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Drugs on a coil free patients from the burden of taking pills for treating infectious diseases

  • Written by Malvika Verma, MIT Research Affiliate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A prototype of the pills-on-a-coil prototype that delivers medicine while it sits in the gut. Malvika Verma and Karan Vishwanath, CC BY-SA

One of the universal truths of health care is drugs don’t work if people don’t take them. But there are new devices in development that may help patients take their medications as required for up to...

Read more: Drugs on a coil free patients from the burden of taking pills for treating infectious diseases

Thanks, 'Avengers: Endgame,' for reminding us why inflation matters

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Senior lecturer, Boston University
Cap is probably not a fan of inflation.Marvel Studios

Marvel recently re-released the final film in its “Avengers” series with extra footage and a post-credit tribute in hopes of breaking the worldwide record for top-grossing movie of all time.

So far, the gambit seems to have failed. As of July 2, “Avengers: Endgame” had coll...

Read more: Thanks, 'Avengers: Endgame,' for reminding us why inflation matters

Every dog has its day, but it's not the Fourth of July

  • Written by Christine Calder, Assistant Clinical Professor of Behavior, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University
Dogs often react with great fear to July 4th celebrations. Border collies such as this dog are especially sensitive to loud noises.Leigh Prather/Shutterstock.com

The Fourth of July can be a miserable day for dogs. The fireworks make scaredy-cats out of many canines.

That’s because dogs, like humans, are hardwired to be afraid of sudden, loud...

Read more: Every dog has its day, but it's not the Fourth of July

George Washington's biggest battle? With his dentures, made from hippo ivory and maybe slaves' teeth

  • Written by William Maloney, Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry, New York University
George Washington faced many challenges regarding his teethNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

We have all heard the tales about George Washington chopping down a cherry tree, throwing a silver dollar across the Potomac River and, of course, wearing wooden teeth.

They are all just myths, but one thing is certain: The father of our country...

Read more: George Washington's biggest battle? With his dentures, made from hippo ivory and maybe slaves' teeth

Red, white but rarely blue - the science of fireworks colors, explained

  • Written by Paul E. Smith, Lecture Demonstrator for Chemistry, Purdue University
Fireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices that commonly come in around seven colors.Shahril KHMD/Shutterstock.com

In the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail about the celebration of independence, “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires...

Read more: Red, white but rarely blue - the science of fireworks colors, explained

Red, white but rarely blue – the science of fireworks colors, explained

  • Written by Paul E. Smith, Lecture Demonstrator for Chemistry, Purdue University
Fireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices that commonly come in around seven colors.Shahril KHMD/Shutterstock.com

In the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail about the celebration of independence, “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires...

Read more: Red, white but rarely blue – the science of fireworks colors, explained

Will they ever wake up? New study on consciousness after brain injury shows 'maybe'

  • Written by Katharina M. Busl, Associate Professor, Neurology. Chief, Division of Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology, University of Florida
A new study on consciousness could help answer the question"will they ever wake up?" create jobs 51/shutterstock.com

Acute brain injury can result in significant damage and loss of consciousness, warranting life support and admission to an intensive care unit. A complex journey toward recovery begins, sometimes involving daily life-and-death...

Read more: Will they ever wake up? New study on consciousness after brain injury shows 'maybe'

Why it matters that more athletes are talking about their mental health

  • Written by John Affleck, Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Pennsylvania State University
In 2018, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love went public with his panic attacks and struggles with anxiety.Reuters/Kim Klement-USA Today Sports

The great basketball writer Jackie MacMullan recently stood at the front of a hotel ballroom in Tampa taking questions after collecting a career achievement award from the Association for Women in Sports...

Read more: Why it matters that more athletes are talking about their mental health

Male nonprofit CEOs earn more – but the problem runs deeper than a simple gender pay gap

  • Written by Young-Joo Lee, Director of the Master's Program in Nonprofit Management, University of Central Florida
This is not what board meetings at the biggest nonprofits usually look like.Monkey Business Images/Shuttertock.com

Although about three out of every four Americans working for nonprofits are women, men hold a disproportional share of the highest-paid nonprofit jobs.

What’s more, the share of women in top management jobs decreases as an...

Read more: Male nonprofit CEOs earn more – but the problem runs deeper than a simple gender pay gap

Men do see the mess – they just aren't judged for it the way women are

  • Written by Sarah Thebaud, Associate Professor, Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara
Does this look messy to you?studiovin/Shutterstock.com

On a typical day, men spend a third as much time cleaning as women.

Does that make women beacons of cleanliness, while men are genetically unable to see the messiness in their midst?

This myth is a common explanation for why men don’t do as much housework as women. Men walk into a room and...

Read more: Men do see the mess – they just aren't judged for it the way women are

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