Colin Wong, a blind Ph.D. student, can't forget having to pay US$100 for an Uber when he needed to take a standardized test. There was no testing center in San Francisco, where he lived, that could accommodate his disability.
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More than half of people with mitochondrial disease can be diagnosed via genomic sequencing, a finding that will revolutionize care for families, according to a new study. And the Melbourne researchers have discovered what ...
Oct 30, 2024
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Alcohol is deeply rooted in our cultures and habits, and in most Western countries, its significant economic weight grants it a much more favorable legal status and social perception than other drugs.
Oct 23, 2024
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Companies that manufacture slabs of engineered stone, a popular choice for kitchen and bathroom countertops, are developing and marketing new products amid mounting concerns about stonecutters being sickened with a deadly ...
Oct 23, 2024
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A new study across five European countries is the largest randomized controlled trial to date evaluating the efficacy of a combined hearing and vision rehabilitation intervention for people with dementia living at home. The ...
Oct 14, 2024
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Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, is on the rise, especially among children. Experts predict that by the year 2050, myopia will affect approximately 50% of the world's population. Researchers believe that an increase ...
Oct 3, 2024
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Over the last decade, urban poverty has dramatically increased in the UK, with an explosion in people needing to access emergency food parcels provided by food banks. But these food banks, while providing essential and extremely ...
Oct 1, 2024
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"During the day he's completely calm, but at night he gets very agitated."
Sep 26, 2024
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A new study challenges a 2019 World Health Organization report that microplastics in drinking water are harmless after confirming their presence in kidney, urine and bladder cancer samples.
Sep 26, 2024
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When summer temperatures spike, so does our vulnerability to heat-related illness or even death. For the most part, people can take measures to reduce their heat exposure by opening a window, turning up the air conditioning, ...
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