Health & Lifestyle

– Manuscript – Paul Lane uses his mouth and face to push buttons and guide his virtual car on Gran Turismo, a game on the PlayStation 5. It is how he has been playing for the past 23 years, after a car accident left him unable to use his fingers. Playing video games has long been difficult for people with disabilities. The controllers for the PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo … [Read more...] about New Controller Aims to Make Gaming Easier for People with Disabilities

– Manuscript – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced last October that it will invest $40 million in African drug makers. The money will help produce new messenger RNA vaccines in Africa. The continent’s people were the last to receive vaccinations against COVID-19 during the pandemic. The foundation said that its investment marks an important step forward in … [Read more...] about Gates Foundation Helps mRNA Vaccine Development in Africa

– Manuscript – The World Health Organization (WHO) approved a second malaria vaccine last October. The decision could offer a less costly and readily available shot to help fight the disease. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the U.N. health agency approved the new malaria vaccine based on advice from two expert groups. They suggested the shot could be … [Read more...] about WHO Approves a Second Malaria Vaccine

– Manuscript – Brynn Schulte nearly died two times when she was a baby. At one point she needed emergency surgery for bleeding in her brain. No one knew what was wrong. Then, a test that looked at her full genetic details found a rare bleeding disorder. Catching the disorder early saved her life. “You have this hopeless feeling when you don’t really know what’s going … [Read more...] about Study: Whole Genome Testing Finds Diseases Better in Children

– Manuscript – A brain doctor in Australia received a huge surprise during an operation on a patient’s brain last year: “Gosh, what is that, it’s moving. Take it out of my hands.” That is what Australian neurosurgeon Hari Priya Bandi said about finding a worm, or parasite, last year in a patient’s brain. Bandi was looking for the unexplained cause of symptoms in a … [Read more...] about Doctors Remove Live Worm from Australian Woman’s Brain