In June 2023, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shared with the public a draft of a new framework that will guide how elementary, middle and high schools in the state approach…
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Children and adolescents in food-insecure homes had more mental health visits
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Children and adolescents living in food-insecure households had a 55% higher frequency of physician visits for mental health reasons than those with adequate food supplies, according…
Analysis shows two in three cosmetic surgery injections in the UK are not administered by doctors
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain According to an analysis of the UK’s cosmetic injectables industry by University College London researchers, 68% of cosmetic practitioners who are administering injections such as Botox…
Archaeologists explore submerged structures off the Le Cesine coastline |
A new research project led by the University of Salento is conducting an underwater and surface study of the Le Cesine coastline to explore submerged structures first identified in 2020.…
Brain Bites: Top 5 Neuroscience News Articles of the Week – June 23, 2023
Summary: This week’s neuroscience revelations encompass intriguing findings from the enigmatic genetics of mind-controlling hairworms to the groundbreaking link between alcohol use disorders and certain neuronal plasticity genes. A novel…
How a combination of COVID lawsuits and media coverage keeps misinformation churning
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Public health has had its day in court lately. And another day. And another day. Over the course of the pandemic, lawsuits came from every direction,…
Archaeologists recover ornate glassware from Roman shipwreck |
Underwater archaeologists have recovered ornate glassware during excavations of the Capo Corso 2 shipwreck. Capo Corso 2 was first discovered in 2012 at a depth of around 350 metres in…
Consumer Health: What is glioblastoma?
Glioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 More than 14,490 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2023, according to the National Brain Tumor Society, and 10,000…
Researchers identify genes that directly influence what we eat
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In one of the first large-scale studies of genes related to diet, researchers have uncovered almost 500 genes that appear to directly influence the foods we…
Scientists name top five foods rich in prebiotics
Researcher Cassandra Boyd holding garlic and onion, two foods that the study revealed to be dense in prebiotics. Credit: Cassandra Boyd There is growing evidence that consuming prebiotics—certain types of…
