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Knee brace startup to use $600K for research projects with local universities 01/28/2022 11:02am • Charlottesville tech startup Icarus Medical Innovations is using a $600,000 grant from Virginia Catalyst to help advance research into the effectiveness of its flagship product. Dave Johnson founded Icarus Medical in 2019 after years of working on designs for a knee brace for his own use. The start Adams Morgan vigil marks 100th anniversary of Knickerbocker Theatre disaster 01/28/2022 05:03am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlXvbtWen3k&feature=youtu.be Exactly 100 years ago, D.C. suffered its deadliest single-day peacetime disaster when the Knickerbocker Theatre roof collapsed under a record 28 inches of snow, killing 98 people. On Friday, Adams Morgan will mark the 100th a Questions to Ask a Personal Trainer Before Hiring Them 01/26/2022 07:00pm • The COVID-19 pandemic left many people struggling to stay physically active and putting on some unwanted pounds. Now, fitness facilities are reopening around the country, and it's time to turn the page on a new year. As you return to exercise and perhaps pursue your New Year's resolutions, it's impo Best Foods to Eat in the Morning 01/25/2022 07:00pm • Breakfast of championsBreakfast is more than just the meal that breaks your overnight fast; it's the opportunity to prime your body with nutrients to carry you through the day. The foods you choose will affect your daily energy, alertness and overall health. So it's important to make your breakfast Kids recovering from COVID-19 not eating? Food may smell like rotting trash 01/25/2022 05:48pm • Some people who lose their sense of smell with COVID-19 can get a rude surprise as it begins to return. Kids who are recovering from the virus who interpret some smells as disgusting, rancid or like rotting garbage may not want to eat, a D.C. pediatrician told WTOP. "I have certainly seen a fa With added urgency, dozens rally for Maryland ban on 'ghost guns' 01/25/2022 03:51pm • Dozens of gun control advocates from around Maryland gathered in Annapolis on Tuesday to push for a ban on so-called “ghost guns.” It’s not the first time lawmakers have tried to pass such a bill, and it’s not the first time advocates have rallied for it. But now that a student from Rockv Foods That Stop Bloating 01/24/2022 07:00pm • Everyone experiences bloating sometimes.You know the feeling: your pants don't want to button and your gut feels full and uncomfortable. 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