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(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=182497&url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/als-patients-speech-ai-implants-braingate/) Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to Help ALS Patient Speak Again
Sep 19th 2024, 13:23

Source: (https://www.cbsnews.com/health/) CBS News - HealthUsing artificial intelligence, doctors have found a way to give people who lost their voice to ALS the ability to speak again. The technology involves surgically implanting a tiny device smaller than an M&M directly onto the brain. In mere moments, a computer then translates brain activity into words, then into sentences and meaningful phrases, but it didn't end there. The system can even render speech that resembles the patient's pre-ALS voice.(https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage) 

(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=182445&url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/being-empathetic-is-easier-when-everyones-doing-it/) Studies Reveal Keys to Motivating Empathy and Making It Stick
Sep 19th 2024, 13:23

Source: (https://www.scientificamerican.com) Scientific AmericanEmpathy is often defined as the capacity to understand what someone else is thinking and feeling. Because empathy can allow people to connect across political, racial, and economic divides, it lays a foundation for acts of cooperation and caring that allow diverse societies to flourish. Higher levels of empathy are also tied to individual well-being and broader social cohesion. So, how can people be motivated to empathize with one another?(https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage) 

(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=182496&url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/09/18/kentucky-conversion-therapy-ban/5601726688213/) Kentucky Joins 23 States in Banning "Conversion Therapy" for Minors
Sep 19th 2024, 13:20

Source: (http://www.upi.com/Health_News/) United Press International - Health NewsKentucky on Wednesday joined nearly two dozen states in banning the discredited anti-LGBTQ practice of "conversion therapy" for minors as Governor Andy Beshear signed an executive action into law. "This is about protecting our youth from an inhumane practice that hurts them," the two-term governor explained. America's foremost medical and mental health organizations oppose the practice of conversion therapy.(https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage) 

(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=182448&url=https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-09-17/fortified-bouillon-cubes-are-seen-as-a-way-to-curb-malnutrition-in-africa-as-climate-worsens-hunger) Fortified Bouillon Cubes Seen As Way to Lower Malnutrition in Africa
Sep 19th 2024, 13:20

Source: (http://www.usnews.com/) U.S. News and World ReportIn Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, many households have limited access to nutrient-rich foods due to rising costs and the impact of climate change on agriculture and food systems. In response, soup-flavoring bouillon cubes fortified with key vitamins and minerals may save thousands of lives and avert up to 16.6 million cases of anemia in Nigeria alone, according to a new report from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.(https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage) 

(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=182441&url=https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-09-17/wildfire-smoke-might-harm-childrens-mental-health) Wildfire Smoke Might Harm Children's Mental Health
Sep 19th 2024, 13:18

Source: (http://www.usnews.com/) U.S. News and World ReportAs wildfires continue to burn across parts of California, a new study finds that smoke from these blazes and other air pollution could be harming kids' mental health. Repeated exposure to high levels of particle pollution increases kids' risk of depression, anxiety, and other mental health symptoms, researchers reported in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. The study was based on data from 10,000 kids ages 9 to 11.(https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage) 

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Baltimore, MD

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