• WDTN

    Northern lights: What causes the colors that we see — and don’t see?

    Greens and blues, reds and purples — when it comes to the northern lights, what causes all the different colors?

  • My husband finds life easy, and ‘corrects’ me because I don’t

    Your brain is wired to need order to feel safe, he should respect thatThe question I am mid-40s and married. My husband is good at dealing with life. He never worries, is never insecure, always positive, has unlimited energy and always has a solution for everything. He deals with our kids seemingly without effort, doesn’t set many rules and never worries if they eat enough vegetables or go to bed too late. Everything is a breeze; rules are to be broken and life must be enjoyed.I am not like...

  • More than half of Texas homes selling below market value, study finds

    Despite the economy's quick post-pandemic growth, Texas isn't immune to the pressure that higher interest rates have put on the housing market, according to a new study from real estate data company Agent Advice. Using figures from online marketplace Zillow, the new report found that 61.3% of homes sold in Texas during recent months moved for less than their market value. Researchers looked at the 950 most recent properties to sell in housing markets nationwide to determine which had...

  • High levels of weedkiller found in more than half of sperm samples, study finds

    Glyphosate found in samples from French infertility clinic raising questions about controversial chemical’s impact on fertilityMore than 55% of sperm samples from a French infertility clinic contained high levels of glyphosate, the world’s most common weedkiller, raising further questions about the chemical’s impact on reproductive health and overall safety, a new study found.The new research also found evidence of impacts on DNA and a correlation between glyphosate levels and oxidative stress...

  • Hospital surgical teams with more women improve patient recovery, study finds

    Researchers say that a critical mass of female anaesthesiologists and surgeons in operative teams can reduce postoperative complicationsHospital surgical teams that include more female doctors improve patient outcomes, lower the risk of serious complications and could in turn reduce healthcare costs, according to the world’s largest study of its kind.Studies show diversity is important in business, finance, tech, education and the law not only for equity but for output. However, evidence...

  • Don’t want to talk? This popular therapy helps patients heal from trauma

    A once fringe type of therapy is now growing in popularity

  • Letter: Cease-fires don’t end wars; get Hamas in Rafah

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to continue his attack on Hamas in Rafah amid pending cease-fire negotiations. Cease-fires only prolong wars. They do not end wars.

  • More than half of parents report burnout, U.S. study finds. What can be done?

    A new study has found that high expectations, both internal and external, can lead to unrealistic pressure to be a perfect parent.

  • Nearly half of iPhone buyers choose upgraded storage tier, study finds

    CIRP is out with a new report today focused on the sales patterns of iPhone buyers when it comes to storage tiers. They highlight how storage tiers have become a major way for Apple to increase its profit line for each new iPhone sold, as the iPhone’s margins get increasingly better when storage is upgraded. According to CIRP’s findings, almost half of iPhone buyers opt to upgrade the storage on their device. And this trend skews even higher, reaching over 50%, when considering the iPhone 15...

  • Many families take patients off life support too soon after traumatic brain injuries: study

    Many patients who died after traumatic brain injuries may have survived and recovered if their families had waited to take them off life support, a new study found. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and other universities analyzed "potential clinical outcomes" for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who were removed from life support, according to a press release. The study included 1,392 patients who were treated in 18 trauma centers across the U.S....

  • Young children with persistent severe obesity could have half average life expectancy, study finds

    Research finds four-year-old boy who remains severely obese into adulthood has life expectancy of 39Children who are severely obese could have just half the average life expectancy if they don’t lose weight in adulthood, according to a study.Research suggests that a severely obese four-year-old boy has a life expectancy of 39, half that of a boy the same age with a healthy weight in the UK. Continue reading

    • CP24

    'My family doctor just fired me': Ontario patients frustrated with de-rostering

    Dozens of Ontarians are expressing frustration in the province’s health-care system after their family doctors either dropped them as patients or threatened to after they sought urgent care elsewhere. Nearly 100 people contacted CTV News Toronto over several days in response to a callout for personal experiences with the process known as “de-rostering.” Many said that they had no idea that they could be dropped as patients and only found out about it after they visited another clinic for...