Humans
- Health & Medicine
Warning! Junk foods can harm a teen’s brain
The adolescent brain has a hard time resisting junk food. But high-fat, high-sugar diets can interfere with learning and pose risks to mental health.
- Health & Medicine
Teen athletes with even mild COVID-19 can develop heart problems
COVID-positive student athletes, some with no symptoms, have developed heart inflammation and more. They are new reasons to limit coronavirus exposure.
- Health & Medicine
Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 appears nearly 95 percent effective
A second coronavirus vaccine appears super effective in preventing people from being sickened by COVID-19.
- Brain
Kids use more of the brain than adults do to process language
The brain continues to grow and mature throughout childhood. One big change occurs in which parts of the brain turn on as someone processes language.
- Tech
Computers are changing how art is made
Some people have challenged the idea that artificial intelligence can be creative. But new software can provide inspiration to artists or fully partner with them in the creative process.
- Psychology
Handwriting beats typing when it comes to taking class notes
Taking notes with a pen or pencil triggers activity in parts of the brain important for memory and for storing new information.
- Health & Medicine
Explainer: What is a spike protein?
These proteins, which give coronaviruses their name, also help them to infect cells.
- Health & Medicine
New Pfizer vaccine appears 90 percent effective against COVID-19
Preliminary finds show one of the new coronavirus vaccines appears 90 percent effective at reducing symptomatic COVID-19 infections.
- Animals
When physicians and veterinarians team up, all species benefit
When doctors for people and those for animals share their expertise, they can discover new ways to take better medical care of all species.
- Brain
Many student athletes face risk of concussions that heal slowly
High school girls and those with a history of concussions appear to take longest to recover.
- Health & Medicine
COVID-19 risk linked to vaping, but addicted kids find it hard to stop
Coronavirus risk offers a good reason to quit smoking e-cigarettes, except that’s really hard. And lots of kids were trying even before the pandemic hit.
- Health & Medicine
These free programs can help teens seeking to quit vaping
Most kids don’t know where to find help to stop using e-cigarettes. But new teen-friendly programs are emerging.
