Mobile - A Bridge Across The Gender Divide
The digital divide continues to shrink throughout the world, but women in low-income countries do not have equal participation in this technological revolution. Although more than one billion women have access to a mobile phone in developing countries, a woman living there is still 21% less likely to own a cell phone than a man.
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Study drugs used by one in ten teens but parents not paying attention
As high schoolers prepare for final exams, teens nationwide may be tempted to use a “study drug” ­– a prescription stimulant or amphetamine – to gain an academic edge. But a new University of Michigan poll shows only one in 100 parents of teens 13-17 years old believes that their teen has used a study drug.
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No Benefit Seen in Sharp Limits on Salt in Diet
....a prestigious group convened by the government says there is no good reason based on health outcomes for many Americans to drive their sodium consumption down to the very low levels recommended in national dietary guidelines.
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Sikh Mental Health Professionals and Community Leaders Join in Dialogue with White House on Mental Health
Reluctance to seek help regarding mental health is not limited to the Sikh faith. People around the world feel the need to keep their illness private.
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What Will It Take to End Poverty in a Generation?
End poverty in a generation?
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Frankenapple: Bad News No Matter How You Slice It
Scientists warn that this genetic manipulation poses health risks, as the manipulated RNA gets into our digestive systems and bloodstreams. The biotech industry claims otherwise.
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Yoga might help boost mental health
Yoga "gives some sense of sanity," ..."You're no longer washed away by the avalanche of your emotions. You are more in control."
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Your Phone vs. Your Heart
When you share a smile or laugh with someone face to face, a discernible synchrony emerges between you, as your gestures and biochemistries, even your respective neural firings, come to mirror each other.
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The Most Surprising Regret Of The Very Old
Life is simply too short, the oldest Americans tell us, to spend it torturing yourself over outcomes that may never come to pass.
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What Biotech Pesticides Are Doing to Our Bodies
The scientific evidence piling up against Roundup, the best-selling weed killer for home and farm use, is starting to sound a bit sci-fi.
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