A pilot study of 45 middle school kids shows that more than a third of those screened had abnormal levels of blood sugar or high cholesterol. Two had blood sugar levels (HbA1c) in the diabetes range.
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Older Adults Feel Younger When They’re in Control
Stress can negatively impact health and wellbeing and cause people to become overwhelmed and feel that they have no control over their daily lives.
Tracking Turtles with Telemetry
A new model has been created that can forecast the location of Eastern Pacific leatherback turtles along the coast of Central and South America in an effort to decrease bycatch mortality of this critically endangered and ecologically important species.
Researchers Reverse the Flow of Time on IBM’s Quantum Computer
We all mark days with clocks and calendars, but perhaps no timepiece is more immediate than a mirror.
NASA Catches Tropical Cyclone Idai Making Landfall in Mozambique
Tropical Cyclone Idai was approaching landfall in Mozambique when NASA’s Aqua satellite provided an infrared look at the cloud top temperatures to determine the strongest parts of the storm.
Utility-Scale Solar Could Grow by Double Digits Over the Next Two Years
Large-scale solar power is projected to grow by double digits globally over the next two years, according to a new report from the investment bank Goldman Sachs.