Voters in 10 states decided on measures relating to abortion on Nov. 5, 2024, many of which sought to expand access to abortion or expressly recognize a right to abortion…
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Strength training early in life can set up kids and adolescents for a lifetime of health and well-being
“Aren’t they a little young for that?” This is a question I used to hear regularly from parents when I’d recommend strength training for the kids I worked with, whose…
Increased psoriasis risk found in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors
Credit: Estzer Miller on Pixabay Researchers from the National Defense Medical Center in Taiwan have identified an increased risk of psoriasis in patients with cancer undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)…
Fluorescence-guided imaging technique could improve head and neck cancer surgery
Two-color fluorescence nerve and tumor visualization, with green color for the 700-nm LGW05-75 imaging channel (top) and red color for the 800-nm ABY-029 imaging channel (middle row), and with the…
Hoard of rare 16th and 17th-century coins found near Pomiechówek
Members of the Polish Association of Searchers “Hussars” have found a rare hoard of 16th and 17th-century coins near Pomiechówek in east-central Poland. The hoard has been described as one…
Sauna users are happier and sleep better, says Swedish study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People who use saunas are happier and have more energy. This is according to a new study, the first of its kind to examine sauna habits…
Oldest known depiction of fishing found in Ice Age engravings
Archaeologists from the Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA) and Durham University have uncovered engravings at the Ice Age site of Gönnersdorf that shows the earliest known depictions of fishing. Gönnersdorf is…
Brain Struggle with Conflicting Information in Schizophrenia
Summary: Researchers have developed a potential diagnostic tool for schizophrenia by observing how patients process conflicting information. By analyzing neural activity between the cortex and thalamus, they found distinct patterns…
Military veterans are disproportionately affected by suicide, but targeted prevention can help reverse the tide
America’s military veterans make up about 6% of the adult population but account for about 20% of all suicides. That means that each day, about 18 veterans will die by…
How key results could influence health policy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The results of some congressional races may foreshadow who will have outsize health policy influence in Congress next year. Congress will face decisions over whether to…
