What makes you happy? Perhaps a good night’s sleep, or a wonderful meal with friends? I am the director of the Happiness Lab at Drexel University, where I also teach…
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More than half of US teens have had at least one cavity, but fluoride programs in schools help prevent them – new research
Programs delivering fluoride varnish in schools significantly reduce cavities in children. That is a key finding of our recently published study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Fluoride varnish…
Young Mozambican inventor bringing the blind smart ‘vision’
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When Armando Ernesto Chau straps on the futuristic smart glasses that a young Mozambican robotics student is developing in the family dining room, he has a…
Researchers capture first signs of ovarian cancer risk
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Little is known about what causes ovarian cancer, and there is no way to detect it early yet. About 75% of the time when someone is…
Medicine vs. MAGA: Doctors and Insurers Scramble as RFK Jr. Dismantles U.S. Vaccine System
Professional medical societies, pharmacists, state health officials and vaccine manufacturers, as well as a new advocacy group, are mobilizing behind the scenes to preserve access for vaccines as Health Secretary…
Brazilian activists vow to fight Amazon oil auction in court
A controversial auction of oil blocks in the Amazon by COP30 host Brazil drew bids on only 20% of the areas offered, a result that green campaigners have hailed as…
Emotional demands and confrontation in person-contact roles linked to heightened type 2 diabetes risk
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The emotional demands and confrontation inherent in person-contact roles, involving direct face-to-face or voice-to-voice interaction with external parties, are linked to a heightened risk of type…
Roman-Era settlement unearthed in Alès
A recent excavation led by Inrap has uncovered a remarkably well-preserved Roman-era settlement on the slopes of the Hermitage hill overlooking Alès, southern France. The excavation, carried out under the…
Excavations in Olympos reveal ancient mosaics and sacred inscriptions
Excavations in Olympos, Antalya province, have uncovered mosaic floors and inscriptions within a 5th-century church, part of a year-round project backed by Türkiye’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Olympos, once…
