AI Chatbots to Help with Mental Health Struggles From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. The mental health chatbot Earkick greets users with a friendly-looking panda that could fit easily in a children's program. When users ta...
New Way to Fight Brain Cancer Shows Promise A new way to fight an extremely aggressive kind of brain tumor is showing promise in two experiments with a small number of patients. For the experiments, scientists took patients' own immune cells and turn...
Marriages in South Korea Rise Slightly after Years of Decrease 韩国结婚率去年小幅增长 The number of marriages in South Korea rose in 2023 for the first time in more than ten years. 2023年韩国结婚人数出现十多年来的首次增长。...
California Lawmaker Wants to Know What Makes People Happy March 20 is the United Nations' International Day of Happiness. For many years, northern European countries, especially Finland, have been named among the happiest countries on Earth. The Unit...
US Approves Weight-loss Drug to Reduce Heart Disease Risk From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. In 2021, the U.S. food and drug agency approved the drug Wegovy for weight loss. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (or, FDA)...
Are Tiny Plastic Particles in Our Bodies Harmful? 微塑料是否对人体有害? A new study examines possible harm caused by microscopic pieces of plastic that end up inside people's bodies. 一项新的研究考察了最终进入人体的微小塑...
Scientists Grow Mini-organs in Cells from Pregnancy Fluid From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. British researchers say they have grown small human organs using cells removed from fluid that protects developing fetuses....
Officials Plan to End Monkey Invasion in Thai City Wildlife officials in Thailand released a plan on Wednesday to bring peace to a central city after at least 10 years of human-monkey conflict. The macaques that live in Lopburi are a symbol of local...
World Central Kitchen Saves Lives with Food 慈善机构员工在加沙空袭中遇难 Seven World Central Kitchen workers died in an Israeli airstrike on April 1 in Gaza. The killings disrupted a flow of badly needed food into Gaza, as international...
Limited Water Affects People around the World People around the world are worried that water for drinking, cooking and cleaning is getting harder to find. Many believe changes in their climate are affecting their ability to get water. The problem exi...