Researchers have developed a way to use smartphone images of a person’s eyelids to assess blood hemoglobin levels. The ability…
When is reading your partner’s emotions beneficial, and when harmful?
Are you good at reading your partner’s emotions? Your perceptiveness may very well strengthen your relationship. Yet when anger or…
Scientists find evidence of link between diesel exhaust, risk of Parkinson’s
A new study in zebrafish identified the process by which air pollution can damage brain cells, potentially contributing to Parkinson’s…
The self-synthesizing ribosome
As the cell’s protein factory, the ribosome is the only natural machine that manufactures its own parts. That is why…
Surging numbers of first-generation learners being left behind in global education
‘First-generation learners’ — a substantial number of pupils around the world who represent the first generation in their families to…
Unconscious: ‘Sniff test’ predicts recovery of consciousness
If an unconscious person responds to smell through a slight change in their nasal airflow pattern — they are likely…
How to Protect Kids’ Ears From Constant Headphone Use
Volume is not the only measure to consider. Duration also contributes to damage to our kids’ ears.
How to Protect Kids’ Ears From Constant Headphone Use
Volume is not the only measure to consider. Duration also contributes to damage to our kids’ ears.
Hearts that drum together beat together
Researchers have found that in a structured group drumming task aspects of participants’ heart function synchronized. In a subsequent improvisational…
These Labs Rushed to Test for Coronavirus. They Had Few Takers.
The fragmented U.S. health care system has hampered efforts to expand coronavirus testing, by making it difficult for hospitals to…