The holiday season saw a rise in truckload carriers turning down shippers' requests. This is shown by the Outbound Tender Reject Index (OTRI) hitting over 10% for the first time since April 2022. Spot rates also jumped nearly 10% compared to 2023. While this is a sign that trucking capacity is tight
Fixing a heart after a heart attack is no easy task. There's this substance called ginsenoside Rb1 that can safeguard heart cells and encourage their regrowth, but it doesn't do a stellar job on its own. So, scientists decided to give it a helping hand - they paired it with teeny-tiny, sponge-like m
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repairs can be tricky because the body's own fluids can eat away at the new tissue, causing it to fail and make the joint worse. Researchers found a way to protect the new ACL tissue by creating a strong, long-lasting shield. They mixed collagen and polyvinyl alcohol
Ed Stack didn't love working at his dad's tiny sporting goods store. But after college, he returned and, with his siblings, bought the business. They renamed it Dick's Sporting Goods and grew it into a massive chain with over 860 locations. What's the secret to their success? Ed shares eight key les
Half a century ago, the medical community got a game-changer. Sir Graham Teasdale and Bryan Jennett introduced the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in The Lancet. They wanted a clear, easy-to-use tool to rate coma levels. Back then, doctors used different words for consciousness. It was confusing. The GCS c
A massive winter storm rolled into the Midwest on Saturday, packing a strong punch of wind and heavy snow. This powerful weather event closed down Kansas City's airport in Missouri and a long stretch of Interstate 70 in Kansas. The storm caused enough turmoil that Kansas’s Governor Laura Kelly had t
Ukraine is making a bold move, pushing its forces into Russia's Kursk region. This comes as a surprise, given that Ukraine's troops are facing tough times elsewhere along the frontline. The Russian defense ministry has confirmed this, saying they've repelled two Ukrainian attacks. Pro-war bloggers a
Winter isn’t known for being kind, and this weekend, the United Kingdom felt its full wrath. Airports across the country had to close their runways due to heavy snow and ice. The Met Office warned of snow and ice covering most of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and parts of England and Wales. Manchester
Have you ever heard of a rotator cuff repair? It's a common surgery to fix tears in the shoulder. But what happens when these repairs don't last? A recent study explored how re-tears after surgery affect shoulder function in the long run. Let's dive into the details! Firstly, what is a re-tear? It'
Ever wondered how people make decisions? It turns out, our brains use a clever trick called the Successor Representation (SR). This trick helps us avoid the hassle of imagining every little step into the future. Instead, our brains group future states together and make predictions over multiple step
