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IN A NUTSHELL 🩺 A new wearable patch offers real-time blood pressure monitoring, revolutionizing how hypertension is managed. 🧬 The device uses liquid metal sensors and laser sintering to achieve precise measurements and high durability. 🏃‍♂️ Suitable for patients and athletes, the patch provides continuous tracking, outperforming traditional cuff-based monitors. 📡 Researchers are integrating AI and wireless technology to enhance …

Imagine you’re cruising through your 20s and 30s, enjoying life, maybe hitting the gym or walking the dog. Then, without a dramatic event, your energy starts to dip. You move less, sleep more, skip workouts more often—not because you’re lazy, but because life gets busy, health shifts, or routines change. This downward trend isn’t just a sign of ageing—it might …

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers. It’s not clear that any state has a solution and the actual effect of data centers on electricity bills is difficult to pin down. Some critics question whether states have the spine …

Vinay Prasad is returning to his role overseeing vaccine, gene therapy and blood product regulation at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a little more than a week after he left the agency. “At the FDA’s request, Dr Vinay Prasad is resuming leadership of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research,” Department Health and Human Services spokesperson Andrew Nixon …

Rosie O’Donnell shared a lengthy statement in which she said that The View will be canceled over its politics. O’Donnell alleged that ABC is “trying to soften” audiences before canceling the talk show. The former cohost said that the current show is “a little too much woman” for conservatives. Ex-The View cohost Rosie O’Donnell believes that her former talk show …

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Drop to Four-Month Low as Pressure Mounts on Fed  Realtor.com Average rate on a 30-year mortgage drops to lowest level since April  ABC News Current mortgage rates report for Aug. 6, 2025: Rates dip again  Fortune Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, August 7, 2025: Lowest 30-year rate since April  Yahoo Finance Mortgage Rates Steadily Holding Longer-Term Lows  Mortgage …

Republicans Raise the Pressure on Texas Democrats to End Their Walkout  The New York Times Texas Democrats receive bomb threat in escalating standoff over redistricting  The Guardian Texas state lawmakers in Illinois evacuated from their hotel after threat  NBC News Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying  CBS News Bomb threat at Q Center on 5th Avenue in …

The Tucson city council voted unanimously Wednesday against bringing the massive and water-devouring Project Blue data center — tied to tech giant Amazon — into city limits. After weeks of escalating public outrage over the lack of transparency around Project Blue, the council voted to end negotiations and remove the annexation and development agreement from the upcoming council meeting agenda …

US trade gap skids to 2-year low; tariffs exert pressure on service sector  Reuters U.S. trade deficit hits a nearly 2-year low in June; China gap plunges  CNBC U.S. Imports Slid in June on Higher Tariffs  The New York Times US Trade Gap Narrows to Tightest Since 2023 on Drop in Imports  Bloomberg.com Dow Jones Slips as Trade Deficit Slides to Multi-Year Low  TipRanks Source …

Blood pressure (BP) measurement is a core component of patient assessment in clinical care. It helps guide medication dosing, supports treatment decisions, and is essential for the diagnosis of hypertension. As high BP is often asymptomatic, its accuracy is critical. Measurement errors can lead to misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment.  The Riva-Rocci-Korotkoff method, which uses a cuff sphygmomanometer to measure brachial …