Attention being caught. Credit: Mikhail Nilov. A giant billboard flashes on the side of a country road. Why does it catch our attention more easily than other details in the…
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More must be done for depressed stroke survivors as incidence climbs, say researchers
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers say that more must be done for depressed stroke survivors, as new findings show 60% of stroke survivors would experience depression within 18 years, a…
Epigenetics is of critical importance in autoimmune-related skin diseases, says study
Credit: Lingyu Gao, Qianjin Lu The central dogma proposed that genetic information predominantly transfers from DNA to RNA during gene expression to make a functional product protein. This absolute theory…
Pompeii excavation reveals ancient construction techniques
Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman construction site during excavations of Regio IX at Pompeii. Pompeii was a Roman city, located in the modern commune of Pompeii near Naples, Italy. Pompeii,…
Factors that contribute to differences in cervical cancer screening in rural and urban community health centers
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In the United States, community health centers (CHCs) mainly serve historically marginalized populations. New research reveals that both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, females receiving…
Traces of Roman fort found in Aachen
Archaeologists from ArcheoConsult have found traces of a Roman fort during excavations in Aachen, Germany. Aachen, known as Aquae Granni during the Roman period, was first settled by the Romans…
A primer on recent measles outbreaks, transmission, symptoms and complications, including ‘immune amnesia’
Microscopic view of a measles virus particle (red). Credit: CDC and NIAID, CC BY Canada is seeing a resurgence of measles, with cases in the first quarter of 2024 already…
Lab tests show THC potency inflated on retail marijuana in Colorado
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cannabis flower sold in Colorado claims to contain much more tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, than it actually does, according to my findings published in the peer-reviewed journal…
Is your blood aging your brain? It might increase your dementia risk
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain By 2050, the global population of adults 60 and older will approximately double, leading to upward of 153 million dementia cases. That’s why University College Cork…
Exotic horses used for jousting tournaments were buried in Westminster
An animal cemetery found 30 years ago in Westminster, London, was used for burying exotic horses during the medieval and Tudor period. Horses were akin to modern-day supercars and were…
