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New York, Global Insight Services have recently published a report on Alzheimer's Disease - Drug Pipeline Landscape, 2023. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative brain disorder that attacks the brain's nerve cells, or neurons, and causes them to waste away. This disease is characterized by a slow, gradual decline in memory, thinking, and reasoning skills. Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60 to 80 percent of all cases. Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to...
9% of marketers cite lead generation as their key challenge, as per Demand Gen Report. It urges businesses to rethink their strategies and find creative ways to win the attention of their future buyers. In search of lead generation opportunities, Digital Ink, a creative agency based in Carlsbad, CA, has subscribed to DesignRush Marketplace to find clients and projects that fit their offerings and core values. Digital Ink President Aaron Wells shares that the agency started acquiring quality...
The popcorn market size was valued at $9,868.40 million in 2020, and is estimated to reach $18.8 Billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 5.3% from 2022 to 2031. Popcorn is a type of snack made from maize or corn kernel. It is prepared by heating corn kernels with vegetable oil or butter in pot, stove, kettle or microwave. Owing to its high nutrition content, popcorn is consumed as a snack food all over the world in two forms- ready-to-eat (RTE) and microwave popcorn. Microwave and RTE popcorn are...
February is known as the month of love and with Valentine's Day around the corner, Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts in the Maldives unveil special packages to create impactful romantic moments to delight their guests. Couples are welcome to select from bespoke packages curated to facilitate lasting memories surrounded by breath-taking tropical views and picturesque white sand beaches. Stroll down memory lane or create new memories this Valentine's Day at Cinnamon Velifushi Maldives, a luxury resort...
Plywood refers to an engineered wood product that is constructed by assembling thin layers of wood veneers bonded together using strong adhesives. Some of the plywood variants are maple, cedar, mahogany, spruce, pine, oak, etc. It is commonly used as a combination to manufacture plywood with enhanced durability and high structural strength. Plywood offers numerous benefits, including improved flexibility and reusability, easy installation, insulation against sound, and high chemical and...
Voters in parts of the San Fernando Valley are gearing up for a special election to replace former Los Angeles City Council member Nury Martinez (District 6), and already, homelessness is becoming a key issue in the race. The district includes neighborhoods like North Hollywood, North Hills, Sun Valley, Panorama City, Van Nuys and Arleta. Each of those neighborhoods has seen a rise in their homeless population and encampments, much like the surrounding Greater Los Angeles area. Seven candidates have qualified for the ballot and each is...
The UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team got just what they needed this past weekend. After back-to back losses on the road to Arizona and USC, the Bruins returned home for games at Pauley Pavilion against the Washington Huskies and the Washington State Cougars, bouncing back from the losses with a much-needed sweep of the visitors to hold on to first place in the Pac-12. The Bruins defeated the Huskies on February 2, 70-61, using a stiff first-half defense to build a lead that they never r...
The 2023 off-season has started for the Los Angeles Chargers management team and the 2023 will provide some significant challenges. The Chargers need to address the NFL salary cap, they need to prepare for the NFL Draft, and they need to find a way to resign or extend the players they need to make another playoff appearance in 2023. The Chargers will need to get below the NFL salary cap of $224.8 million by 1:00 PM on March 15th. That is the day the 2023 NFL season will officially begin. That...
Mayor Karen Bass issued the following statement today after the $50 million for her Inside Safe initiative was approved. Inside Safe is a citywide proactive housing-led strategy to bring people inside from tents and encampments for good, and to prevent encampments from returning. Our city is in a state of emergency because we have more than 40,000 people sleeping on our streets every night. The approval of the $50 million will help pay for some of the cost of short-term interim housing in motels and hotels first, as well as assisting with the...
Child slavery is a global crisis, and the United States is no exception. Thousands of children are being sold into sexual slavery in the United States every year, and California is one of the largest hotspots for domestic and international trafficking due to its large population, international borders, and metropolitan regions. California's Forgotten Children brings to light the heartbreaking stories of young girls and boys who have fallen through the cracks of the foster care system, abusive...
Today, Networking California for Sickle Cell Care (NCSCC) announced that it successfully reduced preventable hospitalizations of adults with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) by 20% and total length of hospital stays by 50%.[i] Before NCSCC was established in 2019, California spent more than $162 million annually on sickle cell related ER visits and hospitalizations. Early data demonstrates that once NCSCC has reached full capacity, it will save the state between $80 to $100 million per year. "The...
State Controller Malia M. Cohen today announced that homeowners throughout California have extra time to apply for Property Tax Postponement (PTP) for the 2022-23 tax year. While the standard application deadline is February 10, 2023, homeowners statewide have until April 14 to apply. Due to the impacts of weather-related and other emergencies, the Controller’s Office will grant a statewide extension allowing more time for homeowners to apply for postponement,” said Controller Cohen. The PTP program, administered by Controller Cohen, allows hom...
Tech giant Apple's aspirations for a new L.A. area office campus across the street from Culver City Station has cleared another key hurdle, receiving the approval of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission on February 9. While the project has been billed as a Culver City development, the bulk of the roughly 4.5-acre Culver Crossings campus would rise within the City of Los Angeles at the southeast corner of Venice and National Boulevards. The L.A. side of the property is slated for a low-rise s...
An experimental treatment halved hospitalizations for COVID-19, but don’t expect it to reach U.S. pharmacies anytime soon. The medicine is a single injection of interferon lambda, a version of a natural human molecule that amplifies antiviral action in the respiratory tract. In a study of nearly 2,000 people in Brazil and Canada, the medication reduced the need for hospitalization in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, during both the delta and omicron waves. The findings were published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Because it a...
After meeting in the spring of 2022, Konstantinos Leoussis (Founder, KIL N.Y.C.) and Melissa Johnson (Founder, Miss Havisham Curiosities) began brainstorming how to combine alternative handmade jewelry with the lively signature teacups. Inspired by their mutual love of mourning jewelry, the macabre, gossip, and – of course – tea, the two teamed up to create two unforgettable accessories. When Konstantinos and I were vending at the Oddities Flea Market next to each other, we instantly had a syn...
Vocal coach to Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana (among others), Stewart Pearce will make a rare trip across the pond for an exclusive three-evening California tour arranged by the British American Business Council. (BABC). The Fireside Chats with Pearce, entitled “The Craft of Voice and the Art of Persona” will begin in San Francisco with BABC Northern California on February 22nd. He will then appear in Los Angeles on February 24th with BABC LA, finishing in Orange County on February 28th. Throughout his forty-year career as a wor...
The son of a Carson, California, resident is serving the U.S. Navy with Navy Recruiting Station Fresno attached to Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Golden Gate located in Mountain View, California. Petty Officer 2nd Class Rich Jacquesgarcia, a Menifee, California, native and 2017 graduate of Paloma Valley High School in Paloma, California, joined the Navy over five years ago. I was inspired to join the U.S. Navy by my uncle, a retired master sergeant in the Marines who served 27 years, and...
As Pulitzer Prize finalist and Los Angeles based writer/actor Kristina Wong continues the 2023 Kirk Douglas season with her hilarious and heartfelt one-person play, “Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord,” Los Angeles audiences will have a variety of ways to engage with Wong and the community. A co-production with Center Theatre Group and East West Players, with additional support from the Skirball Cultural Center, “Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord” will play February 12 through March 15, with opening on February 15 in Culver City. In the true sp...
Local pet parents have a reason to celebrate: Wag Hotels has opened in Santa Monica, California! The highly-anticipated Wag Hotels Santa Monica is ready to welcome lucky dogs and cats. With over 4,000 square feet of supervised outdoor play yards, a range of private rooms and suites to choose from, a retail boutique stocked with treats, toys and pet couture, and a luxurious grooming salon - there's a lot to wag your tail over. Wag Hotels is the ultimate stay and play resort for dogs and cats....
Amazon has reported a 9 percent net sales increase in the fourth quarter, which would have been 12 percent if not for the adverse impact of year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates during the last three months of 2022. Amazon's continued success depends on its great customer service, fast delivery, and innovation," said Mitch Gould, Founder and CEO of Nutritional Products International, a global brand management firm based in Boca Raton, Fl. Amazon keeps adding to its equation. Jassy...
The trend of The trend of aesthetically enhancing the houses has witnessed significant popularity due to sure in penetration of social media platforms in the U.S. Thus, increase in influence to decorate houses based on the various themes found on the internet notably contributes toward the growth of the market. The U.S. home decor market size was valued at $125,813.0 million in 2019, and is estimated to reach $158,929.1 million by 2027, registering a CAGR of 8.0% from 2020 to 2027. In 2019, the...
It looks like 2023 is going to be a big year for e-commerce, with online stores expected to have an influx of over 265 million US shoppers. As consumerism continues to evolve, we will see further advancements and changes throughout online shopping. When looking at the landscape of e-commerce, it is difficult to ignore two of America's leading digital retailers, Amazon and Walmart. For a significant amount of time, Amazon has outshined Walmart, upholding its dominance in the e-commerce industry....
Come join the Community Garden Meeting in a discussion on the relocation of the community gardens. Community members will be provided with information on the previous community gardens and potential alternative locations. Attendees will have the opportunity to Provide feedback to staff. There will be two meeting options. You do not have to attend both meetings. The first meeting will take place in-person at the Culver City Teen Center on Monday February 20 at 7:00 p.m. (PST). Registration for the in-person meeting is required. The second...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced former Vice President Al Gore as an opening keynote speaker at the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) Summit on May 8-10, 2023, in Washington D.C. The AIM for Climate Summit will bring together partners to increase and accelerate investment in and support for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation. We are honored to have former Vice President Al Gore join us in Washington this May to kick off the AIM for Climat...
Mayor Karen Bass today issued the following statement following the announced retirement of Senator Diane Feinstein. Senator Dianne Feinstein is a mentor, trailblazer and legislative icon for so many public servants. When I served as Speaker of the California State Assembly, Senator Feinstein requested that we confront California's water crisis, and we did – implementing the first overhaul in our state’s water policy in decades and taking action that led to a state water bond to help combat the effects of climate change. In Congress, I fou...
