Summary: Depression may increase the risk of menstrual pain, or dysmenorrhea, through mechanisms such as sleep disturbances. Using genetic analysis, researchers found that depression likely causes period pain, rather than…
Category: Humans
208 million Americans are classified as obese or overweight, according to new study synthesizing 132 data sources
Nearly half of adolescents and three-quarters of adults in the U.S. were classified as being clinically overweight or obese in 2021. The rates have more than doubled compared with 1990.…
Finger Lengths May Reveal Insights Into Drinking Habits
Summary: The relative lengths of your fingers might be linked to your alcohol consumption patterns. Researchers found that individuals with longer 4th (ring) fingers relative to 2nd (index) fingers, indicating…
Light exercise can yield significant cognitive benefits, new research shows
Everyday physical activity, like going for a short walk or playing with the kids, may provide short-term benefits for cognitive health, equivalent to reversing four years of cognitive aging. That…
Higher sweet beverage tax shows null result in lowing Philadelphia youth obesity
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found no significant changes in pediatric…
No ‘one size fits all’ treatment for type 1 diabetes, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Factors beyond carbohydrates have a substantial influence on blood glucose levels meaning current automated insulin delivery systems miss vital information required for glucose regulation, a new…
Early-stage trial finds stem cell therapy for retinitis pigmentosa is safe
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of UC Davis Health researchers has shown that CD34+ stem cells can be safely administered into retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients’ eyes and may offer…
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…
