Technology and the Pursuit of Happiness
posted by zzztimbo 1535 days 2 hours 39 minutes ago, published date 1533 days 16 hours 38 minutes
The United States' Declaration of Independence asserts that all individuals have an unalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In the years since that document was drafted, its phrasing has been subject to much interpretation, and laws have been enacted to limit the scope of those rights, particularly the latter two. For instance, forbidding one from taking mood-altering drugs alienates an individual from his or her liberty and pursuit of happiness, but this limit exists under the debatable reasoning that drug use generally tends to trespass on the rights of others, including their right to pursue happiness.
Clinical Trial to Test Stem Cells for Pediatric Brain Injuries
posted by zzztimbo 1534 days 6 hours 51 minutes ago, published date 1533 days 16 hours 38 minutes
A study to examine stem cell therapy to treat children's brain injuries will begin next year at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital in Houston.
Brains of smart kids develop later
posted by zzztimbo 1442 days 6 hours 58 minutes ago, published date 14679 days 21 hours 47 minutes
Very smart children may seem advanced in many ways, but a new study shows they actually lag behind other kids in development of the “thinking” part of the brain.