Optimal blood pressure levels for reducing CVD mortality risk identified in large Asian diabetes cohort

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Keeping blood pressure in check could save lives among Asian adults with type 2 diabetes, suggests a sizable new study of more than 80,000 patients in…

Archaeologists uncover over 2,000 seal impressions in ancient Doliche

A team of archaeologists from the Asia Minor Research Centre have uncovered over 2,000 seal impressions in ancient Doliche. Doliche was founded as a Hellenistic colony during the 2nd century…

Alzheimer’s Affects Brain Networks Beyond Memory

Summary: Researchers discovered that Alzheimer’s-related changes in brain networks extend beyond memory and attention, impacting sensory and motor circuits. These findings challenge previous assumptions about Alzheimer’s effects. The study suggests…

When sticking with old technology can be a strategic move

Radiocarbon dating reveals new insights into Tel Gezer

Archaeologists have conducted radiocarbon dating of Tel Gezer, one of the most important Bronze and Iron Age sites in Israel. Tel Gezer is located in the foothills of the Judaean…

Three-pronged approach discerns qualities of quantum spin liquids

An illustration of the lattice examined by Phil Anderson in the early ’70s. Shown as green ellipses, pairs of quantum particles fluctuated among multiple combinations to produce a spin liquid…

Four ways organ transplants are being transformed to save more lives

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Despite a record year for organ donation last year in the U.S., an estimated 17 people die every day waiting for a transplant. Yet Mayo Clinic…

L.A. asks how to equitably achieve 100% clean energy by 2035

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In 2021, after the LA100 analysis laid out pathways for the city of Los Angeles to produce 100% renewable electricity, the City Council and Los Angeles…

Bonobos, like humans, cooperate with unrelated members of other groups

Humans regularly cooperate and share resources with other, unrelated humans in different social groups, often without any immediate, reciprocated benefits. The phenomenon has been considered unique to our species. But…

The origins of the black hole information paradox

Artist’s impression of an ultramassive black hole (UBH). Credit: ESA/Hubble/DSS/Nick Risinger/N. Bartmann While physics tells us that information can neither be created nor destroyed (if information could be created or…