Study compares cardiovascular disease risk in type 1 and 2 diabetes in men and women

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The first study of its kind to compare cardiovascular risk in type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in both men and women shows…

Personality Tests Like Myers-Briggs Can Mislead More Than Reveal

Summary: Personality tests like Myers-Briggs promise insight and self-discovery but often fall short of scientific reliability. Their appeal lies in fulfilling our psychological drive for identity and belonging, but many…

Put a ring on it: Saturn trivia quiz!

Prepare to journey to the sixth planet from the Sun — Saturn, the celestial jewel of our solar system. Known for its breathtaking rings and fascinating moons, Saturn has long…

What does an IBD diagnosis mean?

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, is an umbrella term for a group of chronic conditions that cause inflammation and swelling in the digestive tract. It primarily…

Music After Learning Boosts Memory, But Only at the Right Emotion Level

Summary: A new study reveals that listening to music immediately after an experience can enhance memory—if the emotional response is just right. Researchers found that volunteers who experienced moderate arousal…

High-fidelity entangling gates connect remote superconducting quantum processors

Right: the team’s experimental setup. The quantum chips are mounted in two chip boxes separately. They are connected through a microwave cable. Left: image of the entangling concept. Two Schrödinger’s…

Contrastive learning framework can detect blockchain-based smart Ponzi schemes

Stele discovered with a carved eagle and Greek inscription 

Archaeologists have unearthed a heavy black basalt stele in Manbij, a town east of Aleppo, Syria. The stone stele is decorated with a carved eagle and a Greek inscription, which…

Why losing weight or cutting alcohol isn’t always best after illness strikes

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The health advice that keeps you from getting sick might actually harm you once you’re already ill. This counterintuitive medical reality has a new name: “Cuomo’s…

NZ children see marketing for unhealthy products 76 times a day

Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels Media headlines, industry figures and research confirm what many parents suspect: marketing to children has not only grown in scale but also in sophistication. It…