By Evan T. Henerson Sometimes it is easier to let the tech do the talking. An innovative new app is helping teens communicate via text about the difficult issues they face. The Teen Talk app, developed by Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles, gives teens a safe space to connect with peers. The […]

By Martin M Barillas Dogs plagued by hookworms — bloodsucking parasites — may have longer to wait for relief as research has found these parasites are resistant to all drugs commonly used to treat the infection. Ancylostoma caninum is a nematode parasite that uses its hook-like mouth to fasten itself to a host animal’s intestines. […]

MEXICO CITY — Independent cannabis producers are looking to the Mexican government for help. The LXV Legislature — the current session of Mexico’s Congress — is debating the legalization of cannabis consumption, sale and production. Independent consumers and producers are operating under their own rules. They have a silent agreement to trade and buy from each […]

Vulnerable Afghani women now have reliable telecommunications access so that local mental health workers can continue supporting their psychosocial needs during the current unrest, thanks to an Israeli nonprofit. SmartAID is providing cellphones, solar-powered battery packs, and data packages to at-risk women in Afghanistan. “After a lengthy civil war and during the time of the […]

For the first time, surgeons have successfully implanted an Aeson artificial heart in a woman facing end-stage heart failure. The surgery was performed by doctors from the University of Louisville and the Jewish Hospital at Louisville, using an implant made by Carmat, a French company. Carmat CEO Stephane Piat said the surgery, the third of […]

A new method of measuring brain activity may be able to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease up to five years earlier than current methods, leading to improved outcomes for patients, according to scientists at the University of Bath in southwestern England. The Fastball EEG technology exposes patients to a series of flashing images for two minutes on […]

Arachnophobia, an exaggerated fear of spiders and other arachnids, has long been treated by psychologists with desensitization and relaxation techniques, but these may now give way to therapy via smartphone. At the University of Basel in Switzerland, researchers have developed an augmented reality app for smartphones to help treat arachnophobia, which showed success during the […]

At least 14 people have been killed in a fire at a temporary building set up to treat COVID patients in North Macedonia, officials said. On Wednesday night “in the Tetovo COVID center, a huge tragedy happened in which, due to explosion and fire, there are 10 victims, and this number may increase. The fire […]

COVID-19 is a threat to humans and animals alike. Eight animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., are presumed to have tested positive for COVID-19. Six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Siberian tigers are being treated for COVID-19 and under close observation, the zoo said. Final confirmation of the preliminary test […]

A recently published study reveals that 70 percent of the children of regular smokers have nicotine particles in their hair — not resting on their hair but as an integral part of the strands. When parents become aware of this effect, they are more likely to take steps to prevent secondhand smoke exposure. Tel Aviv […]

The two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 is initially effective in reducing the viral load of breakthrough infections — even with the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, An Israeli study has found. The lower the viral load, the lower the chance of transmitting the virus and developing symptoms. But after analyzing viral loads of over […]

La última importación del Lejano Oriente no es algo que encuentras en WalMart. Se trata de certificados de vacunación COVID-19 falsificados, con errores tipográficos torpes, y el gobierno federal los está confiscando tan rápido como puede encontrarlos. Los funcionarios de aduanas en cuatro ciudades estadounidenses confiscaron recientemente envíos de más de seis mil certificados de […]