What your fleet can do about $5.40 diesel fuel today
The United States is the most energy-rich nation on the planet. We pump more crude oil than any country in the history of the industry, 13.6 million barrels per day last year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, an all-time record. We sit on the Permian Basin, the Eagle...
When the safety net becomes the risk
A small trucking company you have never heard of is probably insured right now by an entity you have never heard of, financed through a trust and surviving on cash advances from a factoring company that holds a blanket lien on everything it will ever earn. That carrier may have a safety score in...
New Phishing Platform Used in Credential Theft Campaigns Against C-Suite Execs
A large-scale credential theft campaign targeting senior executives has been linked to a previously unknown automated phishing platform called Venom Continue reading →
Combining Novel Dual HIF Inhibitors with Immunotherapy Erases Multiple Tumor Types in Mice
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy have developed a set of novel, first-in-class small molecule drugs that inhibit hypoxia-inducible factors 1 and 2 (HIF-1/2), a pair of transcription factors considered to be “master regulators” of cancer...
Growing Conductive Polymers Directly in the Brain
Interfacing biological tissues in the brain with electronic systems seems like science fiction, but developing effective strategies can aid in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, open opportunities for neurologically controlled prosthetics, or aid in modulating cardiovascular disease...
Hydrogel-Based Axon Model Improves Early Testing for MS Remyelination Therapies
Axons—the long, cable‑like projections that relay electrical signals across the nervous system—depend on tightly wrapped layers of myelin to keep those messages fast and reliable. When this insulation is damaged, as in multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurodegenerative diseases, signal...
CHS closes sale of Alabama hospital
Community Health Systems completed the divestiture of Crestwood Medical Center this week as the for-profit operator continues paying down its debt. Continue reading →
AI scribe adoption linked to modest reductions in EHR, documentation time: study
Clinicians’ use of an AI scribe was associated with 13 fewer minutes each day inside electronic health records and 16 fewer minutes on documenting patient care, according to the research published in JAMA. Continue reading →Norfolk Southern inks Atlanta transload deal with short line operator
Norfolk Southern and short line operator Jaguar Transport Holdings, LLC announced an agreement to improve and expand rail freight service in Atlanta’s northeast metropolitan region. The deal calls for Jaguar to handle local switching, operate the NS Doraville transload terminal, and invest in...