Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A few years before the COVID-19 pandemic, Dale Rice lost a toe to infection. But because he was uninsured at the time, the surgery at a…
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Calorie labels on menus could make eating disorders worse
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Calorie labels on restaurant menus are negatively impacting people with eating disorders, according to a new study published in BMJ Public Health. The review, which is…
Archaeologists find “lost” residence of King Harold
Archaeologists from Newcastle University and the University of Exeter have uncovered new evidence to suggest that a site in the coastal village of Bosham was a residence of Harold Godwinson,…
Empathy Peaks in Young Adults
Summary: A new study reveals that young adults show the strongest empathic responses to others in physical or social pain, compared to adolescents and older adults. Researchers measured brain activity…
Archaeologists reveal a rare Roman miniature box lock discovered in North Rhine-Westphalia
The Westphalia-Lippe Regional Association (LWL) has revealed the discovery of a gold and iron Roman-era box lock, unearthed in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The lock was discovered in 2023 by licensed…
Study shows inherited gene elevates prostate cancer risk in affected families
DNA, which has a double-helix structure, can have many genetic mutations and variations. Credit: NIH A study of men with a family history of prostate cancer has discovered an inherited…
Nutrition advice is rife with misinformation − a medical education specialist explains how to tell valid health information from pseudoscience
The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated a vast landscape of misinformation about many topics, science and health chief among them. Since then, information overload continues unabated, and many people are rightfully confused…
Advanced ultrasound cannot discern who would benefit from beta-blocker treatment after myocardial infarction
Credit: European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging (2025). DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeaf015 A new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Södersjukhuset shows that advanced ultrasound imaging analyses cannot identify patients who…
Research shows young adults are more active after starting work, but sleep less—unless working from home
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When young adults start working, the amount of daily physical activity they do increases sharply, only to fall away again over the next few years, while…
