July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month.

Juvenile arthritis (JA) refers to any form of arthritis or arthritis-related condition that develops in children or teenagers who are less than 18 years of age. Nearly 300,000 children in America have been diagnosed with juvenile arthritis and are affected by pediatric arthritis and rheumatologic conditions.

The Arthritis National Research Foundation funds arthritis research to find a cure for arthritis, but it is also a children’s charity. By supporting arthritis research specific to juvenile arthritis every year, they hope to make a difference in the lives of the thousands of kids dealing with arthritis.

LifeScience Moment: Baseball legend Lou Gehrig delivered the famous farewell speech bidding to fans

On July 4, 1939, baseball legend Lou Gehrig delivered the famous speech bidding farewell to the ballpark and his fans. Two weeks before Gehrig had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Accompanied by his wife, Eleanor, Lou left Mayo Clinic with the devastating diagnosis on June 20th 1939, a day after his 36th birthday. He died in June two years later, not quite 38 years old, of the rare neurological disease that would come to bear his name.

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Science Quote

"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT's relativity."