Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Despite the effectiveness of the newer generation of anti-obesity drugs—called GLP-1 receptor agonists—few can tolerate them in the long run. A new study, published in the…
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Burial necropolis found in Kuban
Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have uncovered a burial necropolis from the 4th to 3rd century BC. The discovery was made during construction…
Guidelines updated for use of antiplatelet therapy for atherosclerotic CVD
In a guideline update issued by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology and published online Oct. 28 in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, new recommendations are presented regarding…
Emerging COVID variant is spreading ahead of the holidays. Are you still protected?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For a third season, COVID-19 cases are rising ahead of the holidays, this time with a more recent variant driving infections. JN.1, a variant of omicron,…
US woman with rare double uterus gives birth to twin girls
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A 32-year-old woman from Alabama who was born with two uteruses and became pregnant in both gave birth to twin girls on different days, she announced…
Kids’ Trust in Robots vs Humans: A Study in Selective Learning
Summary: A new study explores how children aged three to five gauge the reliability of information from humans and robots. The study found that children display selective trust based on…
Predicting Alzheimer’s dementia in oldest of the old
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study indicates that severity of amyloid deposition in the brain—not just age—may be key to determining who will benefit from new anti-amyloid therapies to…
Terracotta figurines found during excavations at Pompeii
Image Credit : POMPEIISITES Archaeologists have unearthed 13 terracotta figurines during excavations of a domus at Pompeii. Pompeii was a Roman city, located in the modern commune of Pompeii near…
SARS-CoV-2 rebound rate similar with, without oral antivirals
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) rebound occurs at a similar rate for those receiving and not receiving oral antiviral treatment and for those receiving nirmatrelvir/ritonavir or placebo, according…
Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says
A flu vaccine is readied at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans’ Community Resource Center in Lynwood, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Health officials…
