Food insecurity, loneliness can increase the risk of developing chronic pain after surgery

Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who experience food insecurity or loneliness are much more likely to develop chronic pain after surgery, according to new research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025…

Chronic drug shortages frustrate EU pharmacists, patients

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain At a drug wholesaler warehouse in Belgium, shelves are emptier than they used to be. Like other EU nations, Belgium has increasingly experienced medicine shortages that…

Different types of depression linked to different cardiometabolic diseases

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It is known that depression is linked to an increased incidence of metabolic diseases. Now scientists have discovered that different types of depression are linked to…

Ancient fortress from Egypt’s New Kingdom period found at Tell El-Kharouba

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of an ancient fortress from Egypt’s New Kingdom period at Tell El-Kharouba in the Sheikh Zuweid region of North Sinai. According to experts, the fortress…

Child famine has reached the highest level in Gaza, with tens of thousands of kids affected—new study

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More than 54,000 children aged under five in Gaza are suffering acute malnutrition, including more than 12,800 who are severely malnourished, according to a study published…

National pharmacare for contraception can’t wait

by Elizabeth Nethery, Amanda Black, Amanda K Downey, Laura Schummers, Wendy V. Norman, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Why should women in British Columbia, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and…

People with ADHD may be more creative because they let their minds wander

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research confirms that ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) can be linked to increased creativity and suggests that this creativity is associated with a greater tendency…

Ancient coastal defences reveal 2,000 years of sea-level change

Archaeologists have uncovered a series of ancient wooden palisades off the coast of Grado in northeastern Italy, providing rare evidence of how sea levels along the Adriatic have changed since…

Elite Bronze Age burial complex unearthed at Yavneh-Yam

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a Bronze Age burial complex during excavations at Israel’s coastal port of Yavneh-Yam. The discovery, published in the journal Antiquity, is a monumental rock-cut…

Can Animals Feel? A New Roadmap for Consciousness

Summary: A philosophy scholar has developed a practical “decision tree” to help scientists and ethicists evaluate which creatures may be conscious. The new framework clarifies decades of debate about whether…