When people over 65 lose Medicaid coverage, they stop seeing their doctors for preventive care due to high costs. This in turn leads to worse health outcomes and higher health care costs.
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How your genes interact with your environment changes your disease risk − new research counts the ways Science + Tech – The Conversation
Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body − and can clarify how diseases develop.
Challenges to high-performance computing threaten US innovation Science + Tech – The Conversation
Today’s supercomputers are enormously powerful, but the work they do − running AI and tackling difficult science − is pushing them to their limits. Building bigger supercomputers won’t be easy.
Pacific voyagers’ remarkable environmental knowledge allowed for long-distance navigation without Western technology Science + Tech – The Conversation
Looking to the stars is an important part of how Pacific voyagers navigate. But deep knowledge of ocean currents, winds and waves, along with mental mapping strategies, are critical too.
Algebra is more than alphabet soup – it’s the language of algorithms and relationships Science + Tech – The Conversation
What do Sudoku, AI, Rubik’s cubes, clocks and molecules have in common? They can all be reimagined as algebraic equations.
US safety net helps protect children from abuse and neglect, and some of those programs are threatened by proposed budget cuts Health – The Conversation
Society as a whole can benefit from programs that protect kids because the harms experienced in childhood can last a lifetime.
Governments continue losing efforts to gain backdoor access to secure communications Science + Tech – The Conversation
The perennial tug-of-war between government interests and individual liberties is playing out in the battle over encrypted messaging. Technology tilts the field toward individuals.
Placenta bandages have far more health benefits than risky placenta pills − a bioengineer explains Science + Tech – The Conversation
Placentas contain a rich amount of nutrients and stem cells, but there’s a difference between eating it at home for wellness and using it in the clinic to improve wound healing.
‘Manu jumping’: The physics behind making humongous splashes in the pool Science + Tech – The Conversation
Do a manu jump and you’ll likely make the biggest splash at the pool party.
Touch can comfort and heal, but also harm − a psychologist explains why gestures don’t always land as intended Health – The Conversation
The most comforting touch communicates care for the person receiving it – not just the intentions of the person offering it.