A new study shows that children who play individual sports, like tennis, may have more mental health issues than those that play team sports or don’t participate in sports at all. Rebecca Nelson via Getty Images “If only I could play soccer instead of tennis,” wrote tennis star Andre Agassi […]
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Scientist Mary Beth Browning Monroe is developing materials for healing the human body that could make a tremendous difference in life or death situations. These biomaterials—easy to use and highly effective—could control bleeding within wounds, especially critical in instances where time is of the essence such as on the battlefield, […]
CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen appears to have changed her tune when it comes to the implementation of government imposed restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. During a Monday appearance on “Anderson Cooper 360,” the former Planned Parenthood president argued that “the science has changed” surrounding the pandemic, leading […]
Photo: Cohesion / Twitter Chicago companies are gaining recognition and reaching new heights. Keep reading to find out what these tech companies are up to following last week’s announcements. This is the Chicago weekly refresh. Heyday gained $555M. The latest Series C brings Heyday’s total capital raised to $800 million since the company’s […]
Fourteen of the world’s most respected information security experts have warned that client-side scanning “is a dangerous technology” that threatens democracy. The cryptographers and engineers, whose careers have laid the groundwork for the internet’s fundamental security protocols, have authored a paper titled “Bugs in Our Pockets” to explain their concerns, […]
Nine schools have begun taking payments from children for lunch by using facial recognition software to automatically identify each student. The system, which the schools in North Ayrshire claim will speed up queues and reduce the COVID-19 risks of card payments and fingerprint scanners, is being launched today. But some […]
Though there are is an increasing number of women represented in research, the recent round of Nobel Prize winners has highlighted the persistent gender discrepancies in the highest tiers of science. The prestigious awards have come under fire for their exclusion of female recipients in the past, and this year’s all-male lineup for medicine, […]