Tuesday: The state updated its standards for wearing masks at work. Here’s what to know about the changes.
Square Enix Presents summer 2021: When it airs, how to watch, and what to expect
Square Enix’s E3 presentation is coming up soon and we have a good idea of what games will be at the event.
Illustrator and Lightroom are now 80% faster on M1 than on Intel Macs
Now rolling out are native Apple M1 versions of Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Lightroom Classic, all of which will see several performance improvements.
Have trouble sleeping? You’re at higher risk of dying, especially if you have diabetes
Having trouble falling or staying asleep may leave you feeling tired and frustrated. It also could subtract years from your life expectancy, according to a new study from Northwestern Medicine and the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom (UK).
Connection between genetics, treatment outcomes in patients taking blood thinners
Genetic information stored in biobanks brings new opportunities for individualized health care. According to a new study by VTT, tailoring based on genetic information can improve treatment outcomes of blood thinner treatment. There are nearly 400,000 users of blood thinners in Finland, and so the increased understanding of the effects of genetics on the drug …
Internal compression stocking helps against varicose veins
Varicose veins are more than just a cosmetic problem: The unsightly bulges might result in serious health problems such as leg ulcers, thromboses or even pulmonary embolisms. The cause of varicose vein disease is usually a weakness in the connective tissue, which causes the vein wall to give way and thus the vein diameter to …
‘Tiny first responders’ use powers for good against skin cancer
Researchers investigating a group of microscopic cells have discovered they can put the brakes on the rapid development of melanoma lesions.
Using real neural networks to pinpoint the start of brain disease
When the symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s become clear enough to make a diagnosis, there have already been significant changes in a person’s brain. That’s why researchers believe that finding a way to identify this turning point could be the key to better treatments.
Are LGBT high school students more likely to use illicit substances?
It’s not easy being a teenager. Teens have to cope with the often chaotic onset of physical, psychological and emotional changes. For teens in high school, there’s the added pressure to perform academically. LGB (lesbian, gay, bisexual) high school students face additional stress factors, including stigma and discrimination due to their sexual orientation and gender …
Neurocables to repair nervous system injuries
As the CBIT-UPV team explains, there is currently no effective clinical therapy for the regeneration of nerve injuries on nerve lengths greater than 2 cm, where the nerve cannot find its target and, often, that disoriented nerve ends up knotting itself into a painful ball called a neuroma.