From the very early days of the pandemic, brain fog emerged as a significant health condition that many experience after COVID-19. Brain fog is a colloquial term that describes a…
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Study uses satellite imagery to identify over 1,000 Andean hillforts
A new study, published in the journal Antiquity, uses satellite imagery to survey hillforts known as pukaras in the Andean highlands. Pukaras, meaning fortress in both Quechua and Aymara, were…
Molecular clusters on glial cells show they are more than our brain’s ‘glue’
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113844 Neuroscientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have found that an often-overlooked type of brain cell called glia has more of a role…
Researchers model blood-brain barrier using ‘Tissue-in-a-CUBE’ system
The modular Tissue-in-a-CUBE platform for drug screening, a new alternative model for animal testing. Credit: RIKEN A research team at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan…
Psychosocial therapies could be effective treatment for non-physical symptoms of menopause
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Interventions such as mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), could be an effective treatment option for menopause-related mood symptoms, memory and concentration problems, finds a new…
Roman defensive spikes unveiled at the Leibniz Centre for Archaeology
In 2023, archaeologists from Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main uncovered a series of wooden defensive spikes during excavations of a 1st century AD Roman fort in Bad Ems, western Germany. The…
Obsidian blade linked to Coronado’s expedition to find the fabled city of gold
Archaeologists suggest that a flaked-stone obsidian blade could be linked to the expedition led by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado to search for the fabled city of gold. Francisco Vázquez de…
Prevalence of Female Psychopaths: More Common than Believed
Summary: Researchers provide novel insights into female psychopathy, challenging the conventional 6:1 male-to-female psychopath ratio with new evidence suggesting a closer 1.2:1 ratio. The research indicates that societal gender biases…
AI Tunes into Emotions: The Rise of Affective Computing
Summary: Affective computing is transforming how machines understand human emotions, enabling them to respond to our feelings in real-time. This interdisciplinary field merges computer science, psychology, and neuroscience, aiming to…
Understanding and protecting against foodborne illness
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Each year, 1 in 6 Americans gets sick from eating contaminated food. In total, researchers have identified more than 250 foodborne diseases, which have been traced…
