A rigorous new study calls into question whether workplace wellness programs can quickly save employers money on health care bills. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/health/employee-wellness-programs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
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Trilobites: How Giant Sea Spiders May Survive in Warming Oceans
The strange creatures’ adaptations to the cold of the Antarctic Ocean may also help them as their habitats heat up. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/science/sea-spiders-antarctica.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Trilobites: You Need Vitamin D to Live. How Could This Woman Survive With None in Her Blood?
She had a series of bone fractures, but when doctors did blood tests, the supplements she took for treatment were nowhere to be found. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/13/health/vitamin-d-bones.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Gene-Edited Babies: What a Chinese Scientist Told an American Mentor
Stanford is investigating Stephen Quake’s interactions with He Jiankui, the scientist who performed the controversial experiment. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/health/gene-editing-babies.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Darkness Visible, Finally: Astronomers Capture First Ever Image of a Black Hole
Astronomers at last have captured a picture of one of the most secretive entities in the cosmos. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/science/black-hole-picture.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Doctors Use Electrical Implant to Aid Brain-Damaged Woman
A pilot study offers “a very promising start” in the effort to help people recover from traumatic brain injuries. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/13/health/implant-brain-injury.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Matter: Scott Kelly Spent a Year in Orbit. His Body Is Not Quite the Same.
NASA scientists compared the astronaut to his earthbound twin, Mark. The results hint at what humans will have to endure on long journeys through space. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/science/scott-mark-kelly-twins-space-nasa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Trilobites: It’s Warm and Stealthy, and It Killed Yellowstone Trees and Turned Soil Pale
A growing warm spot in a remote section of the national park was not unexpected, but it sneaked up on the park’s volcanologists. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/science/yellowstone-volcano-warm-spot.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
As Ebola Cases Rise in Congo, the W.H.O. Declines to Issue Emergency Declaration
The epidemic shows no signs of abating. In the eight-month-old outbreak, the highest number of cases recorded in a single day occurred this week. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/health/ebola-congo-emergency-who.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Modern Love: I Had to Do It Without Telling My Beloved
Feeling grateful and able, I donated a kidney to a stranger. The only problem: I made the decision on my own. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/style/modern-love-kidney-donation-secret.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…