You check your credit score before applying for an apartment. Your fitness watch tells you whether you slept well enough. A workplace dashboard measures your productivity. Parents can buy devices that track their baby’s breathing and heart rate…
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Moral metrics: Are corporate algorithms becoming our new moral authorities?
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What makes concussions so dangerous? An expert explains
Taking a punishing hit on the football field or soccer pitch; having your head jostle around during a car accident; experiencing a fall from a ladder. An estimated 3.8 million concussions occur each year throughout the U.S. as a result of sports…
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Tiny gene mutations shape cancer behavior and immune response
Cancer is often thought of as a single disease. Yet even tumors that arise in the same organ can follow very different genetic paths.
A new study shows that these differences can sometimes be traced back to tiny changes in a single…
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What Is A Collapsed Lung? Piston Cade Cunningham Out At Least 2 Weeks
Detroit Pistons All-Star guard Cade Cunningham suffered a left pneumothorax and a collapsed lung apparently after colliding with Washington Wizards Tre Johnson.
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FDA Approves New High-Dose Wegovy in US For Boosted Weight Loss : ScienceAlert
(AP) – Federal regulators on Thursday approved a new higher-dose version of the blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy that may help users lose more weight and keep it off.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a 7.2-milligram dose of…
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Why the gender wealth gap is still so stubborn, and what it means for women's well-being
Inequality in wealth between men and women has not always received the same attention as similar disparities in employment and earnings. This is perhaps because wealth—things like property, savings and investments—is seen as a private matter….
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BASF starts world’s first plant to mass-produce 3D-printed catalysts
Chemical giant BASF has started up what it calls the world’s first industrial-scale production plant for 3D-printed catalysts, marking a shift in how chemical processes can be optimized at scale.
The new facility at Ludwigshafen brings…
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HPV self-test boosts cervical cancer screening 'across the board,' study confirms
Making human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing available to all women increases the number of people screened for cervical cancer, a new study led by researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has confirmed. The study,…
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OstraBot hits 467 mm/min, becomes fastest swimming biohybrid robot yet
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed a new way to make lab-grown muscles stronger by letting them train themselves, removing a major limitation in biohybrid robotics.
The team built a platform where two…
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Peek inside NASA’s Mars habitat where humans train for life on the red planet
NASA has offered a sneak peek inside its Mars simulation habitat where four volunteers have now spent 150 days isolated from the outside world.
By living within the confines of the 1,700-square-foot Mars Dune Alpha habitat at the Johnson…
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