t’s hard enough facing a deep and talented hockey powerhouse such as Canada in normal circumstances. Try doing it wearing a mask, Russian forward Alexandra Vafina joked. "Against Canada with the mask on? It was an experience," she said following a 6-1 loss in a Group A preliminary round matchup, which became the first Olympic women’s hockey game to require all players to wear masks. LIVE UPDATES: BEIJING OLYMPICS "It’s not enough oxygen," Vafina said. "So for us in the first period was pretty hard, but we adjusted to that." COVID-19, which has the Beijing Games' participants limited to living and competing inside a tightly controlled bubble environment, nearly derailed the on-ice action Monday. Forward Oxana Bratisheva, speaking through a team interpreter, said Russian Olympic Committee players were initially told the game against Canada was being postponed, before it was decided to push back the opening faceoff by 65 minutes. At issue was that the Russian COVID-19 testing results from earlier in the day were not yet available by game time. After both teams took part in the pregame warmup, the Canadians stayed in the locker room awaiting the ROC results. Adding to Canada’s concerns were that Russian players were testing positive before and after the team’s 5-0 loss to the United States on Saturday.
The International Ice Hockey Federation reached a compromise, getting both teams to agree to wear masks. The Russians eventually took off theirs for the start of the third period after the tests revealed no additional positive results, while the Canadians finished with masks on. "We figured we’ve already done it for two periods," forward Natalie Spooner said. "Why not just keep being extra safe for one more period and make it through." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM In other games, Denmark defeated the Czech Republic 3-2. The win was Denmark’s first in its Winter Games debut, and it keeps the country's chances alive to earn one of Group B’s two remaining quarterfinal berths. The Russians were short three players after forwards Viktoria Kulishova and Yelena Dergachyova and defender Angelina Goncharenko previously tested positive. Canada pulled forward Emily Clark from the lineup after her test result came back inconclusive. "We’re so used to rolling with the punches," Canadian forward Brianne Jenner said of the initial delay and the mask-wearing requirement. "We were just keeping it light. We were laughing, joking in the room, dancing. We were just ready for anything. If we’ve got to play in these again, we will." Canada improved to 3-0 in the final tuneup before the team closes the preliminary round against archrival United States (3-0) on Tuesday. Sarah Nurse and Sarah Fillier scored 20 seconds apart to put the Canadians up 2-0 by the 2:29 mark of the first period in a game in which they outshot the Russians 49-12. Nurse and Rebecca Johnston had a goal and an assist each, while Marie-Philip Poulin, Erin Ambrose and Jamie Lee Rattray also scored. Canada, which experienced a COVID-19 breakout in late December, benefited from having spent part of its four-month pre-Olympic camp practicing with masks for precautionary reasons. "Obviously it’s not ideal, but we made it through," Spooner said. "And I think the best thing about this team is we have fun with whatever we’re doing and we made the best of it. "We had a little laugh about it, like, this is probably a pretty cool story in the long run. You’re going to look back and be able to say, 'I was at the COVID Olympics and we even wore a mask in a game.’" CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The Russian Hockey Federation released a statement saying it was in full compliance of Beijing Olympic COVID-19 rules by completing its tests at 9 a.m. What was unclear is whether the IIHF adapted its rules in requiring teams playing at 12:10 p.m. to have their tests completed by 5 a.m. Russian defender Anna Shibanova questioned why the Canadians weren’t fined or forced to forfeit the game for staying in their locker room. Her coach Yevgeni Bobariko, however, dismissed any talk of forfeiture. "No, no, no. We were not considering that possibility because we respect every team that we play against, and Canada is not an exception," Bobariko said through a team interpreter. "We were ready to play this game whenever they said to us — 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. midnight," he added. "We were going to play this game anyway. Because the outcome of the game must be decided on the ice. Not off the ice." - Fox News
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Moderna on Monday said its current vaccine booster increased neutralizing antibodies against omicron within a month of getting the shot. “The dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant is concerning to all," Stéphane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer of Moderna, told ABC News. "However, these data showing that the currently authorized Moderna COVID-19 booster can boost neutralizing antibody levels 37-fold higher than pre-boost levels are reassuring.” Moderna's currently approved booster is a 50-microgram dose. A 100-microgram dose would increase neutralizing antibodies by 83 times, the company said on Monday.
The company's also working to "rapidly advance" its omicron-specific booster into clinical testing, Bancel said. “We will also continue to generate and share data across our booster strategies with public health authorities to help them make evidence-based decisions on the best vaccination strategies against SARS-CoV-2,” he said. - ABC News National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci said that Americans will "just have to deal with" the prospect of getting more coronavirus booster shots. Fauci made the statement on Sunday morning and said that the level of protection that the current coronavirus booster shots give to individuals will have to be monitored closely over the next several months. "If it becomes necessary to get yet another boost, then we’ll just have to deal with it when that occurs," Fauci said. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director also said that he's "hoping" that a third mRNA shot will give longer-lasting protection. FAUCI SAYS FAMILIES SHOULD 'ASK,' 'MAYBE REQUIRE' COVID VACCINE FOR HOLIDAY GUESTS BEFORE INDOOR CELEBRATIONS "I’m hoping from an immunological standpoint that that third shot of an mRNA and the second shot of a J&J will give a much greater durability of protection than just the six months or so that we’re seeing right now," Fauci said. He added that it's possible that the booster shot could "dramatically" increase the level of protection. "It's tough to tell because the third shot of an mRNA could not only do what we absolutely know it does, is it dramatically increased the level of protection. But from an immunological standpoint, it could very well increase the durability of protection by things that you can't readily measure by the level of antibodies that you might have a maturation of the immune system that would prolong the durability," Fauci said. OMICRON VARIANT ‘ALMOST CERTAINLY’ LESS SEVERE THAN DELTA, FAUCI SAYS Fauci was responding to a question from ABC's George Stephanopoulos asking if Americans should expect yearly booster shots. For the time being, however, "official requirements" for being fully vaccinated are not changing. - Fox News
All private sector employers in New York City will now be required to implement a Covid-19 vaccine mandate by Dec. 27, the city’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, announced Monday.
Public sector workers were already subject to vaccine mandates. This new move, announced on MSNBC, means everyone who works in the city will now be subject to a vaccine mandate. “The more universal they are, the more likely employees will say okay, it's time. I'm going to do this. Because you can't jump from one industry to another or one company to another. It's something that needs to be universal to protect all of us,” de Blasio said. Children, ages 5 to 11 in New York City, will now also be required to show proof of at least one shot before being allowed access to indoor dining, fitness and entertainment, the mayor announced. Adults will now be required to proof of two vaccinations for those areas. The mayor said he is confident the mandates will hold up in court. “Our health commissioner has put a series of mandates in place. They have won in court, state court, federal court every single time. And it's because they're universal and consistent. And they're about protecting the public right now from a clear and present danger,” de Blasio said. The mayor is set to hold a news conference at 10 a.m. ET. - CNN (from left) Kevin Dedner founded Hurdle, a mental health startup that pairs patients with therapists. Ashlee Wisdom's company, Health in Her Hue, connects women of color with culturally sensitive medical providers. Nathan Pelzer's Clinify Health analyzes data to help doctors identify at-risk patients in underserved areas. Erica Plybeah's firm, MedHaul, arranges transport to medical appointments. When Ashlee Wisdom launched an early version of her health and wellness website, more than 34,000 users — most of them Black — visited the platform in the first two weeks. "It wasn't the most fully functioning platform," recalls Wisdom, 31. "It was not sexy." But the launch was successful. Now, more than a year later, Wisdom's company, Health in Her Hue, connects Black women and other women of color to culturally sensitive doctors, doulas, nurses and therapists nationally. As more patients seek culturally competent care — the acknowledgment of a patient's heritage, beliefs and values during treatment — a new wave of Black tech founders like Wisdom want to help. In the same way Uber Eats and Grubhub revolutionized food delivery, Black tech health startups across the United States want to change how people exercise, how they eat and also how they communicate with doctors. Inspired by their own experiences, plus those of their parents and grandparents, Black entrepreneurs are launching startups that aim to close the cultural gap in health care with technology — and create profitable businesses at the same time. Seeing problems and solutions others miss"One of the most exciting growth opportunities across health innovation is to back underrepresented founders building health companies focusing on underserved markets," says Unity Stoakes, president and co-founder of StartUp Health, a company headquartered in San Francisco that has invested in a number of health companies led by people of color. He says those leaders have "an essential and powerful understanding of how to solve some of the biggest challenges in health care." Platforms created by Black founders for Black people and communities of color continue to blossom because those entrepreneurs often see problems and solutions others might miss. Without diverse voices, entire categories and products simply would not exist in critical areas like health care, experts in business say. "We're really speaking to a need," says Kevin Dedner, 45, founder of the mental health startup Hurdle. "Mission alone is not enough. You have to solve a problem." Dedner's company, headquartered in Washington, D.C., pairs patients with therapists who "honor culture instead of ignoring it," he says. He started the company three years ago, but more people turned to Hurdle after the killing of George Floyd. In Memphis, Tenn., Erica Plybeah, 33, is focused on providing transportation. Her company, MedHaul, works with providers and patients to secure low-cost rides to get people to and from their medical appointments. Caregivers, patients or providers fill out a form on MedHaul's website, then Plybeah's team helps them schedule a ride. While MedHaul is for everyone, Plybeah knows people of color, anyone with a low income and residents of rural areas are more likely to face transportation hurdles. She founded the company in 2017 after years of watching her mother take care of her grandmother, who'd had to have both legs amputated because of complications from Type 2 diabetes. They lived in the Mississippi Delta, where transportation options were scarce. "For years, my family struggled with our transportation because my mom was her primary transporter," Plybeah says. "Trying to schedule all of her doctor's appointments around her work schedule was just a nightmare." Plybeah's company recently received funding from Citi, the banking giant. "I'm more than proud of her," says Plybeah's mother, Annie Steele. "Every step amazes me. What she is doing is going to help people for many years to come." From six doctors to 1,000 health providers in three yearsHealth in Her Hue launched in 2018 with just six doctors on the roster. Two years later, users can download the app at no cost and then scroll through roughly 1,000 providers. "People are constantly talking about Black women's poor health outcomes, and that's where the conversation stops," says Wisdom, who lives in New York City. "I didn't see anyone building anything to empower us." As her business continues to grow, Wisdom draws inspiration from friends such as Nathan Pelzer, 37, another Black tech founder, who has launched a company in Chicago. Clinify Health works with community health centers and independent clinics in underserved communities. The company analyzes medical and social data to help doctors identify their most at-risk patients and those they haven't seen in awhile. By focusing on getting those patients preventive care, the medical providers can help them improve their health and avoid trips to the emergency room. "You can think of Clinify Health as a company that supports triage outside of the emergency room," Pelzer says. Pelzer says he started the company by printing out online slideshows he'd made and throwing them in the trunk of his car. "I was driving around the South Side of Chicago, knocking on doors, saying, 'Hey, this is my idea,'" he says. Her experience as a patient offered fresh perspectiveWisdom got her app idea from being so stressed while working a job during grad school that she broke out in hives. "It was really bad," Wisdom recalls. "My hand would just swell up and I couldn't figure out what it was." The breakouts also baffled her allergist, a white woman, who told Wisdom to take two Allegra every day to manage the discomfort. "I remember thinking if she was a Black woman, I might have shared a bit more about what was going on in my life," Wisdom says. The moment inspired her to build an online community. Her idea started off small. She found health content in academic journals, searched for eye-catching photos that would complement the text and then posted the information on Instagram. Things took off from there. This fall, Health in Her Hue launched "care squads" for users who want to discuss their health with doctors or with other women interested in the same topics. "The last thing you want to do when you go into the doctor's office is feel like you have to put on an armor and feel like you have to fight the person or, like, you know, be at odds with the person who's supposed to be helping you on your health journey," Wisdom says. "And that's oftentimes the position that Black people, and largely also Black women, are having to deal with as they're navigating health care. And it just should not be the case." "We're each other's therapists"As Black tech founders, Wisdom, Dedner, Pelzer and Plybeah look for ways to support one another by trading advice, chatting about funding and looking for ways to come together. Pelzer and Wisdom met a few years ago as participants in a competition sponsored by Johnson & Johnson. They reconnected at a different event for Black founders of technology companies and decided to help each other.
"We're each other's therapists," Pelzer says. "It can get lonely out here as a Black founder." In the future, Plybeah wants to offer transportation services and additional assistance to people caring for aging family members. She also hopes to expand the service to include dropping off customers for grocery and pharmacy runs, workouts at gyms and other basic errands. Pelzer wants Clinify Health to make tracking health care more fun — possibly with incentives to keep users engaged. He is developing plans and wants to tap into the same competitive energy that fitness companies do. Wisdom wants to support physicians who seek to improve their relationships with patients of color. The company plans to build a library of resources that professionals could use as a guide. "We're not the first people to try to solve these problems," Dedner says. Yet he and the other three feel the pressure to succeed for more than just themselves and those who came before them. "I feel like if I fail,that's potentially going to shut the door for other Black women who are trying to build in this space," Wisdom says. "But I try not to think about that too much." Kaiser Health News is a national newsroom and editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation. KHN is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente. - NPR Nov 8 (Reuters) - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (REGN.O) said on Monday a single dose of its antibody cocktail reduced the risk of contracting COVID-19 by 81.6% in the two to eight months period following the drug's administration in a late-stage trial.
The results showed that antibody therapy, REGEN-COV, has the potential to provide long-lasting immunity from COVID-19 infection, said Myron Cohen, who leads monoclonal antibody efforts for the U.S. National Institutes of Health-sponsored COVID Prevention Network. Such immunity is particularly important for immunocompromised people and those not responding to vaccines, the company said. The therapy had previously shown an 81.4% risk reduction during the first month after administration. During the 8-month assessment period, there were no hospitalizations for COVID-19 in the REGEN-COV group, but in the placebo group 6 such incidents were recorded, Regeneron said. The U.S. health regulator in July expanded REGEN-COV's authorization to enable its use as a preventive treatment in people exposed to infected individuals, and those at high risk of such exposure in settings such as nursing homes or prisons. read more It was authorized in the United States last November to treat people with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 disease. - Reuters Bond selloff gathers pace, fears over new Covid strain, and Biden still looking for agreement on stimulus. Policy tighteningThe continued jump in energy and raw material prices is reinforcing bets that major central banks will soon be forced to react to rising inflation. Over the weekend Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey appeared to strengthen the case for rising rates, citing vigilance on inflation expectations among other things. There is no sign of a decline in price pressures, with oil rising above $83 this morning and companies warning of continued supply problems. Further exacerbating the energy problem is investor caution about pouring money into oil extraction. Covid The number of new cases of Covid-19 in the U.K. is surging with 45,140 reported on Sunday, the most in about 3 months. This has led to a call from former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb for “urgent research” into whether a new strain of the delta variant — know as delta plus — is more transmissible or has partial immune evasion. In the U.S., Anthony Fauci said that he expects regulators to consider a mix-and-match approach to booster shots. The delta variant continues to be the dominant strain in the country, with Colorado state epidemiologist saying it accounted for 100% of cases in the state where hospitalizations with the virus are the highest of the year. Reduced ambitions President Joe Biden said he would like his economic plan to address a “whole range of issues” while signaling he’s willing to drop the 10-year guarantee for programs. That is at odds with House Democrats, who want to focus on fewer, well-executed programs. While the president said there is no deadline for negotiations, political reality particularly in the Senate, means that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s end-of-month target is probably close to final call for a deal. A deal on the economic agenda would also allow the House to pass the infrastructure bill, giving the party a victory ahead of next year’s mid-term election that may see Democrats lose control of both the House and the Senate. Markets slipInflation concerns and fears over the growth outlook are putting stocks under pressure just as earnings season ramps up. Overnight the MSCI Asia Pacific Index slipped 0.2% while Japan’s Topix index closed 0.2% lower. In Europe the Stoxx 600 Index had dropped 0.4% by 5:50 a.m. Eastern Time, with luxury goods makers among the biggest fallers. S&P 500 futures pointed to a move into the red at the open, the 10-year Treasury yield was at 1.612%, gold dropped and Bitcoin was above $61,000. Coming up...U.S. September industrial and manufacturing production numbers at 9:15 a.m. are expected to have slowed due to the effects of Hurricane Ida. TIC flow data for August is at 4:00 p.m. Fed Governor Randal Quarles and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari speak today. State Street Corp. and Steel Dynamics Inc. are among the companies reporting results. Apple Inc. will unveil its first redesign of its MacBook Pro in five years. What we've been readingHere's what caught our eye over the weekend.
The story in commodities feels very similar. On the latest Odd Lots we spoke with Goldman's top commodity strategist Jeff Currie. We talked to Currie back in January, and he was a major bull then. But since then, even he's been taken aback by the extraordinary rally across everything. We'll post the full transcript shortly on the blog, but just like with our logistics conversations, he describes a cascading process where tightness in one area feeds problems in another.
Yeah, it's far more bullish than, you know, we could have ever envisioned. Let's take oil. The deficit that we can measure at the end of last month was running somewhere around 4.5 million barrels per day. That's nearly 5% of the market is in a deficit. That is such a large hole that OPEC, the U.S. administration... nobody's going to fix this. This is like, you know, the train is off the track and you're watching it in slow motion. But it's not just oil. Uh, you see it in copper -- copper inventories dropping 8%, 10% week after week. These are numbers I have never envisioned or never seen before. You know, and you can think about what is going on here. And I think, you know, it goes back to Tracy's point about that zinc smelter shutting down in Europe, that problems in one market create problems in the other. So we think about first it was coal in China, then it being gas in Europe. Then it became aluminum in China, which then impacts copper elsewhere in the world. And it keeps this chain reaction going in each one of these markets get tighter and tighter. So what is it about oil that makes this deficit so much larger than we could have ever envisioned... because you now have oil being used in lieu of both coal and gas because of the shortages in those markets. So bottom line is, you know, we see a lot of upside risk from these price levels, which are far greater than the price levels. We were forecasting when we spoke nine months ago. So bottom line, the underlying picture is far more bullish than what we had expected nine months ago, but the drivers of it are pretty much in line exactly what we thought just in a much larger degree than what we thought. So as you can tell, Currie is pretty alarmed and he doesn't see the general commodity picture easing for at least six months. Definitely worth listening to the whole thing, and thinking about the linkages to and parallels with the scene we're seeing in logistics. Follow Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal on Twitter @TheStalwart Like Bloomberg's Five Things? Subscribe for unlimited access to trusted, data-based journalism in 120 countries around the world and gain expert analysis from exclusive daily newsletters, The Bloomberg Open and The Bloomberg Close. - Bloomberg Ghana’s pharmaceutical industry has approached AstraZeneca Plc about acquiring the rights to manufacture the U.K. company’s vaccine locally, a move that could boost supplies and speed up the inoculation program in the country.
The West African nation has to date received 842,000 doses of the inoculations from sources including the Covax initiative, which aims to ensure equitable access to Covid-19 shots, and has been allocated about 1.4 million more. That’s only enough to protect a fraction of a population of more than 30 million. A solution would be to set up a local production plant, Lucia Addae, executive secretary of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Association of Ghana, said in an interview in Accra. But the group would need an agreement from the U.K.’s AstraZeneca and a pledge from the government to purchase the vaccines before any deal can be reached. “We are having engagements with AstraZeneca mainly on the intellectual property to be able to manufacture their vaccines locally,” Addae said. “We need government’s commitment to purchase and a guaranteed market for the vaccines because they cannot be sold on the open market or over the counter.” The issue of vaccine inequality is only likely to get more pertinent as wealthier countries inoculate their populations and start to open up their economies. Many governments are calling for so-called vaccine passports as a condition to border openings, a policy that would cut off large swathes of the developing world, where procurement and distribution of doses are tougher challenges. India and South Africa have lobbied the World Trade Organization for the temporary waiver of global intellectual property obligations during the pandemic, but the proposal has been largely opposed by the European Union, the U.S. and others, as well as many drugmakers concerned about future profits. Read More: WHO Chief Says Political Will Missing for Equitable Vaccination Setting up a vaccine-manufacturing site is expected to cost as much as $50 million and take anything between six months and two years to build depending on the amount of government support, Addae said. In South Africa, the state-backed BioVac Institute plans to construct a plant at a cost of as much as $238 million after signing a manufacturing deal with U.S.-based ImmunityBio Inc., which is conducting Phase 1 vaccine trials in the country. That could act as a stepping stone toward developing a national inoculation export industry, BioVac Chief Executive Officer Morena Makhoana said last month. Read More: Covid-19 to Serve as Platform for South African Vaccine Industry Ghana has similar ambitions, Addae said. “There is an opportunity to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines in Ghana and on the continent, and we can leverage that to serve West Africa and” other countries, she said. PMAG is a 40-member association of medium- and large-scale manufacturers who dominate the nation’s $700 million pharmaceutical industry. - Bloomberg CINCINNATI – Kroger is testing drone delivery technology it says is smart enough to soon deliver barbeque sauce not only to your doorstep but your neighborhood cookout in as little as 15 minutes.
Testing will begin this week near its Kroger Marketplace store in Centerville, Ohio, between Cincinnati and Dayton. The flights will be managed by licensed pilots with Kroger's partner, Drone Express. Customer deliveries are scheduled to begin later this spring, and a second pilot is scheduled to launch this summer at a store in California, where Kroger operates is Ralphs subsidiary. The testing comes after Kroger's e-commerce sales hit $10 billion last year and the company begins ramping up its home-delivery service aimed at doubling that figure by the end of 2023. "We’re excited to test drone delivery and gain insights that will inform expansion plans," said Kroger’s Jody Kalmbach, group vice president of product experience, in a statement. “The pilot reinforces the importance of flexibility and immediacy to customers, powered by modern and efficient last-mile solutions." Workers are slowly returning to offices:Dallas takes the lead, while San Francisco and NY trail behind Diversity in tech:This group's mission is to get more Black product managers in tech. Here’s why. With a current weight limit of five pounds, Kroger is stressing the service's potential for providing last-minute or forgotten items, such as sunscreen delivered to customers at the beach. Because the drones hone in on the customer's smartphone placing the order, it also offers the convenience of delivery away from your home address. So customers could order mustard or mayonnaise they forgot at a picnic in a park. "The possibilities for customers are endless – we can enable Kroger customers to send chicken soup to a sick friend or get fast delivery of olive oil if they run out while cooking dinner,” said Beth Flippo, chief technology officer, of Drone Express' parent company Telegrid, in a statement. Besides Kroger stores, the grocer operates several regional supermarket chains in 35 states, including Fred Meyer, Harris Teeter, Ralphs, Mariano's, Fry's, Smith's, King Soopers, QFC and others. The company has nearly 2,800 stores and employs nearly 500,000 workers. (CNN)When astronaut Scott Kelly spent nearly a year in space, his heart shrank despite the fact that he worked out six days a week over his 340-day stay, according to a new study.
Surprisingly, researchers observed the same change in Benoît Lecomte after he completed his 159-day swim across the Pacific Ocean in 2018. The findings suggest that long-term weightlessness alters the structure of the heart, causing shrinkage and atrophy, and low-intensity exercise is not enough to keep that from happening. The study published Monday in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.The gravity we experience on Earth is what helps the heart to maintain both its size and function as it keeps blood pumping through our veins. Even something as simple as standing up and walking around helps pull blood down into our legs.When the element of gravity is replaced with weightlessness, the heart shrinks in response.Kelly lived in the absence of gravity aboard the International Space Station from March 27, 2015, to March 1, 2016. He worked out on a stationary bike and treadmill and incorporated resistance activities into his routine six days a week for two hours each day. Lecomte swam from June 5 to November 11, 2018, covering 1,753 miles and averaging about six hours a day swimming. That sustained activity may sound extreme, but each day of swimming was considered to be low-intensity activity. He swam from Japan to Hawaii and at times saw a piece of plastic in the ocean every three minutes Even though Lecomte was on Earth, he was spending hours a day in the water, which offsets the effects of gravity. Long-distance swimmers use the prone technique, a horizontal facedown position, for these endurance swims. Researchers expected that the activities performed by both men would keep their hearts from experiencing any shrinkage or weakening. Data collected from tests of their hearts before, during and after these extreme events showed otherwise. Kelly and Lecomte both experienced a loss of mass and initial drop in diameter in the left ventricles of the heart during their experiences. Both long-duration spaceflight and prolonged water immersion led to a very specific adaptation of the heart, said senior study author Dr. Benjamin Levine, a professor of internal medicine/cardiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. While the authors point out that they only studied two men who both performed extraordinary things, further study is needed to understand how the human body reacts in extreme situations. |
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