Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers say we’re on the cusp of a new era where physicians will personalize care, adjusting medications and pacemakers based on videos captured at home by…
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Young adults in England let down by ‘postcode lottery’ for ADHD treatment, national survey finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A national survey conducted as part of University of Exeter research has found huge variation in treatment for ADHD, highlighting the struggle many young adults face…
False-positive mammograms discourage some women from future screenings
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Early detection of breast cancer through mammography screening continues to save lives. However, abnormal findings on mammograms can lead to women being recalled for additional imaging…
Hoard of silver coins hidden in rock crevice
Archaeologists excavating at Horvat Ashun, near Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut, Isreal, have discovered a rare collection of silver coins dating to the Hasmonean period between 135 and 126 BC. The Hasmonean dynasty was…
No TV or screens for toddlers, Sweden tells parents
A toddler plays with a phone. Toddlers should not be allowed to watch screens at all, Sweden told parents on Monday. Children under the age of two should be kept…
Children are at high risk—health expert explains why
A one-month-old baby at an mpox isolation unit in South Kivu province, DRC. Credit: UNICEF The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that children, pregnant women and people with weak…
More children are getting ACL injuries—here’s what could be done to prevent them
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There’s no doubt that for children and teenagers, taking part in physical activity and sport is hugely beneficial. It improves their health and well-being, creates opportunities…
How hunger influences aversive learning in fruit flies
AKHR neurons connect to DANs via ascending SEZ output neurons. Credit: Neuron (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.04.035 Internal states that animals experience while they are thirsty, hungry, sleepy or aggressive have been…
Donkey depiction discovered at Karahan Tepe
Karahan Tepe is a prehistoric complex, first discovered in 1997 near Yağmurlu in Şanlıurfa Province, Türkiye. Karahan Tepe is thought to be connected with Göbekli Tepe, as both sites feature…
How a simple blood test could affect how Alzheimer’s is diagnosed
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, which afflicts nearly 7 million Americans, could soon replace more invasive and expensive diagnostic methods such as spinal…
