The 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on March 28th caused widespread devastation, claiming thousands of lives and massive destruction to property. Tremors from the quake also caused subsidence cracks…
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RFK Jr says study will reveal cause of autism ‘epidemic’
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain US authorities are conducting a large-scale study that should in several months reveal the cause of the autism “epidemic,” Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said…
Lip Size Shapes Beauty Perception, Preferences Differ by Gender
Summary: New research reveals that lip size significantly influences how people perceive facial attractiveness, and these perceptions vary based on gender and exposure. Female participants preferred plumper lips on female…
Fill-in-the-blank training primes AI to interpret health data from smartwatches and fitness trackers
The human body constantly generates a variety of signals that can be measured from outside the body with wearable devices. These bio-signals – ranging from heart rate to sleep state…
How mothers adapt to the metabolic demands of nursing
Credit: MART PRODUCTION from Pexels Nursing poses major metabolic demands on mothers, to which they respond by eating more and saving energy to sustain milk production. There are significant hormonal…
Europe’s population is adapting better to cold than to heat, study shows
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has shown that Europe has adapted better to low temperatures than to high temperatures over…
North Macedonian ruins could be the lost capital of the Kingdom of Lyncestis
Archaeologists excavating at Gradishte, an archaeological site in the Bitola Municipality of North Macedonia, believe they may have uncovered the remains of Lyncus, the lost capital city of the ancient…
Risk of rip current deaths is highest among young men at unpatrolled beaches, Australian study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A long-term study of drowning deaths at Australian beaches due to rip currents has found a small reduction in the deaths of men, but little change…
Elevated Dopamine in Cannabis Users May Explain Psychosis Risk
Summary: New research reveals that people with cannabis use disorder (CUD) have elevated dopamine levels in a brain region associated with psychosis, such as schizophrenia. This may help explain why…
Americans die earlier at all wealth levels, even if wealth buys more years of life in the US than in Europe
Americans at all wealth levels are more likely to die sooner than their European counterparts, with even the richest U.S. citizens living shorter lives than northern and western Europeans. That…
