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How a former KKK meeting place became a center for healing

January 19, 2021 by Ivar Laanen

In Laurens, South Carolina, an organization called Echo Project is converting what once was a Ku Klux Klan meeting place into a community center and racial reconciliation museum. Shockingly, the building became home to a White supremacist store in 1996 that sold Klan robes and … [Read more...] about How a former KKK meeting place became a center for healing

This hydrogel helps the skin heal without leaving behind scars

November 19, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

When you have an open wound, your body forms scar tissue as fast as possible to minimize the chance of infection while simultaneously reducing pain. This allows the wound to heal faster, but it can also leave a permanent scar on the body. On that note, scientists at Duke … [Read more...] about This hydrogel helps the skin heal without leaving behind scars

Scientists find a way to heal badly broken bones with electricity

July 9, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

Healing a broken bone can be a lengthy — and painful — process. One way to speed it up? Add electricity. When bones are placed under pressure, they naturally produce a small electric current that encourages bone cell growth. Doctors have long taken advantage of this fact, … [Read more...] about Scientists find a way to heal badly broken bones with electricity

How to heal while fighting for social justice

June 26, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

In a time of deep, civil unrest (not to mention a pandemic), self-care has perhaps never been so important. You might brush off a morning meditation or virtual get-together with a simple thought: There are more important things to be focusing on right now. And you're right—there … [Read more...] about How to heal while fighting for social justice

Los Angeles is defunding the police and investing in minority communities

June 8, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

One of the main demands to come out of the nationwide George Floyd protests is for cities to defund police. That doesn’t mean completely defunding police departments but, rather, allocating some of their budgets to other initiatives that provide poor and minority communities with … [Read more...] about Los Angeles is defunding the police and investing in minority communities

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