Tag: transforming
How Indigenous Storytelling Is Transforming RSV Care in Native Communities
The Power of Storytelling in Medicine Abigail Echo-Hawk, a preeminent Native American public health expert, discusses RSV, “data genocide” and positive change driven by Indigenous storytelling By Suzette Brewer edited by Emily Bazar This article is part of “Innovations In: RSV,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from MSD, Sanofi…
‘Etymology Nerd’ Adam Aleksic on How Internet Culture Is Transforming the Way We Talk
The Linguistic Science behind Viral Social Media Slang Linguist Adam Aleksic explains how viral slang and algorithm-driven speech aren’t destroying language––they’re accelerating its natural evolution. By Rachel Feltman, Allison Parshall & Jeffery DelViscio This episode was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American‘s board of editors. Rachel Feltman: For…
Engineered Viruses Are Transforming Neuroscience and Treating Brain Disease
Engineered Viruses Make Neurons Glow and Treat Brain Disease Neuroscientists can now make precise genetic tweaks to the neurons that are most affected by brain diseases such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and ALS By Allison Parshall edited by Jeanna Bryner Different populations of cells in the mouse brain, each one targeted with high specificity by one…