Summary: A recent study reveals a surprising link between longevity and verbal fluency—the ability to effectively recall and utilize vocabulary. Researchers analyzed cognitive data from the Berlin Aging Study, involving…
Category: Humans
Combating the measles threat means examining the reasons for declining vaccination rates
Illustration of the virus which causes measles. Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHES Measles was supposedly eradicated in Canada more than a quarter century ago. But today, measles is…
New AI tool visualizes a cell’s ‘social network’ to help treat cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence (AI)-based neural network can rapidly analyze and interpret millions of cells from a patient sample, predicting molecular changes in the tissue. It…
Survey shows nearly 1 in 10 unsure if they have long COVID
Credit: Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels Almost one in 10 people (9.1%) in England think they could have long COVID but aren’t sure, according to a new analysis of NHS England…
Bulgar-Golden Horde period complex discovered in Alekseevsky
Archaeological research in the Alekseevsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan have discovered a Bulgar-Golden Horde period complex. Following the collapse of Old Great Bulgaria during the 7th century, the…
Cells lining your skin and organs can generate electricity when injured − potentially opening new doors to treating wounds
Your cells constantly generate and conduct electricity that runs through your body to perform various functions. One such example of this bioelectricity is the nerve signals that power thoughts in…
Researchers find possible link between medication and unexpected blood clots
Illustration of the hypothetical connection, based on our results, between JAK–STAT signaling, miRNAs (miR26b-5p, miR21-5p, miR15b-5p, miR103a-3p, and miR106a-5p), cyclins (Cyclin D: CCND3, and CCND1), cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs: CDKN1A, CDK2AP1,…
Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads
In Philadelphia, fatal overdoses are the No. 3 cause of death after heart disease and cancer. That’s been the case each year since 2016, except in 2020 and 2021 when…
Colorado and other states have expanded access to abortion, but not for adolescents
Since 2022, Colorado and 10 other states have passed voter initiatives to protect or expand abortion access. Yet, seven of these states, including Colorado, require people under the age of…
