Kratom products are sold online and at smoke shops and gas stations, like this one in Lone Tree, Colo. Amanda Mascarelli The herbal substance kratom, derived from the leaves of…
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Study reveals oldest and longest example of Vasconic script
A new study of the 2100-year-old Hand of Irulegi has revealed the oldest and longest example of Vasconic script. The Hand of Irulegi was discovered in 2021 during excavations of…
Sleep, Circadian Rhythm, and Mental Health
Summary: A new study highlights the critical link between sleep, circadian rhythms, and psychiatric disorders, suggesting that disturbances in sleep and internal body clocks can trigger or exacerbate mental health…
Remission of Cushing’s disease associated with higher risk of developing autoimmune disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study of more than 250 persons undergoing surgical therapy for Cushing’s disease (CD) or nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) found that patients who achieved remission of…
Study finds women more likely than men to suffer from long COVID
Unadjusted relationship between BMI and Long COVID by sex. Credit: International Journal of Obesity (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41366-024-01477-8 A new study by Western researchers has drawn a link between higher body…
Traces of Khan al-Tujjar caravanserais found at foot of Mount Tabor
During excavations near Beit Keshet in Lower Galilee, Israel, archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have uncovered traces of a market within the historic Khan al-Tujjar caravanserais. Khan al-Tujjar,…
Research shows lasting effects of smoking after quitting
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers are still discovering how smoking continues to harm people’s health even years after they quit, with a new study on Wednesday revealing tobacco’s lasting effect…
Additional study shows promise for low-intensity ultrasound as a non-invasive approach to alleviate pain
Wynn Legon (left), the faculty director of the transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound facilities at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, and Andrew Strohman, an M.D.-Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech, were among…

