Parents with unemployed children show more signs of depression than those with working children

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Can the unemployment of adult children also affect the health of parents? The research “The Impact of Job Insecurity on the Depressive Symptoms of Parents” of…

How Large Social Circles Foster Trust

Summary: A new study challenges the belief that larger groups reduce cooperation, showing instead that flexible social connections enhance teamwork. Researchers found that in a prisoner’s dilemma game, participants in…

Archaeologists uncover traces of the Abbey of St. Savino

A joint Polish and Italian team of archaeologists have uncovered traces of the Abbey of St. Savino, located in the town of Jesi in Italy’s Marche region. According to 16th-century…

A program to close insurance gaps for Native Americans has gone largely unused

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…

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 Links Schizophrenia to Visual Contrast Sensitivity Deficits

Summary: People with schizophrenia experience impaired contrast perception, affecting their ability to differentiate light intensity and recognize shapes and textures. This deficit may stem from disruptions in glutamate neurotransmission, a…

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…