Tag: health
A smart second skin gets all the power it needs from...
Wei Gao, California Institute of Technology
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
Skin is the largest organ of the...
Clear, consistent health messaging critical to stemming epidemics and limiting coronavirus...
Thespina (Nina) Yamanis, American University
While the deadly coronavirus spreads rapidly in the United States, United Kingdom, France and beyond, several countries in Asia and...
How to convince your loved ones to get the flu shot...
Helen Colby, IUPUI and Meng Li, University of Colorado Denver
The best way to protect against the flu is the flu vaccine. But even so,...
Your blood type may influence your vulnerability to norovirus, the winter...
Patricia L. Foster, Indiana University
In the last few months, schools all over the country have closed because of outbreaks of norovirus. Also known as...
I’m an OB/GYN who attended thousands of deliveries before wondering why...
Neel Shah, Harvard Medical School
A few years ago I visited Dar a Luz, the only free-standing birth center in New Mexico. It looks...
Why your New Year’s resolution to go to the gym will...
William Clark, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Come January, 40% of Americans will make New Years resolutions, and nearly half of them will...
Myths around mental illness cause high rates of unemployment
Bandy X. Lee, Yale University
Even though mental illness affects one in five adults – and depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide –...
How does a piece of bread cause a migraine?
Lauren Green, University of Southern California
Migraine is the third most prevalent illness in the world and causes suffering for tens of millions of people....
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
