Parents are reaching for teachable moments on sex harassment
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 11:51
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Kenna Cook is a sex educator by profession, so it's natural that at home she teaches her two boys, ages 4 and 7, about the nuances of consent and the importance of being the bosses of their own...
Why teen brains need a later school start time
Sunday, 26 November 2017, 10:52
Last update: about 8 years ago
The Conversation
"I have a battle every morning to get my teenager out of bed and off to school. It's a hard way to start every day." Sleep deprivation in teenagers as a result of early school start has been a...
The curious relationship between altitude and suicide
Saturday, 25 November 2017, 13:00
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Suicide is one of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S. In the next 20 years, it's expected to cause more than 2 million deaths per year worldwide, ranking 14th in the world as a cause of...
Rise in teen suicide, social media coincide; is there link?
Thursday, 23 November 2017, 10:00
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
An increase in suicide rates among U.S. teens occurred at the same time social media use surged and a new analysis suggests there may be a link. Suicide rates for teens rose between 2010 and 2015...
Decades into diabetes, insulin therapy still hard to manage
Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 11:00
Last update: about 8 years ago
The Conversation
So, your doctor told you that you need insulin therapy for your Type 2 diabetes. This is a common problem and likely to be more so in the coming years. About 29 million people in the U.S. have...
AP Exclusive: US scientists try 1st gene editing in the body
Monday, 20 November 2017, 18:48
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Scientists for the first time have tried editing a gene inside the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person's DNA to try to cure a disease. The experiment was done Monday in...
Why treating breast cancer with less may be more
Friday, 17 November 2017, 10:56
Last update: about 8 years ago
The Conversation
Women with breast cancer have long faced complicated choices about the best course of treatment. One particular concern has been the daily radiation therapy many women with breast cancer receive...
Some nerves: How loud noise may change hearing
Thursday, 16 November 2017, 11:52
Last update: about 8 years ago
The Conversation
Our modern world is loud. Just sitting in a car, or an airplane, or watching movie previews, we are bombarded with sound. Even when those noises aren't damaging to the sensitive microphone that is our...
New fingerprint algorithm helps ID bodies found decades ago
Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 16:37
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Just after Thanksgiving Day in 1983, James Downey dropped off his older brother, John, at a Houston bus station, then quickly turned away so neither the police nor a motorcycle gang affiliated with...