Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new calculator estimates a person’s risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) over the next 30 years by combining measures of cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic health for…
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Lack of friend or family visits is associated with increased risk of dying
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Never being visited by friends or family is associated with an increased risk of dying, according to a study published in BMC Medicine. The authors suggest…
Archaeologists search for missing persons from the October 7th massacre |
A team of archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have been enlisted by the Israel Defence Force (IDF) to search for remains of missing persons from the 7th October…
COVID-linked loss of smell, taste found to resolve by 3 years after infection
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…
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…
