Are heavy school bags really to blame for children’s back pain?
A study of 221 schoolchildren in the Czech Republic found no statistically significant association between relative school bag weight and back pain, although nearly half
A study of 802 teens raises questions about school breakfast and blood sugar
A study of 802 U.S. adolescents found that school breakfast participation at least once weekly was associated with a 30% higher prevalence of prediabetes-range glucose
Scientists studied one million immune cells and found clues to future disease risk
Researchers developed a single-cell atlas of one million human neutrophils, identifying distinct immune cell populations and gene-expression patterns across tissues, infections, cancer, and other health
Hollywood remembers actor Tom Skerritt
The Emmy winner and lauded performer is being remembered as someone who believed stories can help people heal and create change. NBC News’ Anne Thompson
Debbie Shields speaks out on her viral moment riffing with Conan O’Brien
Internet sensation Debbie Shields speaks with NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian about her recent viral video, where she stood out during an improvised conversation with Conan
Spiral’s Edge
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the
Susan Collins scrambles away from vicious GOP ad featuring her own attack: report
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) wants a vicious Republican attack on her opponent pulled off the air, but there’s an awkward wrinkle in her objection. The
Trump DHS voter ‘surge’ that allegedly sent armed agents to homes dealt massive court blow
A federal judge on Wednesday night blocked the Department of Homeland Security from conducting election-related field operations that could sweep up U.S. citizens in nine
Tom Skerritt, Top Gun and Alien actor, has died
Actor Tom Skerritt, best known for roles in Top Gun and Alien, has died at the age of 93.
Leidos lands $95M contract to automate Pentagon logistics with AI
Leidos has won a $95M, five-year contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to add AI automation and cloud tools to ELMS, the Pentagon system that
Victoria McClune is challenging how the AI industry understands its users
Victoria McClune’s career has followed the evolution of digital technology, from interactive children’s books on the first iPads to artificial intelligence systems reshaping how people
Apple, please give family IT admins a pester button
I was taking my dog for her perambulation through the leafy valleys and forests of one of the most densely populated parts of London this
Hundreds of Ethiopians cross into Kenya to flee regional fighting
Dispute over raising flag of Somali Regional State devolves into fighting between regional forces.
US-sanctioned ICC wins Sakharov Prize, EU’s top human rights award
The prize comes less than two weeks after US President Tweety McTreason announced sanctions against the court.