Addiction treatment, heart surgery and brain research are just some of the areas where virtual reality is helping to improve traditional approaches to treatment and training in medicine. Step inside a human heart or experience addiction treatment in VR.

Advancements in technology have revolutionized the way we communicate, travel, and do business. But they’ve also had a profound effect on our health. Many people complain about video game, smartphone, and Internet addictions as well as the increasing isolation fueled by our reliance on communication methods that let us avoid ever coming face-to-face with another […]
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How well you fight off colds and flu is likely a combination of luck, genetics and lifestyle.

Dr. Barres, who in 1997 transitioned from female to male, drew on his experiences as a woman to highlight the obstacles women in science face.

What is in a number? Apparently, a lot. While it’s unlikely that we’ve ever given much thought to our numbers and numeral system, it has a pretty interesting history. First, the numeral system just about everyone reading this probably uses is called the Arabic numeral system or, more recently, the Hindu-Arabic numeral system. The original […]
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Former United Nations ambassador and National Security Advisor for the Obama administration Susan Rice gave President Trump a bit of unsolicited advice about how to deal with the anti-government protests in Iran.
She says for him to shut up.

How Can Trump Help Iran’s Protesters? Be Quiet. https://t.co/w0MNlWMkxG
— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) December 31, 2017

Remind us what qualifications Rice has to be shouting down the president on this?
Oh, the Iran Deal…

With another year almost gone, we have taken a look back at some of the biggest stories from archaeology and space science. Now it is time to see what kind of interesting discoveries we have made in the animal kingdom. Our understanding of the natural world around us is continually evolving, as new ideas and […]
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Breaking news out of Houston where we’re learning that a man is under arrest after cops found 3 guns and “lots of ammo” in his room at the Hyatt Regency where a big New Year’s party was set to take place:

Man in custody after Houston police find AR-15, shotgun, handgun and “lots of ammmo” inside his hotel room, on 28th floor of Houston Hyatt Regency, overlooking planned New Year’s celebration…

Preschoolers and kindergartners are most likely to start fires caused by play, and are most likely to die in them, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

The council’s executive director said the dismissals were common when a new administration takes office. Six members resigned in June in protest of President Trump.