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Date: November 14, 2019 Source: Cell Press
Summary: During spaceflight, astronauts experience similar physical stress as cancer patients undergoing treatments such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy. Researchers suggest that by mimicking a NASA astronaut's schedule of exercising before, during, and after a mission, cancer patients could reduce the long-term impact their treatments often have on their bodies. 

AP News -- Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 24-30:

Buncombe County free Christmas assistance: Applications for Christmas toys and free gifts are taken by some or all of the charities in the Asheville area below. The demand for additional help around the holidays is very high as many families struggle to buy the gifts their kids request. Or they struggle to pay for a Thanksgiving or Christmas meal. The non-profits below may be able to help.           

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift says she may not perform at the American Music Awards because the men who own her old recordings won’t allow her to play her songs.

NEW YORK (AP) — Motorola is bracing for the future by returning to the past. The company is adapting its historical flip-phone design for a smartphone with a foldable screen.

November 12, 2019 Source: American Institute of Physics Summary:

Researchers have developed a portable electrospinning device with a confined electric field that can safely deposit bandages and drugs directly onto biological surfaces, using air to spray the fibers out onto the surface, like a can of spray paint. The device can be used to cover wounds and provide controlled drug release over time.

Raleigh -- NCDHHS Press Release -- Nov 8, 2019 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services submitted an annual report to the legislature on Nov. 8 highlighting significant progress in the Transition to Community Living Initiative (TCLI) to assist people with mental illness find housing and services in the community. A hallmark success of the program was a 27 percent increase in housed individuals over the prior year.

Happy Birthday to Celebrities for the week of Nov. 17-23:

CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Amber Blood got to Chico on Nov. 8, 2018, wearing pink slacks and her favorite white peacoat. It was all she had left.