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The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) Tuesday announced that Oklahoma will receive up to $81.6 million in federal American Rescue Plan (ARPA) State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funding to provide more access to capital for startups and small businesses in Oklahoma. SSBCI funds will be used to create two new programs: the Oklahoma Venture Capital Investment program and the Oklahoma Business Lending Partnership program.
Read moreSenator James Lankford (R-OK) along with Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Edward Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure requesting reconsideration of the 2013 national coverage determination (NCD) brain imaging procedures used for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. Specifically, the NCD restricts brain imaging for Medicare recipients to a single scan during a person’s lifetime, contingent on a patient’s enrollment in a clinical trial. New evidence suggests that ‘amyloid PET’ imaging of the brain is effective in detecting Alzheimer’s disease, although scans cost thousands of dollars out of pocket.
Read moreYou might think that your nostrils share the workload when it comes to inhaling and exhaling. And while they do, it’s not quite in the way that you might expect. You actually inhale and exhale through one nostril at a time, according to definitive research published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings in 1977. Every few hours, the active nostril will take a break and the other one will take over until they ultimately switch back again. Put your finger under your nose and try it. Prepare to be amazed!
Read moreRemarkable, inspirational Baseballer Joe Musgrove recently traveled to Antarctica to celebrate his 30th birthday and to break the record for the world’s fastest pitch, according to the Guinness Book of World Records -- an 86 miles per hour fastball. Joe was accompanied by his San Diego Padre teammates and athletes from the Challenged Athletes Foundation, including 16-year old Landis Sims who’s accomplishment defies probability, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. Sims was born without hands or feet yet he earned the position of second baseman on his Elizabeth, IN high school varsity team. He idolizes Musgrove. As he put it in an interview with KGO-TV in San Francisco: “The first time I met Joe Musgrove, he told me, ‘Life rewards those who start.’ So I think every day, if I start going, if I start working, then I’m going to be rewarded at some point.”
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Beef Quality Assurance Certification Available During Cattlemen’s Congress
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Women’s Basketball Head Coach Matt Cole will take the reins of Tiger Athletics, East Central University President Wendell Godwin announced Friday.
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The chance to enjoy another deer hunt or two before year’s end would be a wonderful Christmas gift for almost any deer gun hunter. That’s exactly what the Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun Season offers!
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