Volunteer archaeologists excavating at Roman Vindolanda have uncovered evidence of the 9th cohort of Batavians. Vindolanda (translated as “white field” or “white moor”) was a Roman auxiliary near Hadrian’s Wall…
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Workshop discovered in former Warsaw Ghetto |
Archaeological works in the area of the former Warsaw Ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, have led to the discovery of a completely preserved workshop. The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of…
Maternal deaths in the US more than doubled over two decades. Black mothers died at the highest rate
Ansonia Lyons carries her son, Adrien Lyons, as she takes him for a diaper change in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. After two miscarriages, Ansonia became pregnant in…
Study highlights limitations of BMI in predicting death
BMI, which was first proposed a Belgian mathematician in the 19th century, is calculated by dividing a person’s weight by the square of their height. People classified as overweight though…
New research finds deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control
The combination of two brain waves, called sleep spindles and slow waves, predict an increase in the body’s sensitivity to the hormone called insulin, which consequentially and beneficially lowers blood…
Cancer’s origin story features predictable plot line, researchers find
Scientists grew human gastric organoids from stomach cells in a laboratory for two years, tracing patterns of genetic changes associated with pre-cancer. Credit: Wing Wong Cancer cells-to-be accumulate a series…
Bilateral total knee arthroplasty linked to increased complication rates
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Patients undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are at an increased risk of several types of complications, as compared with matched patients undergoing unilateral TKA, reports…
Engraved relief could reveal the lost name of the Maya city at Ocomtún |
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered an engraved relief at Ocomtún in the Mexican state of Campeche. Ocomtún, meaning “stone column”, is a Maya…
Study finds NPP-billed imaging increased 27% from 2016–2020
by Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study by the Harvey L Neiman Health Policy Institute found that rates of diagnostic imaging interpretation by…
Who is affected and how do they cope?
Prostate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image Gallery Fifty percent of patients with metastatic prostate cancer experience some level of financial hardship due to their treatment, according to a study in…
