For twins, gesture and speech go hand-in-hand in language development
Gestures—such as pointing or waving—go hand in hand with a child’s first words, and twins lag behind single children in producing and using those gestures, two...
Daily Archive: May 10, 2021
New theory may revolutionize treatment of endometriosis
Endometriosis, a disease found in up to 10 percent of women, has been enigmatic since it was first described. A new theory developed by researchers at...
Researchers map how people in cities get a health boost from nature
Your local city park may be improving your health, according to a new paper led by Stanford University researchers. The research, published in Proceedings of the...
Research harnesses AI to fight breast cancer
Breast cancer has recently overtaken lung cancer to become the most common cancer globally, according to the World Health Organization. Advancing the fight against breast cancer,...
Trouble managing money may be an early sign of dementia
After Maria Turner’s minivan was totaled in an accident a dozen years ago, she grew impatient waiting for the insurance company to process the claim. One...
New technique predicts response of brain tumors to chemoradiation
A team studying malignant brain tumors has developed a new technique for predicting how individual patients will respond to chemoradiation, a major step forward in efforts...
Does driving wear you out? You might be experiencing ‘accelerousal’
Admit it: Daily commutes—those stops, the starts, all that stress—gets on your last nerve.
Baffert, Medina Springs’s Trainer, Denies Cheating Allegations
A day after the Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit was revealed to have failed a drug test, the horse’s trainer cited “cancel culture” in his denials.
Former Obama speechwriter trolls Newsmax anchor live on TV
David Litt, a former speechwriter for President Obama, was booked on Newsmax to discuss Elon Musk hosting an episode of “Saturday Night Live.” Instead, Litt blasted...
History-making NASA spacecraft to head back to Earth
After spending nearly two-and-a-half years together, a NASA spacecraft will bid farewell to its asteroid companion Monday and begin the long journey back to Earth.
