Summary: A new study has identified specific brain networks that regulate the intensity of political engagement, regardless of ideology. By analyzing Vietnam War veterans with localized brain injuries, researchers found…
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Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency
The job of director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carries immense responsibility for shaping health policies, responding to crises and maintaining trust in public health institutions. Since…
Medicare Advantage is covering more and more Americans − some because they don’t get to choose
Since the mid-2000s, the Medicare system has dramatically transformed. Enrollment in Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to the traditional Medicare program administered by the government – has more than…
Lowering the cost of insurance in Colorado – a new analysis of the Peak Health Alliance
A community-led partnership in Colorado designed to negotiate health care prices lowered health care premiums in 2020 and 2021, we find in our new paper in the Journal of Risk…
Vitamin D builds your bones and keeps your gut sealed, among many other essential functions − but many children are deficient
You’ve likely heard about vitamin D’s important role in maintaining strong bones and teeth. But it also plays several other important roles to keep your body healthy – including the…
Is low BMI harmful in old age?
Associations of body mass index trajectories with all-cause mortality stratified by sex and baseline age for older Chinese adults from Hong Kong’s Elderly Health Service Cohort. Credit: Journal of Epidemiology…
Microwave pulses can control ion-molecule reactions at near absolute zero
Credit: Physical Review Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.123401 To demonstrate their proposed approach, the researchers first cooled molecules down to their rotational ground state. In this state, the molecules are known…
What’s the difference between a young exoplanet and an old one?
As astronomers delve deeper into the diversity of worlds orbiting distant stars, a new study suggests comparing populations of young exoplanets with older ones could reveal vital clues about how…
Nintendo Switch 2 sparks excitement despite high price
Nintendo’s core business still relies on video games, even as it attempts to diversify into moviews and theme parks. Nintendo fans excited over the upcoming Switch console said Thursday they…
Herbaceous species and dry forest species have more acquisitive leaf traits than woody species and wet forest species – Functional Ecologists
2024 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Tomonari Matsuo discusses his paper “Herbaceous species and dry forest species have more acquisitive leaf traits than woody species and wet forest species“, which has been…
