Posted on Saturday, 16th July 2011 by Jake Clutterbuck
The overwhelming majority of babies in the U.S. are born healthy, and their growth brings joy and comfort to their parents. But across the country, there is a whopping disparity in birth outcomes based on race. Black women fare worse than white women in almost every aspect of reproductive health. “Any state you look at, [...]
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Posted on Saturday, 16th July 2011 by Jake Clutterbuck
Your brain works hard to help understand your fellow person no matter how different they may be. According to a new study from USC, even failing to possess a full complement of limbs will not stop your brain from understanding what it is like for someone else to experience pain in one of them. It [...]
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Posted on Friday, 15th July 2011 by Jake Clutterbuck
For any species hoping to survive in the wild, the lifetime to-do list is agreeably brief: eat, mate, defend your turf and, above all, protect your young. It’s that last one that seems the most primally encoded, and for good reason: it’s hardly possible to pass on your genes if your babies die before they’re [...]
Posted on Friday, 15th July 2011 by Jake Clutterbuck
On Monday, Anthony Arnold was born full term, weighing 6 pounds, 12 ounces. — As part of the Catholic wedding vows they took four years ago, Melissa and Jacob Arnold promised to be “open to children.” Choosing not to use birth control, the couple dreamed of having a large family. Six months later, Arnold’s period [...]
Posted on Thursday, 14th July 2011 by Jake Clutterbuck
In many ways, things have been looking up for supporters of medical marijuana. Opinion polls now suggest that the American public is swinging behind the idea — and it’s already legal in 16 states and the District of Columbia. But the Obama administration has been taking a very different view lately. / Ryan Cook reaches [...]