National Stress Awareness Day

National Stress Awareness Day on the first Wednesday in November aims to identify and reduce the stress factors in your life.

#StressAwarenessDay

Everyone has stress. Some stress is good for us. It helps us to respond to changes in life. Stress is our body’s way of protecting itself from harm.Read full story

Dense Fog Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
700 AM EDT Wed Nov 2 2022

OHZ010>014-020>023-028>033-036>038-047-PAZ002-003-021400-
/O.CON.KCLE.FG.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-221102T1400Z/
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Medina-Summit-
Portage-Trumbull-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-
Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville,
Avon Lake, Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Painesville,
Willowick, Wickliffe, Chardon, South Russell, Bainbridge,
Chesterland, Middlefield, Burton, Jefferson, Orwell, Andover,
Roaming Shores, Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Akron, Kent,
Aurora, Streetsboro, Ravenna, Warren, Niles, Bucyrus, Galion,
Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Wooster, Orrville, Rittman,
Canton, Massillon, Alliance, Youngstown, Boardman, Austintown,
Marion, Mount Gilead, Cardington, Millersburg, Killbuck,
Mount Vernon, Edinboro, Corry, Union City, Meadville,
and Titusville
700 AM EDT Wed Nov 2 2022

...DENSE
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NIH Study in Mice Provides Insight Into How Brain Activity is Fine-Tuned

Research explores how new information is consolidated across the sleep-wake cycle.

Using a mouse model, researchers have discovered a new daily rhythm in a type of synapse that dampens brain activity. Known as inhibitory synapses, these neural connections are rebalanced so that we can consolidate new information into long-lasting memories during sleep.Read full story

USDA Announces November 2022 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for November 2022, which are effective Nov. 1, 2022. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.

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AG’s Special Prosecutions Team Secures Justice in Northwest Ohio Cases

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Special Prosecutions Section of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office secured justice in three felony cases since the weekend, reinforcing the breadth of expertise and assistance that the office provides local law enforcement agencies.

The AG’s Special Prosecutions Section seeks to offer prosecutors statewide the resources necessary to consistently excel in their work.Read full story

NIH-Funded Study Shows Blood Pressure Levels Rose During Pandemic

Telemedicine, home-monitoring may have helped lessen impact.

Adults with hypertension saw a small, but consequential, rise in their blood pressure levels during the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the number of times they had their blood pressure measured dropped significantly, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.  Read full story