If you’ve been to a therapist’s office in the past few years, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR, therapy. Most commonly used…
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West Nile virus season returns − a medical epidemiologist explains how it’s transmitted and how you can avoid it
West Nile virus is the most common mosquito-borne illness in the continental U.S., with an average of 2,464 reported cases per year. Every August, West Nile season ramps up, primarily…
Data show overall ED visit rate 47 visits per 100 people in 2022
In 2022, the emergency department visit rate was 47 visits per 100 people, according to an August data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics. Christopher Cairns, M.P.H.,…
Meet the EdYOU Adaptable AI Meta-Human Teaching Solution
A new approach to personalized computer instruction could help mitigate the impact of teacher shortages, understaffed classrooms, and lackluster self-learning, issues that have worsened since the pandemic. The EdYOU solution…
Predicting the implications of transforming public transport depots in China into energy hubs
Credit: Liu et al To reduce carbon emissions and mitigate climate change on Earth, governments and companies worldwide have been investing in the electrification of both public transport and private…
What Boeing Starliner astronauts are doing on ISS as NASA works on their ride home
Boeing Starliner’s two NASA astronauts have been busy in space since arriving two months ago on the first-ever crewed Starliner mission. While astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were expected…
Mosquito massacre: Can we safely tackle malaria with a CRISPR gene drive?
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing quickly decimated two caged populations of malaria-bearing mosquitoes (Anopheles gambiae) in a recent study, introducing a new way to solve an age-old problem. But the paper describing…
Arts and crafts may improve your mental health at least as much as being employed, scientists find
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Could arts and crafts help protect the public’s mental health? A new study in Frontiers in Public Health provides evidence that indulging our creative side could…
Archaeologists excavate “Freemason” tunnel beneath Warsaw park
Archaeologists have excavated part of a mysterious tunnel system beneath Gucin Gaj, a park complex located in the Mokotów district of Warsaw, Poland. The park is situated on the former…
Novel methodology allows for remote testing of functional mobility and muscle strength in elderly patients with dementia
Positioning of camera and participant while executing the functional mobility tests. Credit: Geriatrics Gerontology and Aging (2024). DOI: 10.53886/gga.e0000087_EN A study conducted at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar),…
