HP Amplify Event’s Second Act Was Worth the Wait

After attending the HP Amplify Partner Conference 2024 in Las Vegas last week for three days, I can state unequivocally that I have rarely participated in a technology event where…

How for-profit nursing home regulators can use the powers they already have to fix growing problems with poor-quality care

Governments at both state and federal levels have yet to fully wield their authority to fight poor-quality care at for-profit nursing homes nationwide, leaving the pressing need for elder care…

CDC says people ages 65 and up should get a shot this spring – a geriatrician explains why it’s vitally important

In my mind, the spring season will always be associated with COVID-19. In spring 2020, the federal government declared a nationwide emergency, and life drastically changed. Schools and businesses closed,…

Poor neighborhoods linked to elevated dementia risk and faster brain aging

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Living in a poorer neighborhood is linked to accelerated brain aging and increased dementia risk early in life, regardless of income level or education, a Duke…

Researchers observe how energy of single electron is tuned by surrounding atoms

A discrete energy level of an atomic vacancy in an atomically thin material shifts upon excitation of a drum-like vibration. The temporal evolution of the localized energy level is intricately…

Australia PM rules out US-style TikTok ban

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Australia’s prime minister said Thursday his government has no plan to copy a move by US legislators to ban TikTok unless it agrees to divest from…

Groundbreaking Survey Reveals Secrets of Planet Birth Around Dozens of Stars

In a series of studies, a team of astronomers led by Per-Gunnar Valegård has shed new light on the fascinating and complex process of planet formation. One of the studies…

Global ‘longevity hotspots’: What’s the secret of these blue zones?

Lives could be saved from tropical disease with new rapid test

Credit: Karolina Grabowska from Pexels Globally, more than half of patients die after infection with the neglected tropical disease, melioidosis, often before they are diagnosed. A new rapid test could…

Underwater study finds 10 shipwrecks around the island of Kasos

A study of the marine area around the Greek island of Kasos has identified ten shipwrecks and numerous underwater finds. The shipwrecks date from prehistory, the Hellenistic period, the Roman…