Aquatic health flows into human health
Climate change and other human impacts on aquatic ecosystems also accelerate health risks for those living near rivers, lakes and marine coastal areas.
Mar. 2, 2022
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Humans partner with machines to help save endangered animals
In 2016, hundreds of volunteers in Kenya – school kids, park rangers, scientists, and tourists – took part in a two-day event called Great Grevy's Rally to help save the endangered Grevy’s Zebra.
Mar. 2, 2022
The ocean connection: Researchers show how human health is linked to ocean health
Health care practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and the public are banding together to study the ocean connection to public health and find ways to address and mitigate these emerging risks.
Mar. 2, 2022
Gene therapy looks promising for sickle cell disease in early trial
A newly developed gene therapy is showing very promising early clinical results for sickle cell disease.
Mar. 2, 2022Helen Mayberg, M.D., discussed the three markers her lab developed to monitor and define recovery in patients who have been successfully treated for treatment-resistant depression with deep brain stimulation (DBS).
Mar. 2, 2022
Scientists suggest depression could be a movement problem
Research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and Emory University in Atlanta is providing a new view of depression.
Mar. 2, 2022
Masks usher revelations on how we perceive faces during communication
Face masks worn during the pandemic unveiled insights into the ways humans process and interact with faces, scientists say.
Mar. 2, 2022
Finding faces during a pandemic
Mask-wearing raises critical questions: If we obscure the face, what would we focus on when seeing another person? How would we show emotions, or engage in conversation?
Mar. 2, 2022Scientists have looked to gene sequencing to understand the role of symmetry in the evolution of life. However, their method is limited by the availability of sequencing information, and they cannot always account for changes in DNA over a lifespan.
Mar. 2, 2022