I teach doctors how to interpret test results – and the labels ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal’ often hide what matters most

Mr. V felt tightness across his chest. His deepest breaths felt shallow. He sought help at an emergency department, where a resident physician found several worrying signs, including swelling of…

Governments that support climate science must stand firm against naysayers

Piers Forster is Professor of Physical Climate Change and Director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures at the University of Leeds. He has previously served as a lead author…

Study reveals declining inequality in Bronze Age city of Mohenjo-daro

A new study suggests that economic inequality declined as the Bronze Age city of Mohenjo-daro developed, challenging the assumption that urbanisation inevitably led to greater social inequality. Located in present-day…

Geophysical survey reveals possible hidden chambers in Italy’s Cave of Venuses

A geophysical survey of the Grotta delle Veneri (Cave of Venuses) in southern Italy has identified possible hidden cavities that may connect to the existing prehistoric cave system. The Grotta…

Cannabis Destroys Sleep Quality – Neuroscience News

Summary: A 35-year study following adults from young adulthood into middle age reveals that both lifetime and recent cannabis use are tied to worse objectively measured sleep quality, characterized by…

Genetic Risk for Anorexia May Begin Outside the Brain

Summary: A new genetic study reveals that individuals with severe anorexia nervosa are nearly four times more likely to carry rare, damaging mutations in PLIN4, a gene primarily expressed in…

When abortion and surrogacy law collide, contracts can’t answer the hardest questions

Surrogacy arrangements – agreements for someone to carry a pregnancy for the intended parents – have existed for millennia, and modern surrogacy contracts for half a century. These contracts typically…

Launch of Africa Energy Bank delayed again in blow to oil and gas hopes

The launch of the Africa Energy Bank (AEB) has been put back yet again, raising doubts about the institution’s future ability to finance fossil fuel projects – its main objective…

Abortion rights opponents outraged after FDA says its “safety review” of the already-found-safe mifepristone abortion pill will continue into 2027

The FDA’s reevaluation of mifepristone, the nation’s most widely used abortion pill, won’t wrap up until next year — and the anti-abortion movement is not pleased. As CBS News reports,…

Sexual assault survivors’ stories may shift over time – a psychologist explains why it doesn’t mean they’re lying

If a person’s story changes in the weeks following an alleged sexual assault, are they not telling the truth? It’s a criticism I’ve seen on social media and heard in…