Endometriosis afflicts millions of women, but few people feel comfortable talking about it

Endometriosis causes physical, sexual and emotional pain. About 190 million people around the globe have endometriosis, including one in 10 American women, but there has historically been a deafening silence…

Apple Sets New Bar for Competitors With M3 Chip Series

Just when it looked like a competitor was going to outflank Apple in the processor wars, the Cupertino, Calif. company raised the bar once again. At a pre-recorded evening event…

Nokia sues Amazon in US, India over video patents

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Finnish telecom giant Nokia said Tuesday it is suing Amazon in five global jurisdictions, including the United States and India, over patent infringements on video-related technologies.…

Albania tries to halt flight of young doctors

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Seeking to stem the flight of its young doctors, Albania has brought in a law to make recent medical graduates work in their home country for…

High metabolism is an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease, finds study

Credit: CC0 Public Domain An early phase in the process of developing Alzheimer’s disease is a metabolic increase in a part of the brain called the hippocampus, report researchers from…

On some Australian islands, sea level rise may be helping mangroves thrive

Some mangrove forests off Australia have flourished in the last several decades, a new study reports. And, counterintuitively, rising sea levels may be responsible. Off Australia’s northern coast, the skeletal…

Mapping Time and Space: Neurons Decode Human Existence Dimensions

Summary: Researchers unveil how neurons in the brain depict time and space, fundamental to human consciousness. Utilizing special depth electrodes, they studied patients undergoing treatment for epilepsy, revealing “place cells”…

A surprising finding shows that light can make water evaporate without heat could enable new approaches to desalination

A new study says that Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria thrive in dew drops. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Evaporation is happening all around us all the time, from the sweat cooling our…

Cognitive Maturity: 18 is the Threshold of Cognitive Adulthood

Summary: A new study sheds light on when adolescents start thinking like adults. Researchers found that executive function, critical for task-switching and focus, typically matures around 18 years old. Drawing…

Biden administration urges schools to carry naloxone, the opioid overdose treatment

The Biden administration is encouraging schools throughout the United States to carry naloxone to help prevent fatal drug overdoses in students. The medication (Narcan) was approved earlier this year as…