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Depression and hippocampal subfield volume in older adults
Abstract Depression is associated with a higher risk for developing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) [1], but the mechanisms that underlie the complex relationship between depression and AD remain largely elusive. The hippocampus is a region of the brain that is commonly affected by both AD and depression and serves as a focal point for our study.
APOE ε4 potentiates tau related reactive astrogliosis assessed by cerebrospinal fluid YKL40 in Alzheimer’s disease - Communications Medicine
Abstract Glial responses are involved in neurodegenerative processes, with tau pathology often associated with increased glial inflammatory responses in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele, the major genetic susceptibility gene for AD, might contribute to this process by modulating both tau pathology and inflammatory cascades in the brain.
Senate Confirms Aronowitz to Lead Employee Benefits Security Administration | JD Supra
On September 19, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Daniel Aronowitz as the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) by a 51-47 vote. Mr. Aronowitz was nominated by President Trump on February 11, 2025. A Senate confirmation hearing was held on June 5, 2025, and on June 26, 2025, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) voted to advance Aronowitz’s nomination to the full Senate by a vote of 14-9.
The One Nutrition Mistake Every Youth Athlete Makes
A youth athlete’s schedule doesn’t exactly lend itself to ideal nutrition. Case in point? The long stretch between lunch and dinner. Due to class schedules and after-school athletic commitments, it can be very difficult to eat during this span of time. If your lunch period ends at 11:30 a.m., classes are over at 3:00 p.m., and practice runs until 6:00, you can be stranded seven to eight hours between meals. In many cases, snack options are limited to junk food from a vending machine.
NC Pitcher of the Week: March 18 - 23, 2024
Throughout the 2024 season Prep Baseball Scouts will be working to track and see as many games and players as possible. Each week the scouting staff will post game coverage, scout blog, player video and more. This will be done in conjunction with Inside the Box, a daily scoreboard with select game and player highlights.
NC Player of the Week: March 18 - 23, 2024
Throughout the 2024 season Prep Baseball Scouts will be working to track and see as many games and players as possible. Each week the scouting staff will post game coverage, scout blog, player video and more. This will be done in conjunction with Inside the Box, a daily scoreboard with select game and player highlights.
College Crosscheck, Week 5: Tennessee, Alabama, Charlotte & UNC Wilmington
Our Director of College Scouting, David Seifert, visited Tuscaloosa, Ala., last week to witness the SEC's start of conference play in between Tennessee and the hosts, the Crimson Tide. Also, Prep Baseball Mid-Atlantic Scouting Director, Brandon Hall, was in Charlotte watching the 49ers play in-state program UNC Wilmington, and those takeaways can be found below as well.
NC Pitcher of the Week: March 11 - 16, 2024
Throughout the 2024 season Prep Baseball Scouts will be working to track and see as many games and players as possible. Each week the scouting staff will post game coverage, scout blog, player video and more. This will be done in conjunction with Inside the Box, a daily scoreboard with select game and player highlights.
NC Player of the Week: March 11-16, 2024
Throughout the 2024 season Prep Baseball Scouts will be working to track and see as many games and players as possible. Each week the scouting staff will post game coverage, scout blog, player video and more. This will be done in conjunction with Inside the Box, a daily scoreboard with select game and player highlights.
NC Player of the Week: Week of March 4 - 9, 2024
Throughout the 2024 season Prep Baseball Scouts will be working to track and see as many games and players as possible. Each week the scouting staff will post game coverage, scout blog, player video and more. This will be done in conjunction with Inside the Box, a daily scoreboard with select game and player highlights.
NC Pitcher of the Week: Week of MAR 4 - 9, 2024
Throughout the 2024 season Prep Baseball Scouts will be working to track and see as many games and players as possible. Each week the scouting staff will post game coverage, scout blog, player video and more. This will be done in conjunction with Inside the Box, a daily scoreboard with select game and player highlights.
NC Player of the Week: Week of FEB 26 - MAR 2
Throughout the 2024 season Prep Baseball Scouts will be working to track and see as many games and players as possible. Each week the scouting staff will post game coverage, scout blog, player video and more. This will be done in conjunction with Inside the Box, a daily scoreboard with select game and player highlights.
2024 North Carolina Player & Pitcher of the Week
Throughout the 2024 season Prep Baseball Scouts will be working to track and see as many games and players as possible. Each week the scouting staff will post game coverage, scout blog, player video and more. This will be done in conjunction with Inside the Box, a daily scoreboard with select game and player highlights.
2024 NC ProCase: Quick Hitters (Pitchers)
The Prep Baseball North Carolina ProCase has become a must see event for area scouts that cover North Carolina. The 6th annual event was held on Sunday February 11th at Diamond Xtreme in Kernersville, NC. With over 30 of the top prospects from North Carolina's 2024 and 2025 grad classes in attendance, the 2024 ProCase was set to be one of the best in the event's history. The 2024 roster drew over 30 professional scouts to Kernersville for the workout.
Superlatives: Burlington Preseason ID
Prep Baseball of North Carolina opened the 2024 event season with the Burlington Preseason ID. An indoor event at Triad Baseball Academy, players had a chance to go through athletic testing, positional evaluations, as well as pitching and BP evaluations. Prep Baseball scouts were on hand to run the event verify stats, and evaluate the players involved. Triad Baseball Academy offered a spacious workout facility.
Why Are So Many Athletes Ditching Dairy? Should You?
Anyone who grew up in the heyday of the popular “Got Milk?” ad campaign, in which many high profile athletes touted the benefits of the bovine beverage, might be surprised to know that a growing number of today’s players are ditching dairy altogether. Maya Moore, Novak Djokovic and Tom Brady have all sworn off dairy in recent years, and they credit that decision with helping them feel and perform better. Why are so many stars calling it quits on milk and its derivatives?
Is Coffee Actually Healthy?
Coffee. If you clicked on this article, you probably can’t imagine going a day without it. Sipping a hot cup of coffee to start your morning is a relaxing ritual, but one that ultimately leaves you more energized. For millions of Americans, that’s an irresistible offer. But just how nutritious is coffee? Is it a guilty pleasure that’s slowly leeching your health away? Or is it a bonafide superfood capable of benefiting your body from head to toe?
Prep Baseball Report > North Carolina > News
Brandon and Matt are back and looking forward to sitting down weekly throughout the year to talk all things baseball in North Carolina and more. The guys will discuss players, events, games, and anything else they may have seen while around the field recently.
Are Eggs Actually Good For You?
Americans love their eggs. In January alone, United States shell egg production totaled 7.91 billion. That’s a lot of omelets. Eggs are one of the few foods that are both affordable and appetizing. But some people intentionally avoid eggs, citing their high fat and cholesterol content as deal-breakers. But are these people unnecessarily depriving themselves of healthy, wholesome food? Or are eggs just another popular yet unhealthy food that’s contributing to our nation’s obesity epidemic?
Prep Baseball Report > North Carolina > News
Brandon and Matt are back and looking forward to sitting down weekly throughout the year to talk all things baseball in North Carolina and more. The guys will discuss players, events, games, and anything else they may have seen while around the field recently.
Prep Baseball Report > North Carolina > News
Follow PBR of NC @PrepBaseballNC | Instagram | Facebook Trending UP monthly takes a focus on the top 10 most viewed PBR Profiles in North Carolina. With over 13 million views in 2022, growing by close to a million views from 2021, and more set for 2023 on prepbaseballreport.com, you want to know what names are hot. Could be for any reason, but these 10 players are TRENDING UP in North Carolina.
Prep Baseball Report > North Carolina > News
PBR of North Carolina hosted its Top Prospect Games on August 2nd at Campbell University. The event featured players from across the state in the 2024-2026 grad classes. The Top Prospect Games continues to be one of the most popular summer events on the PBR summer schedule with several college coaches in attendance taking a look at the prospects in attendance. The day started with position players taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data.
Prep Baseball Report > North Carolina > News
PBR of North Carolina hosted its Top Prospect Games on August 2nd at Campbell University. The event featured players from across the state in the 2024-2026 grad classes. The Top Prospect Games continues to be one of the most popular summer events on the PBR summer schedule with several college coaches in attendance taking a look at the prospects in attendance. The day started with position players taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data.
Prep Baseball Report > PBR PLUS
Team Carolina opened up its game schedule in the 2023 PBR Future Games with a nationally televised game vs. Team California. The two teams did not disappoint the national audience and all of the college coaches on hand, running out numerous prospects in a game that came down to the final pitch. Team Carolina jumped out quickly, plating two runs in the second. The frame opened with a Connor Robertson single up the middle.
Prep Baseball Report > PBR PLUS
The end of July means that the country is getting ready to turn its attention to LakePoint in Emerson, GA for the country's biggest underclass event, the PBR Future Games. Featuring 400+ uncommitted players from across the country, representing their state or region, with every workout and game played at one 4 field diamond at LakePoint. Team Carolina will again represent both North Carolina and South Carolina at the 2023 event.
Prep Baseball Report > North Carolina > News
On Thursday July 6th PBR of North Carolina hosted trials for Team Carolina at Jim Perry Stadium on the campus of Campbell University. The Team Carolina Trials leads to identifying prospects for some of the summer’s biggest invite only events like NC/SC Border Battle, PBR Southeast Senior Games, Top Prospect Games, and the PBR Future Games. The event featured players from the 2024-2027 grad classes.
Prep Baseball Report > North Carolina > News
Over 115 of the top players from North Carolina and South Carolina converged on UNC Charlotte’s Robert & Mariam Hayes Stadium on June 28, 2023 for the PBR NC/SC Border Battle. In front of over 30 college and professional coaches and scouts, players from each state went through a pre-game workout and then played 9+ innings in a controlled scrimmage. Position players opened the day with an offensive workout, taking live BP on the field.
Prep Baseball Report > PBR PLUS
The 2023 Body Armour State Games of North Carolina features 8 teams, representing 8 regions of the state, competing for the week in Charlotte, NC. On Monday each team worked out at Tuckaseegee Park, home of Queens University, giving scouts and coaches a quick glimpse at each roster on the field. Day 2 saw the start of the tournament format with the full day being played at Truist Field, home of the AAA Charlotte Knights.
Prep Baseball Report > North Carolina > News
Brandon and Matt are back and looking forward to sitting down weekly throughout the year to talk all things baseball in North Carolina and more. The guys will discuss players, events, games, and anything else they may have seen while around the field recently.
Prep Baseball Report > North Carolina > News
Brandon and Matt are back and looking forward to sitting down weekly throughout the year to talk all things baseball in North Carolina and more. The guys will discuss players, events, games, and anything else they may have seen while around the field recently.
Prep Baseball Report > PBR PLUS
The 2023 high school season is winding down and with that comes class rankings updates. First up is the 2024 Class. After a winter full of Preseason All State Events, Scout Days and tons of spring high school coverage across the state, the PBR Staff in NC has updated its 2024 Class Rankings. It's shaping up to be a busy summer for this class as college coaches will have eyes on this class throughout the summer looking to build and bolster their recruiting classes.
Prep Baseball Report > North Carolina > News
Brandon and Matt are back and looking forward to sitting down weekly throughout the year to talk all things baseball in North Carolina and more. The guys will discuss players, events, games, and anything else they may have seen while around the field recently. This week the guys talk about some of the following: + The Post-Season is Coming + Power 25 & National Ranking Updates + Strong Brackets - Which Region Could be the Toughest + Bracket Anomalies...
Prep Baseball Report > PBR PLUS
By Brandon Hall North Carolina Director of Scouting College coaches and pro scouts are watching. When you get off the bus, they are watching. When you are working in the cage, they are watching. When you are playing for a championship in front of 3,000 fans, of course they are watching. The reach of recruiting information does not have a limit. Coaches want to know what they are getting on the field, in the classroom, and in the locker room, so they are watching.
A Short Course of Celecoxib Prevents Heterotopic Ossification Following Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty
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Cancer relevance of circulating antibodies against LINE-1 antigens in humans
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How Many Acres is a Football Field?
How Many Acres is a Football Field? High school, college, and NFL football fields are the same size. A standard football field is 120 yards long. The playing field is 100 yards (300 feet) long, and each end zone is 10 yards (30 feet) deep. The field has a uniform width of 53 1/3 yards (160 feet). If you calculate the entire area of a football field, including the end zones, it works out to 57,600 square feet (360 x 160).
Push-Up Grip Guide: How Different Hand Positions Change the Exercise
Push-Ups are a great bodyweight exercise because they require no equipment, target several key muscle groups, and effectively build strength and lean muscle mass when performed correctly. But like any exercise, how you perform Push-Ups can have a big impact on what they do for you. Specifically where you align your hands for a Push-Up can have a serious effect on the muscles you’re activating and how intensely they’re activated.
Life Hack: Buy a Medium-Weight Kettlebell
I love my kettlebell. In fact, I still remember how we first met. We were cleaning out the old STACK office when a co-worker announced a kettlebell was up for grabs. I pounced on the offer, and we’ve been friends ever since. Years later, I still pick up that same 16-kilogram Skogg kettlebell almost every single day. In our time together, I’ve become convinced that one of the best investments for anyone who wants to look, move and feel better is simply a medium-weight kettlebell.
3 Little-Known Kettlebell Movements That Tone Your Entire Body
A single medium-weight kettlebell is a fitness Swiss Army Knife. You may already be familiar with kettlebell exercises like the Swing and the Turkish Get-Up. However, those are far from the only fantastic exercises at your disposal. In this video, Ryan Summers, DPT and co-owner of Pure Physio (Strongsville, Ohio), shares three unique kettlebell moves you can perform virtually anywhere: For privacy reasons YouTube needs your permission to be loaded. For more details, please see our Privacy Policy.
Are Bai Drinks Healthy?
One reason Bai drinks are resonating with modern consumers? Unlike soda, they’re not stuffed with an exorbitant amount of sugar or calories. In fact, a 16-ounce bottle contains just 10 calories and 2 grams of sugar. But just because a drink is low in calories and sugar doesn’t automatically make it healthy. So do Bai drinks really deserve to become a part of your beverage habits? Read on to find out. Types of Bai Drinks A huge number of drinks fall under the Bai banner.
2 Keys to a Better Barbell Hip Thrust
The Barbell Hip Thrust has taken the world by storm. Thanks to its unique ability to directly target the glutes, which are among the most powerful (yet most-frequently underdeveloped) muscles in the human body, more people than ever are utilizing this exercise. “The Barbell Hip Thrust is one of our favorite exercises we try to incorporate for a lot of our athletes.
A Peloton Bike Probably Won't Get You Your Dream Body. Here's Why.
Peloton is taking over the world and has been for a while. The exercise equipment and media company that was founded in 2012 is now valued at over $8 billion. The basic Peloton bike costs a cool $2,245, but you’ll also need to fork over $39 a month (which works out to $468 a year) to unlock the bike’s best features, such as live streams of classes from the company’s physical studios in New York City.
Football Positions: Explained
As in other team sports like soccer and baseball, football requires players to play distinct positions. Players in each position have different responsibilities and line up in different areas of the field. Thus, knowing the name and role of each football position is critical to learning the game. If you’re a beginner, knowing the ins and outs of each football position can help you pick the one best suited for your skillset.
Does Walking With a Weighted Vest Help You Lose Weight?
The first time I saw it, I wrote it off as an anomaly. But then I saw it again. And again. And again. Totally normal people walking around in public in totally normal clothes, save for one accessory-a large weighted vest strapped to their torso.
8 Football Drills For Building NFL-Style Speed and Explosiveness
Speed kills. Perhaps this fact is no more apparent than in football. A football field is only 100 yards long and 53.33 yards wide. The faster a player can navigate that space, the more dangerous he will be. One player who knows the importance of speed? Treston Decoud. The former Oregon State cornerback was recently drafted by the Houston Texans thanks to his combination of size, speed, and athleticism. “Speed is everything—speed kills.
Why the 2,000-Meter Row May Be the Most Killer Fitness Test Ever Created
Rowing Machine Training The rowing machine is a killer workout. Training on a rowing machine activates 85 percent of the body’s musculature and can get your heart pumping in a hurry. It requires a blend of both endurance and power, and the low-impact nature of the movement doesn’t pound your joints like running on a treadmill. Competitive rowers are some of the fittest and most powerful athletes on the planet, and the rowing machine plays a massive role in their training.
Are Bang Energy Drinks Healthy?
Energy drinks are rarely a good choice. Many shock your system with colossal amounts of caffeine and sugar in an effort to increase alertness, but that sudden spike in energy is usually followed by a brutal crash which leaves you feeling worse off than before. Most energy drinks are nutritionally equivalent to soda, and you’re smart enough to know a can of Coca-Cola isn’t doing your health any favors.
9 Foods You Didn't Know Have as Much Protein as Peanut Butter
Peanut butter is a popular food, often praised for its high protein content. A two-tablespoon serving packs eight grams of protein, making it an easy way to add protein to a variety of snacks or a meal. But peanut butter isn’t the only food high in protein. In fact, various foods you might not expect deliver just as much—if not more—protein than peanut butter. Green Peas How much protein they’re packing: 8 grams per serving (one cup) See, your parents really did know best.
For Your Benefit Newsletter, April 2022
HHS Updates and Expands Women's Preventive Service Guidelines The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced earlier this year that it adopted recommended changes to the Women's Preventive Service Guidelines. These Guidelines determine what preventive care needs must be covered by insurers and group health plans—without cost sharing with the patient— under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
5 Healthy Foods That Got a Bad Rap
People used to think that the world was flat, the sun orbited around the Earth and Pluto was a planet. Now we know better. Nutrition is no different. As research evolves, we learn more about how certain foods affect our bodies. Many foods we used to hold in high regard have been proven to be worse than we thought. And those supposedly unhealthy foods that your mom always told you stay away from? Well, a few of them have been rehabilitated.
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