[ad_1] In Jewish tradition, a mitzvah is a good deed done with a good heart simply because it is the right thing to do. And this is how Evelyn Topper described the kind act of a homeless stranger who had struggled to return his lost wallet. Topper probably dropped the wallet as she and her…

[ad_1] Newark police and city officials say their de-escalation training program is working and that no officer fired his weapon while on duty in 2020. The New Jersey police force faced enormous challenges this year, with officers exposed to COVID-19 while on the job and protests against police brutality of the summer took their toll….

[ad_1] Deforestation fell by 18 percent in two years in African countries where organizations signed up to receive alerts from a new service that uses satellites to detect declines in forest cover in the tropics. Carbon emissions avoided by reducing deforestation were worth between $ 149 million and $ 696 million, depending on the ability…

[ad_1] Statins, common cholesterol-lowering drugs, may protect women’s hearts from damage caused during chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association. “Two types of anticancer drugs, anthracyclines and trastuzumab, are effective treatments for many women with breast cancer, yet the risk of heart muscle…

[ad_1] From the cancer charity founder who wants you to find your greatness to people of color who are making access to nature more inclusive, articles in the latest Positive News magazine offer hope and inspiration. If 2020 showed us anything, it’s that things can fall apart unexpectedly. For this issue’s cover star, Kris Hallenga,…

[ad_1] Is the heat still bearable or do I need to remove my hand from the hob? Before the brain can adequately react to pain, it must assess and integrate sensory, cognitive, and emotional factors that modulate the perception and processing of the sensation itself. This task requires the exchange of information between different regions…