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After child’s suicide, parents can be engulfed in self-blame and guilt
What-ifs after a suicide death can be overwhelming. Parents need to know it’s not their fault, one expert says.
AI’s new frontier: Connecting grieving loved ones with the deceased
How scientists are using virtual reality to create avatars, chatbots and even eternal digital entities.
I’m too involved as a parent. For my son’s sake, I’m trying to change.
Psychologists note that excessive intervening in a child’s life can adversely impact their ability to navigate situations on their own.
Can video games teach people to be more empathetic? Maybe.
Designers and scholars say there are many complex challenges and limits in achieving such a goal.
A horseshoe crab’s blood is vital in testing drugs. Critics say using it endangers the ancient creature.
Conservationists say a man-made version is just as effective. But others, including an independent scientific board, dispute that finding.
As more states legalize marijuana, more children accidentally ingest THC-laced edibles
Poison control centers say candy-like pot edibles are falling into the hands — and mouths — of kids.
