Antidepressants prescription associated with a lower risk of testing positive for COVID-19

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that community mental health patients who were prescribed…

Hiker finds Bronze Age pictographs in Norway |

A hiker has discovered a collection of pictographs in Norway’s Østfold region. The discovery was made by Tormod Fjeld who noticed mysterious shades of colour in a rockface where he…

Heart Beats and Minds Meet: Your Heart Influences Your Gut Instinct

Summary: Our hearts play a surprising role in shaping how suggestible we are to others’ opinions. The research indicates that evaluating an event during a heartbeat might lead individuals to…

Social Isolation’s Health Implications: Unmasking the Mortality Risks of Loneliness

Summary: A comprehensive study underscores the alarming link between social isolation, loneliness, and heightened mortality risks. The meta-analysis, involving over two million participants, found a significant increase in all-cause mortality…

Small sensor ‘smells’ incipient seizures

A Sandia National Laboratories researcher works on a miniaturized sensor system able to detect specific gases warning of an impending seizure. Credit: Craig Fritz In people with epilepsy, seizure-alert dogs…

Lessons from the deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave

The heat dome that descended upon the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021 met a population radically unprepared for it. Almost two-thirds of households earning US$50,000 or less and 70%…

the flesh-rotting drug adding to America’s opioid crisis

Opioid addict Martin has seen the deadly fentanyl replace heroin as the most prevalent drug in New York. Now he’s trying to avoid “tranq,” a flesh-eating drug increasingly causing concern…

Depiction of Viking ship found in Iceland |

Archaeologists have found a depiction of a Viking ship that may be the earliest image discovered in Iceland. The discovery was made at the Stöð archaeological site near the village…

Low-dose aspirin use associated with 20% increased anemia risk in older adults

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An analysis of the ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) trial found that the use of low-dose aspirin was associated with a 20 percent…

Alcohol Use Disorder: More Alcohol, More Impairment, Regardless of Drinking Habits

Summary: Researchers reveal the idea of “holding one’s liquor” is complex, particularly among heavy drinkers. The study shows that while individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) display less impairment after…