Physicians Are Struggling With Feelings of Betrayal
We went into medicine to help people, and now we struggle with feelings of betrayal. We sacrificed so much. While our cohort in college went on to graduate and earn an income and start families, we continued with medical school, an all-in venture financially and personally, demanding all our time, efforts, and attention. Then we […]
The COVID-19 Pandemic Could Continue Well Into 2022. Here’s Why.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Could Continue Well Into 2022. Here’s Why. | HuffPost Latest News Part of HuffPost World News. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. We might be ready for the pandemic to be over, but it looks set to be with us for a long […]
The Real-Life Costs Of Shrinking The Democrats’ Big Spending Plan
A discernible, long-simmering tension among some generally like-minded Democrats has spilled into public view in the past few weeks. It’s about two health care initiatives in President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” legislation ― and the likelihood that there won’t be enough money to fully fund both. One is a proposal to insure as many […]
Linker histones tune the length and shape of chromosomes
Human life hinges on the ability of our cells to cram six feet of DNA into a 10-micron nucleus — equivalent to fitting a mile of string inside one green pea. But stuffing genes into cramped quarters is only half the battle. The DNA must also remain organized, carefully coiled into loops that ensure the […]
2 Win Nobel Prize In Medicine For Showing How We React To Heat, Touch
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries into how the human body perceives temperature and touch, revelations that could lead to new ways of treating pain or even heart disease. Americans David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian identified receptors in the skin that respond to heat and […]
How a city’s design creates congestion
City planners predict that as more people move into urban areas, traffic jams will get worse. That’s why sustainability expert Neil Debbage, an assistant professor in the UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts’ Department of Political Science and Geography, proposes a new way to analyze traffic congestion. Using more precise measures to describe the […]
Despite Pandemic, Poverty Declined Thanks To Stimulus Checks
The coronavirus pandemic threw millions of Americans into unemployment last year, leading to the first drop in household income from work since 2011, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. But even though the official poverty rate also increased, a supplementary measure that accounts for stimulus payments found that poverty actually fell […]
To understand future habitat needs for chimpanzees, look to the past: New study examines where chimpanzees found refuge from climate instability during the past 120,000 years
A new study provides insight into where chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) avoided climate instability during glacial and interglacial periods in Africa over the past 120,000 years. Using bioclimatic variables and other data, the study identified previously unknown swaths of habitat, rich in figs and palms, where chimps rode out the changes seen since the Last Interglacial […]
Scientists create tool to explore billions of social media messages, potentially predict political and financial turmoil
For thousands of years, people looked into the night sky with their naked eyes — and told stories about the few visible stars. Then we invented telescopes. In 1840, the philosopher Thomas Carlyle claimed that “the history of the world is but the biography of great men.” Then we started posting on Twitter. Now scientists […]
Reducing the melting of Greenland ice cap using solar geoengineering?
Injecting sulphur into the stratosphere to reduce solar radiation and stop the Greenland ice cap from melting. An interesting scenario, but not without risks. Climatologists from the University of Liège have looked into the matter and have tested one of the scenarios put forward using the MAR climate model developed at the University of Liège. […]