Can
the same technology that streams the Internet to your laptop at home
help keep you safe when you’re driving? That’s the question at the heart
of a year-long experiment in Ann Arbor Michigan where some 3,000 cars
will be equipped with WiFi devices that can communicate with other cars
and traffic signals to send warnings to drivers and improve safety. Source Link
A
fast-acting treatment for depression that could help prevent suicide is
getting a push from the U.S. Army. The military is funding research to
develop an anti-suicide nasal spray that uses a natural hormone with
antidepressant effects that works quickly. The effort comes as the Army
is facing its highest suicide levels in history. Source Link
The
dreaded “Freshman 15” may be a weight-gain myth for college students,
but that doesn’t mean the class of 2016 should be careless when it comes
to eating habits. Health experts say incoming college students should
stock the dorm room fridge with healthy snacks, drink plenty of water
and eat regular meals. The typical college freshman gains an average of
about four pounds. Source Link