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2022-06-22 Opinion Make electric vehicles affordable for the rest of us OPINION: EV subsidies are poorly designed and mostly benefit the rich. Some simple changes could make them more effective and equitable. By Tamara Sheldon As an environmentalist who totes kids around town, I would love to buy an electric car. But here […]
2022-06-22 Kids’ neighborhoods can affect their developing brains, a new study finds Children living in low-income neighborhoods with ‘hands-off’ norms about safety showed higher levels of reactivity in a region of the brain associated with emotion processing and threat detection. DenisTangneyJr/E+ via Getty Images Gabriela Suarez, University of Michigan The Research Brief is a short take […]
2022-06-21 A Proposal to Import Drugs from Other Countries Creates an Unusual Alliance in the Senate Victoria Knight Harmony is not often found between two of the most boisterous senators on Capitol Hill, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.). But it was there at Tuesday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee […]
Costs of Aging in Place are Emotional and Financial (NewsUSA) – Many older adults would prefer to remain in their own homes as they age, but a lack of affordable options makes this plan a challenge for individuals and their families, according to results of a new survey of more than 1,700 caregivers and […]
2022-06-20 Upended: How Medical Debt Changed Their Lives Noam N. Levey and Aneri Pattani Loading… Some lost their homes. Some emptied their retirement accounts. Some struggled to feed and clothe their families. Medical debt now touches more than 100 million people in America, as the U.S. health care system pushes patients into […]
2022-06-20 Book Review: The Unleashing of Tyrannosaurus Rex By Dan Falk The funny thing about Tyrannosaurus rex is that it’s become so familiar — from Hollywood movies to comic books to children’s toys — that it’s easy to forget that we’ve only known of its existence for about 120 years. Certainly we were fascinated by […]
2022-06-19 100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt Noam N. Levey Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on three jobs after she and her husband were sued for nearly $10,000 by the New York hospital where his infected leg was amputated. Ariane Buck, a young father in […]
Senescent brain cells may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease People with Alzheimer’s have more senescent brain cells than those without this disease, a new study shows. Senescent cells, which are damaged cells in the body that do not die off when they should, have been linked to many aspects of aging and disease. The new […]
We feel, and studies suggest, that cooking can be a form of therapy for many. On Sunday, we post recipes for those looking for new ways to diversify their cookbooks (we do not get paid for this). —Editorial Team. Pair Perfectly Grilled Steak with a Cool, Creamy Sidekick (Family Features) Firing up the grill and […]
10 Bizarre Things You Should Know About Your Skin By Anna Grig Do you know what is the largest organ of the human body? Yes, it is the skin, and it weighs approximately 15% of our total body weight. Learning more about your skin’s particularities is highly important for a healthy […]