'Empathy machine' or false hope? How virtual reality is being used to try to stop domestic violence The French government has just announced a trial using virtual reality to try to prevent domestic violence. Oct 13, 2021 0 31
Study finds some veterans experience distress related to past trauma exposure as they near end of life Exposure to a traumatic event may haunt you decades after the initial exposure. Oct 13, 2021 0 174
Fluorescent spray lights up tumors for easy detection during surgery The prognosis for a cancer patient who undergoes surgery is better if the surgeon removes all of the tumor, but it can be hard to tell where a tumor ends and healthy tissue begins. Now, scientists report in ACS Sensors that ... Oct 13, 2021 0 43
Delta variant increases risk of adverse outcomes in pregnant women Pregnant women have been a population of concern for physicians since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network reported early ... Oct 13, 2021 0 33
Mayo Clinic Minute: Flu during a pandemic Have you had your flu shot yet? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone over 6 months get a flu shot every season with rare exceptions. Oct 13, 2021 0 30
Baby cereal sold at Walmart recalled for elevated levels of arsenic (HealthDay)—Maple Island Inc. announced Friday that it has recalled three lots of Parent's Choice Rice Baby Cereal because of elevated levels of arsenic in the products. Oct 13, 2021 0 34
I'm not a little kid anymore! 10-year-old children act like adults. Educating children and pre-adolescent is sometime a difficult task for adults, oscillating among different educational attitudes, such as a decisive tone or a dialogical one. Researchers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia ... Oct 13, 2021 0 67
Enzyme driving insulin resistance in liver and may represent promising therapeutic target A central feature of type 2 diabetes is an inability of the body's cells to respond to insulin, a hormone that keeps blood glucose levels normal. Critical to this balance is the liver, which both stores and manufactures glucose ... Oct 13, 2021 0 106
California expands access to free menstrual products in schools (HealthDay)—Free menstrual pads and tampons must be provided in restrooms at all California public schools and colleges starting in the 2022-2023 academic year. Oct 13, 2021 0 26
Revealing the most commonly mutated gene in all cancers For the past fifteen years, cancer researchers have been using DNA sequencing technology to identify the gene mutations that cause the different forms of cancer. Now, Salk Assistant Professor Edward Stites and his team of ... Oct 13, 2021 0 74
