining quality of life. Glioblastoma is the most lethal type of primary brain cancer due to its aggressive nature and its treatment-resistant characteristics. It is the most common form of primary brain cancer.

Breathing coordinates brain rhythms for memory consolidation during sleep

Sciencedaily.com 

Just as a conductor coordinates different instruments in an orchestra to produce a symphony, breathing coordinates hippocampal brain waves to strengthen memory while we sleep, reports a new study. This is the first time breathing rhythms during sleep have been linked to these hippocampal brain waves -- called slow waves, spindles and ripples -- in humans. Scientists knew these waves were linked to memory but their underlying driver was unknown.