The instinct to “do your own research” when it comes to your health is a good one. The challenge often is not lack of information, but the opposite. People are…
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Colossal 2,500-year-old marble statue unearthed in Sardis
Archaeologists have unearthed a colossal marble statue dating to the early Classical period at the ancient city of Sardis in western Turkey, offering new insights into the cultural and artistic…
How Posture Boosts Risk-Taking and Positive Mood
Summary: A new study demonstrates that a person’s physical posture subtly influences their emotional state and economic decision-making without their conscious awareness. Key Facts Implicit Posture Control: Unlike previous “power…
In memory care deserts, senior centers can help close the gap in brain-related healthcare
About 90 miles north of Phoenix, the town of Yarnell nestles atop a winding mountain road. Phoenix, a sprawling city of more than 1.6 million people, has one physician for…
Trump administration is withholding more than $1B in Medicaid funds from California and Minnesota, in latest example of weaponizing real and imagined fraud
The Trump administration announced on July 21, 2026, that it’s withholding US$867 million in federal healthcare funding for California and $200 million for Minnesota – a total of more than…
Hoard discovery could be ritual offering
Archaeologists working along the route of a major railway modernisation project in the Czech Republic have uncovered a remarkable Bronze Age hoard that may have been deliberately deposited as part…
Why Gaining Free Time Unexpectedly Makes People Late
Summary: A new study reveals that when individuals gain free time unexpectedly, their brains perceive that time as subjectively longer than expected, leading to behavioral delays and poor time management.…
Psychedelics and Ketamine Rewire Brain Immune Signals in Depression
Summary: A study uncovered a novel neuroimmune mechanism explaining how rapid-acting antidepressants, including ketamine and psychedelics, alleviate treatment-resistant depression. Despite acting on different initial neural receptors, these distinct fast-acting therapeutics…
New finds reveal Kazakhstan’s place in ancient global trade
Archaeologists working across Kazakhstan have uncovered a series of discoveries spanning the Bronze Age to the Golden Horde period, providing new insights into prehistoric communities, long-distance trade and the development…
AI Models Analyze Children’s Speech to Predict Future Mental Health
Summary: Researchers demonstrated that natural language processing (NLP) models analyzing speech patterns in children aged 9 to 13 can predict the onset of mental health disorders six years later more…
