Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As Medicare Advantage continues to gain popularity among seniors, three Southern California companies are pioneering new types of plans that target cultural and ethnic communities with…
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Chronic Stress and Depression Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk
Summary: A recent study highlights a potential connection between chronic stress, depression, and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that individuals aged 18 to 65 previously diagnosed with either…
Sobering data from a global decade-long study
Credit: CC0 Public Domain With New York’s declared state of emergency following flash flooding, there is increasing concern such events will become more common globally. Now a study led by…
Archaeological mission finds hundreds of sealed jars in tomb of Merit-Neith |
An Egyptian-German-Austrian archaeological mission conducting excavations at the tomb of Merit-Neith have uncovered hundreds of sealed ceramic jars. Merit-Neith, meaning “Beloved by Neith”, was a consort and regent during the first dynasty. Despite her…
MDMA Makes People Feel More Connected During Conversations
Summary: Researchers shed light on MDMA’s potential to foster feelings of connection in controlled environments. Their study reveals that individuals on MDMA or methamphetamine felt more connected during conversations compared…
Being told where their blood ends up encourages donors to give again – new research
Telling people who have donated blood when and where the blood was used makes them more likely to do it again, according to our new study. Donors who got details…
Calls for verbal abuse of children by adults to be formally recognized as form of child maltreatment
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new systematic review by researchers at UCL and Wingate University has highlighted the importance of identifying childhood verbal abuse by adults as a standalone subtype…
HIV self-test kits are meant to empower those at risk − but they don’t necessarily lead to starting HIV treatment or prevention
HIV self-test kits were developed to make it easier for people to access HIV testing. However, our research team has found that many people who use self-test kits do not…
Nobel in medicine goes to two scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
Katalin Kariko, speaks after receiving, together with six other scientists, the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical & Scientific Research 2021 from Spain’s Princess of Asturias Leonor, at a ceremony…
Researchers study nearly 1,000 fertility attempts hoping to improve IVF
Credit: Christian Ottolini By genetically testing nearly 1,000 embryos, scientists have provided the most detailed analysis of embryo fate following human in vitro fertilization. Nearly half the embryos studied underwent…
