Credit: CC0 Public Domain Over the last five years, Larimer County in northern Colorado has seen what appears to be a steady, sustained drop in its suicide rate—a potentially significant…
Category: Humans
Spinning whorl with swastika symbols found in Tønsberg
Archaeologists excavating a 13th century weaving mill have found a spinning whorl marked with swastika symbols. Excavations by NIKU in the Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway, uncovered the remains…
Kidneys crucial for high-altitude acclimatization, research indicates
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study by a Mount Royal University physiologist and his team demonstrates the key role of the kidneys in acclimatization to high altitude, and illustrates another…
Study indicates improved health care value cannot be achieved by hospital mergers and acquisitions alone
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Mergers and acquisitions of U.S. hospitals and health systems rarely improve the quality of care delivered or result in lower health care costs and prices, according…
Child finds a micro-mosaic cross medallion during school trip
During a school trip to the Ein Karem neighborhood of Jerusalem, ten-year-old Nehorai Nir stumbled upon a cross medallion crafted in the intricate micro-mosaic style. The medallion, dated to 100–200…
Children can be more vulnerable in the heat—here’s how to protect them this summer
by Wen-Qiang He, James Smallcombe, Natasha Nassar and Ollie Jay, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Extreme heat is increasingly common in Australia and around the world and besides making…
Transform the daily grind to make life more interesting—three strategies to help you attain the good life
Credit: Hachette Book Group Imagine it’s Monday morning, too cold and too dark, but once that alarm goes off, you know you’ve got to rally. The kids have to get…
Nutrient profiling systems use algorithms to simplify picking healthy groceries
Credit: Australian Government, Canberra Imagine a world where food on grocery store shelves is ranked by its healthiness, with simple, research-backed scores. In some countries, that world already exists. Nutrient…
FDA approves Tryngolza as adjunct to diet for familial chylomicronemia syndrome
Tryngolza (olezarsen) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an adjunct to diet to reduce triglycerides in adults with familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), which can lead…
Screen time these holidays doesn’t need to be a bad thing
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain With five weeks of school summer holidays (that’s around 25 days of weekday activities to organize), being online is a major attraction for most kids and…
