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Jan 19 2025HEALTH

Teens' Sleep Timing & Heart Health: What's the Link?

Did you know that how well our hearts keep time can hint at future health issues? Heart rate variability, or HRV, is like the heart's internal clock, and it's connected to the body's autonomic system, which keeps things running smoothly behind the scenes. Now, scientists are looking into how school

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Jan 18 2025SCIENCE

NASA's JPL Untouched by Flames, But Staff Face Challenges

Fire raged through Los Angeles County in January, with an airborne imaging spectrometer from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) documenting the damage. The device captured images of charred hillsides and destroyed neighborhoods, including the 170-acre JPL campus, which amazingly remained unharme

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Jan 18 2025POLITICS

Why Did Republicans Boot Mike Turner?

Rep. Mike Turner once seemed like a rising star in the Republican party. He was even appointed chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. But recently, he got the boot from his fellow Republicans. Why? Because they thought he wasn't "MAGA" enough. Let's look back at how Turner got to this point.

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Jan 17 2025ENVIRONMENT

Fires in LA: Fighting Back as Winds Die Down

The wildfires in Los Angeles are seeing better containment as the strong winds that made fighting blazes challenging slowly ease off. Cooler air is bringing welcomed humidity over the weekend, but dry winds might return early next week. The Palisades and Eaton fires, burning since January 7, are now

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Jan 17 2025ENVIRONMENT

Fire's Harsh Reality: A Family's Loss in Altadena

The Eaton fire swept through Altadena, leaving the Stone family without homes. Danielle Stone, her husband Bryan Davila, and their daughter Melina lost their newly bought house along with her parents' and grandmother's homes. The fire's fury was so intense that it displaced thousands of families, in

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Jan 17 2025HEALTH

The Power of Sports for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Does It Change Community Involvement?

Imagine a world where sports and physical activities help people with intellectual disabilities dive deeper into community life. Researchers decided to find out if this is really happening. They searched five major databases for studies that looked at how these activities impact community participat

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Jan 17 2025HEALTH

Discovering Value: Voices of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Flemish Care

Imagine you're in a Flemish residential care facility. Ten people with intellectual disabilities were asked about the most important things in their lives and what they thought about managing their own support. They used photos to tell their stories. Their photos and conversations told us something

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Jan 17 2025HEALTH

Supporting Adults with Disabilities: Professionals' Role in Social Connections

Imagine having a disability and living independently. It can be tough to make friends and stay connected. That's where professionals come in. They play a big part in helping people with disabilities build and strengthen social ties. In this study, researchers talked to 51 people: adults with disabil

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Jan 17 2025HEALTH

Helping Hands: How Canada Aids Decision Making for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Ever wondered how someone with an intellectual disability makes choices? Canada has a unique method to lend a hand. Researchers checked out seven individuals with varying degrees of intellectual disabilities across two Canadian provinces. Guess what they discovered? A common decision-making process

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Jan 17 2025HEALTH

Experiences of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Canadian Community Settings

What does it take for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) to feel included in their communities? A study from Québec City, Canada, explored this question by talking to adults with ID and those who support them daily. The research used interviews to understand what makes community participatio

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