Summary: A study has found that people’s endorsement of moral values fluctuates seasonally, with group-focused values like loyalty, authority, and purity being more strongly supported in spring and fall. This…
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Classical Music Synchronizes Brain Waves, Improving Depression
Summary: Western classical music can significantly affect brain activity, particularly in people with treatment-resistant depression. By measuring brainwaves and neural imaging, scientists discovered that music synchronizes neural oscillations between brain…
Stressed China youth fuel wellness boom with traditional twist
Credit: kimmi jun from Pexels Popping supplements, drinking herbal teas and signing up for lifestyle classes, China’s youth are turning to the wellness industry as work stress and pandemic memories…
Advanced MRI scans help identify one in three concussion patients with ‘hidden disease’
Whole brain diffusion tensor tractography in an age-matched control subject and two patients with serial images at approximately two days, six weeks, and one year following severe traumatic brain injury.…
Burials containing battle axes uncovered in early Suzdal cemetery
Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the State Historical Museum, have been conducting excavations at the Gnezdilovo burial ground near Suzdal…
Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Stress Levels
Summary: Following the Mediterranean diet versus the traditional Western diet might make you feel less stressed, according to new research. The findings suggest that people can lower their perception of…
Strategic reuse of rapid antigen tests for coagulation status assessment using a machine learning approach
Repurposed COVID-19 RATs provide an ideal platform for observing differences in blood coagulability. Random Forest image classification algorithms can facilitate rapid coagulation status assessment on a paper-based LFA platform. Credit:…
Prescription painkiller misuse and addiction are widespread in chronic pain patients
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new scientific review of 148 studies enrolling over 4.3 million adult chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers has found that nearly one in…
Radiotherapy benefits last a decade, breast cancer study reveals
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Providing radiotherapy after surgery could prevent breast cancer from returning in the same place for up to 10 years, a long-term study suggests. This protective effect…