Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A higher intake of ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to an increased risk of lung cancer, suggests research published online in the journal Thorax. Further research…
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Archaeologists find an ancient blade workshop in Southern Israel
Recent excavations near Kiryat Gat have revealed a 5,500-year-old blade workshop dating from the Early Bronze Age. Led by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) in preparation for a new housing…
Online Hate Speech Resembles Mental Health Disorder Language
Key Questions Answered Q: What did this study find about hate speech and psychiatric disorders?A: Posts in online hate speech communities show speech-pattern similarities to posts in communities for personality…
Low rates of isolated locoregional recurrence seen in young women with breast cancer
For women diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40 years or younger, the risk for isolated locoregional recurrence (LRR) is relatively low, according to a study published online July 23…
Medicaid cuts are likely to worsen mental health care in rural America
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Across the nation, Medicaid is the single largest payer for mental health care, and in rural America, residents disproportionately rely on the public insurance program. But…
Offering self-collection kits at GP appointments could prevent 1,000 women a year from developing cervical cancer
Credit: Anna Tarazevich from Pexels Women who are overdue for cervical cancer screening are most likely to participate in screening when a self-sampling kit is offered by a health care…
1,400-year-old bronze cauldron discovery
Archaeologists have discovered a 1,400-year-old bronze cauldron during excavations in the ancient city of Pergamon, located northwest of the modern city of Bergama, Turkey. Pergamon was a rich and powerful…
Corticosteroids not superior to placebo for add-on treatment of bacterial keratitis
For the treatment of bacterial keratitis, adjunctive corticosteroids are not superior to placebo and adjunctive corneal cross-linking (CXL) is associated with increased scar size, according to a study published online…
What You Expect Shapes How Much Pain You Feel
Key Questions Answered Q: How do expectations influence pain perception?A: Expectations shaped by external cues (like visual signals) and those shaped by treatment information (like placebo explanations) both reduce pain,…
Women’s Scent During Ovulation Alters Male Stress and Attraction
Key Questions Answered Q: What did the study find about female body odor during ovulation?A: Researchers identified three specific scent compounds that increase during ovulation and found they made armpit…
