A major federal response to occupational extreme heat is here at last
Excessive heat puts your body at risk for organ damage. When workers don’t have a chance to cool off at home between shifts, that harm can accumulate.
Katharine Mach, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Miami •
conversation
Oct. 1, 2021 • ~9 min
Oct. 1, 2021 • ~9 min
A major new workplace safety initiative targets dangerous heat on the job, but what about chronic heat exposure?
Excessive heat puts your body at risk for organ damage. When workers don’t have a chance to cool off at home between shifts, that harm can accumulate.
Katharine Mach, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Miami •
conversation
Oct. 1, 2021 • ~9 min
Oct. 1, 2021 • ~9 min
Bilingual people with language loss due to stroke can pose a treatment challenge – computational modeling may help clinicians treat them
Computational modeling can predict language therapy response in bilingual people with aphasia. In the future, this could help clinicians identify the best language for treatment.
Claudia Peñaloza, Researcher, Aphasia Research Laboratory, Boston University •
conversation
Aug. 31, 2021 • ~5 min
Aug. 31, 2021 • ~5 min
A small chip under the skin may predict second stroke
Researchers have found that a small chip under the skin may help predict the likelihood of a second stroke. STROKE AF trial results indicate that the chip can improve detection of irregular heart rate.
Tracy Hampton •
harvard
June 2, 2021 • ~5 min
June 2, 2021 • ~5 min
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