Ritually bent Bronze Age sword discovered in the Værebro Ådal

A metal detectorist recently discovered a bent Bronze Age sword in the Værebro Ådal conservation area in Egedal Municipality, west of Copenhagen, Denmark. The Værebro Ådal is a continuous river…

How Memories Shape Decisions and Future Well-Being

Summary: A new framework integrates psychology and economics to show how memorable experiences influence long-term decision-making. Their model separates the immediate utility of consumption from the lasting “remembered utility” derived…

Fitness Trackers Detect Mood Episodes in Bipolar Disorder with High Accuracy

Summary: Data from fitness trackers can detect mood episodes in individuals with bipolar disorder with up to 89.1% accuracy for mania and 80.1% for depression. Researchers used passively collected, noninvasive…

Feeling Beautiful Spurs Kindness and Generosity

Summary: A new study shows that enhancing one’s appearance, even virtually, increases prosocial behavior such as kindness and charitable giving. Participants who saw enhanced images of themselves were twice as…

Brain Biomarker Could Predict Psychosis Before Symptoms Emerge

Summary: Researchers have identified a brain biomarker that may predict psychosis onset before symptoms appear, enabling earlier interventions and personalized care. MRI scans revealed abnormal connectivity patterns in sensory brain…

Trauma care and mental health interventions training can help family physicians prepare for times of war

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In wars and conflict, family physicians are frequently called on to serve in expanded roles and are witnesses to the enormous mental and physical suffering of…

Taxpayers spend 22% more per patient to support Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to Medicare that promised to cost less

Medicare Advantage – the commercial alternative to traditional Medicare – is drawing down federal health care funds, costing taxpayers an extra 22% per enrollee to the tune of US$83 billion…

Popular diabetes and obesity drugs also protect kidneys, study shows

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The biggest and most comprehensive analysis of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists on kidney and cardiovascular outcomes shows they have significant benefits in people with and…

Oldest firearm within the continental USA discovered in Arizona

Archaeologists have discovered a Bronze cannon or wall gun that has been associated with the Vázquez de Coronado expedition, making it the oldest firearm within the continental USA. Vázquez de…

A robust tool for complex time-to-event data analysis in the context of myeloproliferative neoplasms

MPNs are a group of chronic diseases of the hematopoietic stem cell resulting in overproduction of myeloid progenitor cells, including white blood cells, red blood cells or platelets in the…