Global warming brings wildfire risk to rainy US Northwest

Nestled in the foothills of Washington's Cascade Mountains, the bustling Seattle suburb of Issaquah seems an unlikely candidate for anxiety over wildfires.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/global-warming-brings-wildfire-risk-to-rainy-us-northwest

California hospitals question 2030 earthquake standards

A Southern California hospital spent $72 million on a building designed to do two things after an earthquake: stay standing and stay open.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/california-hospitals-question-2030-earthquake-standards

New stem cell combination could help to repair damaged hearts

A combination of heart cells derived from human stem cells could be the answer to developing a desperately-needed treatment for heart failure, according to new research part-funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and published in Nature Biotechnology.

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Pets in America now get human treatment

Eleven-year-old Bess waits patiently to be immersed in water just a little cooler than her body temperature.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/pets-in-america-now-get-human-treatment

U.S. Air Force orders day off training to focus on suicide epidemic

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Air Force has ordered a day off from training to focus on a suicide epidemic in its ranks.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/u-s-air-force-orders-day-off-training-to-focus-on-suicide-epidemic

Choose your running shoes carefully

(HealthDay)—If you're a runner, the wrong running shoe could sideline you, a foot expert says.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/choose-your-running-shoes-carefully

Back to the wild: how 'ungardening' took root in America

Retired union organizer Anna Burger lives by a busy road just a minute's walk from a metro station in the US capital Washington, but every morning she wakes up to a birdsong symphony.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/back-to-the-wild-how-ungardening-took-root-in-america