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Oct

Circadian disruption promotes tumor-immune microenvironment remodeling favoring tumor cell proliferation

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Aiello I, Fedele MLM, Román F, Marpegan L, Caldart C, Chiesa JJ, Golombek DA, Finkielstein CV, Paladino N. Circadian disruption promotes tumor-immune microenvironment remodeling favoring tumor cell proliferation. Sci Adv. 2020 Oct 14;6(42):eaaz4530. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz4530. PMID: 33055171; PMCID: PMC7556830. Abstract Circadian disruption negatively affects physiology, posing a global health threat that manifests in proliferative, metabolic, […]

08
Oct

European Commission decides to register new European Citizens’ Initiative

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Source: European Commission https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_4995 7 October 2021 Today, the European Commission decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Stop (((5G))) – Stay Connected but Protected’. The organisers of the initiative call on the Commission to propose legislation to better protect all forms of life from certain alleged risks of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and […]

08
Oct

Brussels government approves increase in 5G radiation standards

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Source: The Brussels Times https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/188495/brussels-government-approves-increase-in-5g-radiation-standards/ Friday, 08 October 2021 The Brussels government has approved the preliminary draft ordinance at first reading that increases the current emission standard of 6 V/m (volts per metre) to 14.57 V/m outdoors and 9.19 V/m indoors, including radio and television antennas. The text fleshes out the essential recommendations of the […]

08
Oct

“Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks Act of 2021” or the “HAVANA Act of 2021”

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Summary: S.1828 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) Passed House (09/21/2021) Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks Act of 2021 or the HAVANA Act of 2021 This bill specifically authorizes the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of State, and other agencies to provide payments to agency personnel who incur brain injuries from hostilities while on assignment. Specifically, […]

08
Oct

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS: Satellite swarms are threatening the night sky. Is low-Earth orbit the next great crucible of environmental conflict?

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Source: https://www.science.org/content/article/satellite-swarms-are-threatening-night-sky-creating-new-zone-environmental-conflict 7 OCT 2021 BY JOSHUA SOKOL On 19 December 2019, Tony Tyson, an experimental physicist at the University of California (UC), Davis, joined a conference call with billionaire Elon Musk that helped shape the fate of starry nights on Earth. The call was cordial but tense. Seven months earlier, Musk’s company SpaceX had […]

07
Oct

Communicating clocks shape circadian homeostasis

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Koronowski KB, Sassone-Corsi P. Communicating clocks shape circadian homeostasis. Science. 2021;371(6530):eabd0951. doi:10.1126/science.abd0951 The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Science Abstract Circadian clocks temporally coordinate physiology and align it with geophysical time, enabling diverse lifeforms to anticipate daily environmental cycles. In complex organisms, clock function originates from the molecular oscillator within each cell […]

07
Oct

5G From Space: Airbus + Partners To Study Standards

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Source: https://news.satnews.com/2021/10/04/5g-from-space-airbus-partners-to-study-standards/ Space based network infrastructure will soon complement the 5G terrestrial mobile networks that are currently being deployed — this will lead to satellite communications (SATCOM) becoming an integrated and indispensable part of the global telecommunications ecosystem, with the potential to grow existing market segments such as backhauling and to expand into new areas […]

07
Oct

Use of artificial intelligence by the police: MEPs oppose mass surveillance

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Source: European Parliament News https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210930IPR13925/use-of-artificial-intelligence-by-the-police-meps-oppose-mass-surveillance To combat discrimination and ensure the right to privacy, MEPs demand strong safeguards when artificial intelligence tools are used in law enforcement. In a resolution adopted by 377 in favour, 248 against and 62 abstentions, MEPs point to the risk of algorithmic bias in AI applications and emphasise that human […]

07
Oct

Addressing 5G National Security Risks Must Include Satellite Security

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Source: https://breakingdefense.com/2021/10/addressing-5g-national-security-risks-should-start-with-satellite-security/ As the US and its partners try to exploit the benefits of 5G networks for future national security uses, the focus has largely been on security terrestrial networks. But in this analysis, Melissa K. Griffith of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars argues that those worried about 5G security need to aim […]