Joint pain, headaches, stomachaches, fibromyalgia – the list sounds like an inventory of ailments that might plague people as they age. Yet these are chronic, painful conditions that frequently affect…
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Can early exposure to dogs lessen genetic susceptibility to eczema?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research published in Allergy indicates that certain environmental exposures may affect a child’s risk of developing atopic eczema, a condition characterized by dry, itchy, and…
Monoclonal antibody halves hospitalizations of children younger than 6 months old
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A single dose of the long-acting antibody nirsevimab to infants can halve hospitalizations for bronchiolitis. This is the result of a study involving the Università Cattolica…
Bronze Age tombs reveal wealth from ancient trade
The discovery of three Bronze Age tombs at Dromolaxia-Vyzakia has shed light on ancient trade routes connecting Cyprus with the Aegean, Anatolia, Egypt, and the Near East. Dromolaxia-Vyzakia/Hala Sultan Tekke…
Shared Genetic Signatures Found Across Psychiatric Disorders
Summary: Researchers have uncovered shared biological mechanisms across major psychiatric disorders by analyzing postmortem brain samples from the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Instead of looking at gene expression broadly, they zoomed…
Why do our pupils dilate when we’re aroused? Anatomy experts explain
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain His gaze softens as he draws closer to you. With one hand around your waist and the other cradling your jaw, he pulls you in. You…
Is methylene blue really a brain booster? A pharmacologist explains the science
The internet is abuzz with tributes to a liquid chemical called methylene blue that is being sold as a health supplement. Over the past five or 10 years, methylene blue…
Brain connections at 3 months predict infant emotional development
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant emotional development, potentially offering new ways to identify children at risk for future…
Eating healthier can protect aging brain
It’s never too late to start eating right as a means of protecting your brain health, a new study says. People who improved their healthy eating in middle-age had a…
Dolphin mosaic discovery is part of an expansive Roman villa complex
Archaeologists from OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH and the University of Salzburg have uncovered an expansive Roman villa complex on Reinberg hill in Thalheim bei Wels, Austria. The villa overlooked the ancient…
