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Dec 15, 2024 | 
post-gazette.com | Roberta McLain
Supported by a $1.9 million grant, the team honed in on the significant challenges posed by open fractures and their increased risk of infection Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most pressing challenges in global health today, and it threatens to reverse the progress made since the discovery of penicillin. Often called the “miracle drug,” penicillin transformed health care, but now the effectiveness of it and other antimicrobials are under threat. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs...
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
geneticliteracyproject.org | Roberta McLain
Roberta McLain | Science News Explores | November 5, 2024 Credit: Rob Dobi/The Washington Post Elections tend to bring out strong emotions in people. As voters evaluate the candidates, emotions can rise. Political disagreements may emerge. [T]his discord can affect everyone, even those who aren’t able to vote. [Yet,] it may help to know that research finds such challenging viewpoints are natural. They can arise from how our brains respond to situations that could have big impacts. In fact,...
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
snexplores.org | Roberta McLain
amygdala: An area deep within the brain and near the temporal lobe. Among other things, the amygdala plays a role in emotions. The term comes from the Greek word for an almond, which this region resembles in shape. ancestor: A predecessor. It could be a family forebear, such as a parent, grandparent or great-great-great grandparent. Or it could be a species, genus, family or other order of organisms from which some later one evolved. For instance, ancient dinosaurs are the ancestors of today's birds.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
snexplores.org | Roberta McLain |Bethany Brookshire |Emily Conover
Free educator resources are available for this article. Register to access: Client key* E-mail Address* Already Registered? Enter your e-mail address above. You’re lying in bed at night, looking at the ceiling. Out of the corner of your eye, you catch sight of something — a shadow, or a dim light.
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Feb 16, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Roberta McLain
I tried the $2,500 full-body MRI that Kim Kardashian and Cindy Crawford are obsessed with. It may have benefits—but also some major downsides
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Feb 16, 2024 | 
post-gazette.com | Roberta McLain
Non-controversial advances in stem cell research that show promise to unlock many medical mysteries are happening just miles away. Stem cell research has led to numerous scientific and medical advances, providing tools for learning about genetic disorders and diseases, studying the biological factors contributing to recurrent miscarriages, and providing tissues for healing.
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Dec 12, 2023 | 
scientificamerican.com | Roberta McLain
Dreams have fascinated people for millennia, yet we struggle to understand their purpose. Some theories suggest dreams help us deal with emotions, solve problems or manage hidden desired s. Others postulate that they clean up brain waste, make memories stronger or deduce the meaning of random brain activity. A more recent theory suggests nighttime dreams protect visual areas of the brain from being co-opted during sleep by other sensory functions, such as hearing or touch.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
post-gazette.com | Roberta McLain
One-fifth of women across the nation have reported mistreatment during maternity care, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. The results come from a national survey conducted in April of 2,402 women who had recently given birth. Mistreatment was reported across races and insurance status, although women of color were more likely to experience discrimination, as well as those without insurance or with public insurance.
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Jun 21, 2023 | 
thesciencewriter.org | Roberta McLain
Neuropolitics and the evolution of political differencesby Roberta S. McLainJune 21, 2023Imagine a social gathering at a college. Two professors are engaged in a heated discussion. These highly educated and typically empathic professors speak vitriolically at each other from opposing sides of the vaccination debate. The argument is emotionally charged, each aggressively defending their deeply ingrained beliefs. How can two intelligent people be on opposing sides of issues such as health and safety?
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Jun 10, 2023 | 
post-gazette.com | Roberta McLain
“Don’t blink!” Chances are you’ve engaged in at least one staring contest at some point in your life. And it's likely, win or lose, your eyes felt uncomfortable. When not focusing on it, adults are likely to blink on average every five seconds, according to the . It’s controllable to some extent, but at some point, humans have to blink. And, it's likely that as you started to read this, you either started blinking more frequently or you consciously tried not to blink. It’s hard not to blink.
