US study says treatment 90% effective against RSV in infants

Transmission electron micrograph of RSV. Credit: CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer / Public Domain A new treatment for infant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)—a leading cause of severe illness in US babies—is…

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New treatment could transform the mental health of children with epilepsy

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new psychological treatment for children with epilepsy, developed by a UCL-led team of scientists, has been shown to reduce mental health difficulties compared to standard…

Archaeologists suggest that Rabana-merquly was a sanctuary for the water goddess Anahita

Archaeologists excavating the mountain fortress of Rabana-merquly suggest that it may have also served as a sanctuary for the water goddess Anahita. Situated within modern-day Iraqi Kurdistan on the southwest…

Why your e-scooter may pose higher risks than a rental

Credit: Chalmers University of Technology | Hanna Magnusson What we colloquially refer to as “e-scooters” can differ greatly when it comes to steering and braking capabilities, wheel size, and suspension…

Interstellar signal linked to aliens was actually just a truck

The area near the seismic station in Manus Island, based on satellite images acquired on March 24, 2023. Credit: Roberto Molar Candanosa and Benjamin Fernando/Johns Hopkins University, with imagery from…

Drawings Shape Math Problem-Solving Skills

Summary: Researchers uncovered the connection between individuals’ drawings and their arithmetic problem-solving strategies. By analyzing the illustrations produced by both children and adults when tasked with solving simple mathematical problems,…

This is the first egg-laying amphibian found to feed its babies ‘milk’

In the middle of the night in a humid coastal rainforest, a litter of pink, hairless babies snuggle with their mother. They stir and squeak for milk, their mother obliges,…

1 in 8 voters cite abortion as most important issue: Poll

Abortion rights will play a pivotal role in determining how people will vote in the 2024 election, a new KFF poll has found. About one in eight voters (12%) now…

Considerations for Germany’s nationwide expansion of fast-charging locations

Credit: HoLa Consortium In the HoLa project, a total of eight high-performance charging points for trucks using the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) are being installed at five locations along the…