There’s good news for folks who lost some of their sense of taste and smell after a bout of mild COVID: New research shows this side effect largely resolves by…
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Giant prehistoric stone axe found in Arabian desert
According to a press statement by the Royal Commission for Al-Ula Governorate, archaeologists have discovered a giant hand axe dating from the Palaeolithic period, approximately 200,000-years-ago. The stone implement was…
2021 to 2022 saw 5% decline in overall fetal mortality rate
The overall U.S. fetal mortality rate decreased by 5% between 2021 and 2022, according to a November Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease…
Latest results from clinical trial show patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer live longer on pyrotinib
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients with HER2-positive breast cancer that has started to spread to other parts of the body survive for longer if they are treated with a new…
Time-Traveling Minds: Decoding History Through Tech
Summary: Modern computing methods like text mining, face detection, and melodic extraction are allowing cognitive scientists to analyze historical cultural artifacts at scale, uncovering psychological data of past societies. By…
Treasure hoard of American and Russian gold coins found in Polish forest |
A team of metal detectorists from the Szczecin Search Group Association have uncovered a treasure hoard consisting of American dollars and Russian rubles in the forests near Szczecin, Poland. The…
Ketamine can rapidly reduce symptoms of PTSD and depression, new study finds
The drug ketamine can reduce the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and symptoms of depression in patients as early as a day after injection. That is the key…
Genetics of nearby healthy tissue may help catch lung cancer’s return
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Genetic information collected from seemingly healthy tissue near lung tumors may be a better predictor of whether cancer will come back after treatment than analysis of…
Three-fold rise in babies born at 22 weeks given respiratory life support in England and Wales after guidelines change
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The number of very premature babies (22 weeks) given respiratory life support (survival-focused care) and/or admitted to neonatal units in England and Wales has increased 3-fold,…
