Son the natural heir, say people in Hajipur, as Chirag and Paras fight over Paswan’s legacy

Son the natural heir, say people in Hajipur, as Chirag and Paras fight over Paswan’s legacy

Life-size statue of Ram Vilas Paswan was installed last year by his son Chirag Paswan near Hajipur Circuit House. | Photo Credit: Amit Bhelari  Ram Vilas Paswan’s shadow looms large over the Hajipur parliamentary constituency, one the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) founder won eight times from 1977 to 2019, often registering victories by record margins. … Read more

Covid: UK Biobank scans aim to reveal health legacy

Covid: UK Biobank scans aim to reveal health legacy

Prof Paul Matthews, a neuroscientist from Imperial College London, said: “The brain scans can tell us more general things about the brain structure. Whether there’s evidence for inflammation in the brain that may be persisting, and whether there’s been damage enough to to actually kill nerve cells in the brain that may cause some shrinkage.” … Read more

Legacy Racist Mortgage ‘Redlining’, Fewer Green Spaces

Legacy Racist Mortgage ‘Redlining’, Fewer Green Spaces

THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A racist mortgage appraisal practice used in the United States decades ago has resulted in less green space in some urban neighborhoods today, researchers say.         Those so-called “redlined” neighborhoods have higher rates of air and noise pollution, racial segregation and poverty — all of … Read more