Olmec rubber balls preserved with anoxia technology

Researchers from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have developed a new anoxia technique to preserve ancient Olmec rubber balls found in southern Veracruz. The Olmec are the…

Sustainable, plant-based diet benefits both human and planetary health, study finds

This graphic was prepared by EAT and is included in an adapted summary of the Commission Food in The Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems.…

AI Spots Subtle Facial Cues Linked to Early Depression Risk

Summary: Depression’s earliest signs can be hard to spot, but a new study shows AI can detect them in subtle facial movements. Japanese students with subthreshold depression were perceived as…

Bariatric surgery for weight loss shows greater long-term benefits than GLP-1 medicines

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A large Cleveland Clinic study has found that people with obesity and type 2 diabetes who undergo weight-loss surgery live longer and face fewer serious health…

Study finds laser correction for short-sightedness is safe and effective for older teenagers

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A major study of laser correction for short-sightedness shows that the procedure is as safe and effective in older teenagers as it is in adults, according…

2 shootings, 2 states, minutes apart − a trauma psychiatrist explains how exposure to shootings changes all of us

On Sept. 10, 2025, the nation’s attention was riveted by the fatal shooting of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah. At nearly the exact same…

Bariatric Fusion vitamins pulled for missing child-safe caps

by I. Edwards About 4,700 bottles of Bariatric Fusion iron-containing multivitamins have been recalled because packaging does not meet federal safety standards, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission…

Brain Circuits Show Why Friends’ Lies Are Easier to Believe

Summary: Researchers explored how people process deception from friends versus strangers, using brain imaging to study decision-making in gain and loss contexts. Volunteers were more likely to believe lies in…

Simple Hair Test May Spot Mental Health Risks in Kids

Summary: Long-term stress, measured through hair cortisol, may help predict mental health risks in children living with chronic physical illnesses. In a four-year study of 244 children, researchers found that…

Harm-reduction vending machines offer free naloxone, pregnancy tests and hygiene kits

In the lobby of the YMCA in Reading, Pennsylvania, stands a row of vending machines – but one machine is different from the rest. Instead of stocking chips or soda,…