Archaeologist suggests location of legendary Viking settlement of Jomsborg |

Dr Wojciech Filipowiak, a Polish archaeologist with the archaeology and ethnology section of Poland’s Academy of Sciences, working with the support of the city of Wolin and the Wolin Archaeology…

Unlocking Addiction Risk: Genetic Test Could Shape Future Prevention Strategies

Summary: A new study hints at the potential of utilizing genetic test results to improve addiction prevention and treatment strategies. The study involved 325 college students who were given varying…

Digital support can significantly reduce anxiety among autistic adults

Credit: University of Plymouth A digital innovation that provides autistic adults with 24/7 support and practical tools to manage the challenges of everyday life has been shown to significantly reduce…

Research suggests no difference in health outcomes, care costs for patients treated by traditional MDs or osteopaths

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New UCLA-led research suggests that patient mortality rates, readmissions, length of stay, and health care spending were virtually identical for elderly hospitalized patients who were treated…

Low dose colchicine associated with lower incidence of total knee and hip replacements

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An exploratory analysis of the LoDoCo2 (Low-Dose Colchicine 2) randomized, controlled, double-blind trial found that daily therapy with a low dose of colchicine was associated with…

Happiness Now or Later? The Impact of Timing on Well-being

Summary: A new study explores how people’s preferences for immediate or delayed happiness can shape their behavior and overall well-being. It discusses two differing views on happiness: one where happiness…

Operation to prevent looting has led to discovery of burial caves |

A joint operation to prevent the looting of antiquities by the Kafr Kanna Police and the Israel Antiquities Authority Theft Prevention Unit has led to the discovery of a burial…

Don’t worry, be happy? It’s not that simple, according to research

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Is happiness something to work hard towards and accumulate over time or is it something transient and fleeting that should be savored in the moment? Past…

Earliest dated saddle in China for horse-riding identified from burial |

Archaeologists excavating a tomb at the Yanghai cemetery in the Turfan Basin, located in the eastern end of the Tian Shan mountains in the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China,…

Top 5 Neuroscience News Stories of the Week

Summary: This week, research teams from around the globe shared their remarkable findings from the field of neuroscience. Discoveries ranged from unraveling how Botox breaches neurons, to a study finding…