health Holly Robinson Peete: Why I Didn't Understand My Daughter's ADHD At First Before she was diagnosed with ADHD, Ryan Peete had trouble focusing but wasn’t sure why, “I kept beating up on myself and would hate myself for being so spacey all the time,” she says. For ADHD Awareness Month, Ryan and her mom, Holly Robinson Peete, told us what they’ve learned about ADHD since Ryan’s diagnosis.
Flu Season Yes, You Should Really Get a Flu Shot Less than half of U.S. adults get a flu shot…and it has real consequences for our health and the health of our loved ones. But those repercussions may never be as evident as they are during the pandemic, when unnecessary influenza cases can bog down an already-stressed hospital system. NBCLX’s Noah Pransky gets the facts about why you shouldn’t...
vaccine research WHO Honors Henrietta Lacks, Whose Cells Helped in Vaccine Research “She never knew she was a participant, and that’s the tragedy here, but her contribution to the fields of science and biology is without question and really, unrivaled.” Dr. Ugo Iroku talks about Henrietta Lacks, a Black cervical cancer patient whose cell samples were used in decades of biological research, including for the COVID-19 vaccines. Lacks’ cells were taken without...
health Why It's Crucial to Get a Breast Cancer Screening Ann-Marie Appiah Swatson remembers feeling a lump in her breast and getting tested. Thankfully, it was benign – but she says it shows the importance for young women of color to know their genetic history and get tested. She’s the founder of nonprofit Painted Pink, encouraging just that.
Coffee Why Does Coffee Make Us Poop? No, you’re not the only one. Drinking coffee gives humans the runs. Here’s why.
how to help There's An Organ Donor Shortage. Here's How You Can Help About 100,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant right now.
health Pain That's Real, But Not Believed: Spreading Awareness of Sickle Cell Disease 1 in 12 Black Americans have sickle cell trait, which can cause sickle cell disease. But many who suffer have had doctor visits where their pain was not taken seriously – or it was assumed they’re just trying to get pain medicine. Phillip Okwo and Quannecia McCruse from the Sickle Cell Association of Houston explain more during National Sickle Cell Awareness Month.
bioprinted organs Could Bioprinted Organs Be the Solution to an Organ Donor Shortage? A shortage in organ donors is leading to a public health crisis. Could bioprinted organs be the answer? Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine think so. They hand-build organs using their patients’ own tissue and stem cells, but now 3D bioprinting technology is offering hope that they can reach even more patients, as well as those who...
connect the dots Connecting the Dots From the Boston Marathon to Student Loans to Coffee What do the Boston Marathon, student loans and coffee have in common? A lot more than you may think. In this episode of “Connect the Dots,” NBC Boston’s Rob Michaelson takes a deep dive into the science of caffeine and how coffee gets Boston Marathon runners… moving. He also explores the theory that cutting back on a daily latte can...
Environment No More Bites? Scientists Wreck Mosquitoes' Eyes, Making Humans Invisible Scientists used “gene-editing” technology to disable the light receptors in the eyes of the aedes aegypti mosquito, an invasive species in much of the world that can carry diseases. UC Santa Barbara professor Craig Montell talks about the research that made mosquitoes unable to detect humans.
