With more and more conversations about war swirling around us all, having honest, age-appropriate explanations can be the key to reassuring children, says Dr. Christopher Lynch.
A recent report by a company that specializes in information technology services predicted social commerce worldwide will grow into a $1.2 trillion business by 2025. We talked to Pei-yu Sharon Chen about how realistic this prediction is. Chen is the chair and professor in the Department of Information Systems and co-director of the Actionable Analytics Lab in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
Sarah Florini, an associate professor of film and media studies in the Department of English at Arizona State University, and Elizabeth Grumbach, director of digital humanities and research at the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics talk about how TikTok treats marginalized communities.
Um regime de manejo da dor sem opioides ofereceu o mesmo alívio da dor que os opioides comumente prescritos, de acordo com dois estudos de cirurgias esportivas comuns.
El tratamiento farmacológico sin opioides para controlar el dolor ofrece el mismo alivio que la terapia con los opioides más comúnmente recetados, dicen dos estudios recientes sobre cirugías frecuentes en los deportes.
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory study some of the most fundamental questions about our universe: What are the properties of elementary particles? What drives the expansion of the universe? But the tools they use can lead to technologies that benefit everyday life.
University of Miami School of Law associate professor Pablo Rueda-Saiz discusses what constitutes a war crime and what it takes to gather evidence of such transgressions and to prosecute those responsible.
In this Q&A, ALS senior staff scientist David Shapiro and Stanford materials science professor William Chueh share how their pioneering X-ray techniques can help researchers understand how battery materials work in real time at the atomic scale.
There are no ifs, ands or “butts” about it: March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and a timely reminder to get screened for one of the deadliest—and most preventable—cancers.
Eating well during cancer treatment is important for a child or young adult as this helps them to cope better with their cancer treatment, fight infection and repair tissues damaged by therapies such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Immigration has been a politically charged topic for decades in the U.S. What’s missing from the discussion is consideration of criminal justice practice and policy, says Xavier Perez, a criminology faculty member in DePaul University’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
لندن- قد تمثل أمراض القلب نهاية الرحلة أو حتى تهدد حياة الرياضيين التنافسيين والترفيهيين على حدٍ سواء، إلا إن الأطباء يدركون أنه في كثير من الحالات، يمكن معالجة مشاكل القلب لمساعدة المرضى على ممارسة الرياضة. إيليا بهر، دكتور الطب، وطبيب القلب في مايو كلينك للرعاية الصحية في لندن، يشرح التوجه العام لإبقاء الرياضيين المصابين بمشاكل القلب في رحلتهم الرياضية وألعابهم.
Doenças cardíacas podem significar o fim do jogo ou até um risco à vida tanto para atletas de competição como para recreacionais, mas os médicos estão descobrindo que, em muitos casos, os problemas cardíacos podem ser administrados para ajudar os pacientes a continuar praticando esportes.
Las afecciones cardíacas pueden poner fin al deporte o hacer peligrar la vida de los deportistas, sean de competición o recreación, pero los médicos ahora se dan cuenta de que en muchos casos, es posible controlar los problemas cardíacos para permitir que los pacientes continúen practicando deporte.
Now that the holiday season has concluded, perhaps you’ve noticed the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia in aging family members.
George Grossberg, M.D., the Samuel W. Fordyce professor and director of geriatric psychiatry at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, said it is during family gatherings that caregivers often notice older adults 65 and over may be slipping cognitively.
A review of available data suggests that there was not a significant rise in child abuse related to COVID-19. Robert Sege of Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical explains the "missing epidemic of child abuse" in a recent JAMA Pediatrics viewpoint.
School of Nursing students at all of West Virginia University's campuses are training to be the next wave of health professionals to fill a growing void in the industry.
Heart conditions can be game-ending or even life-threatening for competitive and recreational athletes alike, but physicians are realizing that in many cases, cardiac issues can be managed to help patients carry on with sports. Elijah Behr, M.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains the trend toward keeping athletes with heart problems in the game.
Cancer treatments save lives. They also might cause heart damage in the process. Cedars-Sinai research scientist Arun Sharma, PhD, wants to be able to predict when this might happen, and is creating models of the human heart by using stem cells derived from blood. The goal is to better personalize cancer treatments.
Fusion surgery has been the long-standing treatment for people with scoliosis - a side-to-side curve of the spine. But other options have become available — including vertebral body tethering for children with scoliosis.
"Vertebral tethering is a new tool in the tool kit for the treatment of scoliosis," says A. Noelle Larson, M.D., a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and expert in scoliosis surgery.
A rapid heartbeat. A fluttering feeling in your chest. A heightened awareness of your own heartbeat. They can all be signs of a heart rhythm disorder called AFib. Cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. Christopher Rogers explains why it’s important to get AFib treated sooner than later.
Changes in habits during the pandemic can lead to unexpected health issues with feet and ankles. Orthopedic surgeon Kshitij Manchanda, M.D. at UT Southwestern Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine has seen an increase in both reported injuries and chronic problems.
Some of the University of Miami’s top mental health experts offer tips for curbing those anxious feelings that many are harboring while dealing with the longevity and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A West Virginia University researcher is looking at the possibility of American implementation of a different type of traffic roundabout popularized in Europe.
Since graduating from UNC, Neyla Pekarek ‘09, has lived on a stage. For eight years she traveled across the world performing in front of massive crowds as a member of the highly successful folk-rock band, The Lumineers. The vocalist, cellist and pianist has since decided to step off the tour bus and say goodbye to her bandmates. She’s not leaving the spotlight, though, just shifting her stage setting to the theatre with the world premiere of her new musical Rattlesnake Kate at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) on Feb. 4.
Before coming to the Indiana University Kelley School of Business in 2002, initially as a lecturer, Ann Bastianelli, spent more than 30 years in advertising and marketing. Today a teaching professor of marketing, she remains in tune with the latest in advertising and marketing trends. We asked what she expects to see this Super Bowl Sunday, the biggest day of the year in advertising.
University of Maryland School of Social Work experts can discuss themes of experiences of interracial marriage, Black fathers-in-law and sons-in-law relationships, and couples friendships
With approximately 16.3 million Americans aged 20 years and older living with coronary heart disease, Scott Shurmur, M.D., a cardiologist for Texas Tech Physicians and chair for the Department of Internal Medicine at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, advises prevention is key to a healthy heart.
Do you suffer from urinary incontinence – lack of voluntary control over urination? Want to learn about options available to treat the condition? Konstantin Walmsley, M.D., urologist at Mountainside Medical Center, answers questions about good bladder health and the many effective treatment options.
A U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory released in December, titled “Protecting Youth Mental Health,” unveiled several troubling trends when it comes to the mental health of school-aged children.
A pain management regimen without opioids offered the same pain relief as common prescription opioids, according to two recent studies of common sports surgeries.
This year’s NFL Championship, best known as the Super Bowl, will again be one of the most watched events. But public interest in live events appears to be declining, even for the “Big Game,” say two marketing professors at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.
Dean Boden-Albala is an internationally recognized expert in the social epidemiology of COVID-19, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. Over the past 15 years, her robust research portfolio has focused on defining and intervening on social determinants of disease, including the role of sex, race-ethnicity, socio-economic status, social support, stress, and social networks on stroke disparities and patterns across the U.S. and globally.
For the fourth year in a row the NJ Poison Control Center has seen an increase in calls concerning children who accidentally consumed cannabis (marijuana, THC) edibles. Last year (2021), the NJ Poison Control Center assisted in the medical treatment of more than 150 children who were accidentally exposed to cannabis edibles — nearly 100 children 5-years-old and younger; more than 55 children between the ages of 6 and 12.
Russia’s threats to Ukraine not only endanger the lives of Ukrainian citizens, but also the system that has supported European security since the end of World War II, according to Erik Herron, Eberly Family Professor of Political Science at West Virginia University.
On Jan. 4, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary. The numbers are staggering: 4.5 million workers quit or changed their jobs in November 2021, the highest number ever recorded in one month. The “quits rate” – the percentage of those who voluntarily left their jobs – jumped back up to 3 percent in November 2021, matching the all-time high set in September 2021.
With a cold front set to sweep into the region this weekend, many in South Florida are wondering—will it be raining iguanas? Christopher Searcy, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Miami who is a reptile and amphibian expert, discusses the rare South Florida phenomenon of cold-shocked lizards and iguanas falling from the trees.
Michael J. Stuart, M.D., a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, will be the team physician for the U.S. men's ice hockey team at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The games will be held Feb. 3–20.
In ‘Recipe for Survival: What You Can do to Live a Healthier and More Environmentally Friendly Life,’ scheduled for publication in January 2022, UCLA Fielding School professor Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes provides “recipes” for improving personal and planetary health
Many neonatal intensive care units offer mental health services that are focused on parents and caregivers. But at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the innovative Stein Tikun Olam Infant-Family Mental Health Initiative supports mental health for both caregivers and babies—while focusing on enhancing the all-important bond between them.