Credit: MART PRODUCTION from Pexels A new service aimed at supporting older people who are starting to become frail, could reduce emergency hospital admissions by more than a third and…
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Archaeologists find evidence of the cult of Isis in Mallén
Archaeologists have unearthed a statuette of Isis during excavations at Pagus Belsinonensis, an ancient Roman settlement in modern-day Mallén, Spain. Pagus Belsinonensis was founded on the El Convento hill, near…
What I learned during three years at the UK’s most secretive chemical weapons laboratory
Credit: Александр Македонский from Pexels When I first arrived at the top secret Porton Down laboratory, I was aware of very little about its activities. I knew it was the…
Genetic Mutation Linked to Schizophrenia Alters Brain Function
Summary: Researchers identified a rare genetic mutation in two schizophrenia patients that increased schizophrenia-related behaviors in mice. The mutation led to higher levels of glycine decarboxylase (GLDC), an enzyme that…
Repurposed Blood Pressure Drug May Treat ADHD
Summary: A new study suggests that amlodipine, a widely used blood pressure medication, could help manage ADHD symptoms. Researchers tested five potential drugs in rats bred for ADHD-like behaviors, and…
Optimism and Pessimism Shape Resilience and Risk
Summary: Researchers examined how optimism and pessimism influenced well-being and behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzing data from a large-scale study of older adults, they found that optimism was linked…
‘Active recovery’ after exercise is supposed to improve performance—but does it really work?
Credit: Tobi from Pexels Imagine you have just finished a workout. Your legs are like jelly, your lungs are burning and you just want to collapse on the couch. But…
Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico. Here’s what you should know
Measles and tetanus vaccine vials are ready to be administered at the Dallas County Health & Human Services immunization clinic in Dallas, on March 8, 2019. Credit: Vernon Bryant/The Dallas…
Vaccine shows promise for pancreatic cancer, study finds
Adding a personalized mRNA vaccine to standard treatment could offer new hope for pancreatic cancer patients, a small yet promising study from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The study followed…
Certain glucose-lowering meds associated with lower risk for COPD exacerbations
For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are associated with a reduced risk…
