Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. More than 6 million adults are treated for it each year, says Dr. Michael Colgan, a…
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Viking-era treasure hoard among several significant discoveries in Täby
Several significant Viking-era discoveries have been made in Täby, Sweden, where archaeologists from Arkeologerna have uncovered a large silver hoard alongside the remains of an extensive farming settlement. Excavations found…
Study Ties Racial Inequality to Psychosis in Young Adults
Summary: A new study finds that racial inequality and police violence may significantly contribute to higher rates of psychotic episodes in low-income young adults of color. While individual factors like…
Brain network activity may offer clues to future drinking behaviors of adolescents
Credit: Photo By: Kaboompics.com from Pexels Measuring the interaction of brain networks could potentially help identify teens at risk for dangerous drinking, according to a novel study that explored how…
Newly discovered mechanism of mitochondrial dysfunction in obesity may drive insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes
Mitochondria within liver cells from obese mice show signs of dysfunction by producing excessive reactive oxygen species (red), which is harmful and contributes to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.…
Millions of US children have parents with substance use disorder, and the consequences are staggering − new research
About 1 in 4 U.S. children – nearly 19 million – have at least one parent with substance use disorder. This includes parents who misuse alcohol, marijuana, prescription opioids or…
Self-employed women may have significantly lower heart attack risk than salaried counterparts
Credit: Karolina Grabowska from Pexels New research finds that self-employed women have fewer risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to non-self-employed women, suggesting that the work environment may play…
Caregiver intuition may spot child health crises before some early warning systems
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health suggests that parental or caregiver intuition may outperform some traditional early warning systems in identifying…
Emotions Echo: Brainwide Timing Patterns Reveal Roots of Feeling
Summary: Emotions help guide our behavior, but when they persist too long or arrive at the wrong time, they can cause serious mental health issues. In a landmark study, researchers…
Personalized cancer model predicts patient-specific gene behavior, potentially improving survival outcomes
(A) Traditional modeling approaches assume each training cohort or (sub)population is homogeneous and samples are identically distributed. Cohorts must be large enough to allow robust inference, presenting a tradeoff between…
