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/ 1 year agoUnderstanding that chronic back pain originates from within the brain could lead to quicker recovery, a new study finds
An intriguing therapy that shifts what people perceive as the source of their pain could aid in pain management.
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/ 1 year agoBiden administration executive order tackles AI risks, but lack of privacy laws limits reach
In the absence of comprehensive AI regulation from Congress, the executive branch is building on its previous efforts to address AI...
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/ 1 year agoModern medicine has its scientific roots in the Middle Ages − how the logic of vulture brain remedies and bloodletting lives on today
Your doctor’s MD emerged from the Dark Ages, where practicing rational “human medicine” was seen as an expression of faith and...
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/ 1 year agoNASA’s robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of – setting the stage for miners to follow someday
Upcoming NASA missions will help scientists understand the composition of asteroids – which could inform companies one day hoping to commercially...
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/ 1 year agoSecure attachment to both parents − not just mothers − boosts children’s healthy development
Psychologists have long focused on the importance of a secure attachment with a mother for healthy child development. A new look...
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/ 1 year agoTexas tried to fix its teacher shortage by lowering requirements − the result was more new teachers, but at lower salaries
Researchers found that lowering restrictions for new teachers had some unintended consequences.
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/ 1 year agoKristallnacht, 85 years ago, marks the point Hitler moved from an emotional antisemitism to a systematic antisemitism of laws and government violence
The violence of the 1938 pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany known as Kristallnacht was a turning point in Hitler’s ‘Final...
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/ 1 year agoHow Houthi attacks affect both the Israel-Hamas conflict and Yemen’s own civil war – and could put pressure on US, Saudi Arabia
Missiles from rebel Yemeni groups risk widening the Middle East conflict. But the motivation behind the attacks could be more about...
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/ 1 year agoGaza bombing adds to the generations of Palestinians displaced from their homes
A scholar who has studied Palestinian refugees for 20 years explains the history of their displacement and the stakes involved for...
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/ 1 year agoWhat exactly caused the explosion at a hospital in Gaza? Without an independent, credible investigation, it will be hard for everyone to agree
The hospital blast site has largely been cleared, Hamas says. But a forensic scientist explains what other evidence independent experts could...
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/ 1 year agoDespite his government’s failure to anticipate Hamas’ deadly attack, don’t count Netanyahu out politically
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presided over disasters before – and remained in power. But is the intelligence failure preceding...
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/ 1 year agoEndometriosis afflicts millions of women, but few people feel comfortable talking about it
Health care providers often dismiss endometriosis pain as ‘all in your head’ − which can delay a correct diagnosis and treatment...
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/ 1 year agoFriendship research is getting an update – and that’s key for dealing with the loneliness epidemic
Psychology researchers have focused on the idea that people form friendships with those who are similar, familiar and nearby. But how...
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/ 1 year agoCancer has many faces − 5 counterintuitive ways scientists are approaching cancer research to improve treatment and prevention
From math to evolutionary game theory, looking at cancer through different lenses can offer further insights on how to approach treatment...
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/ 1 year agoRupert Murdoch’s empire was built on a shrewd understanding of how media and power work
As Rupert Murdoch prepares to hand over the keys to his media empire, what will his legacy be?
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/ 1 year agoAmerican individualism lives on after death, as consumers choose new ways to put their remains to rest
For some people, the decision over how to dispose of their body represents one last adventure – and one last consumer...
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/ 1 year agoA century ago, a Black-owned team ruled basketball − today, no Black majority owners remain
Led by a Black businessman named Bob Douglas, the New York Rens, who played their first game on Nov. 3, 1923,...
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/ 1 year agoLanguage induces an identity crisis for the children and grandchildren of Latino immigrants
Young Latinos in the US often navigate a contradictory landscape: Their parents see them as not Latino enough, while teachers and...
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/ 1 year ago3 reasons the House GOP is not any more dysfunctional than the Democrats − even after the prolonged speaker chaos
In the wake of the three-week internal GOP battle to choose a speaker, a scholar of Congress says that what looks...
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/ 1 year agoTrump’s violent rhetoric echoes the fascist commitment to a destructive and bloody rebirth of society
Trump’s call for violence is only part of a larger push for social disruption and destruction. For only in the wake...
