A friend offhandedly told me recently, “It’s so easy to get my daughter to behave after her birthday – there are so many new toys to take away when she’s…
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New research shows the brain’s map of the body remains unchanged after amputation
Brain activity maps for the hand (shown in red) and lips (blue) before the amputation (Pre1 and Pre2) and after amputation (three, six and 18 months post-amputation). Credit: Tamar Makin…
Glass half empty? Nutrition studies shouldn’t just focus on what parents do wrong
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a village to care for children’s food needs. Children’s health and nutrition outcomes are…
Secrets of the Ice: Archaeologists unearth frozen treasures
Archaeologists from Secrets of the Ice, a groundbreaking glacier archaeology project, have made several significant discoveries in the Jotunheimen National Park, Norway. Secrets of the Ice is a joint initiative…
Liquid crystal COVID-19 test could enable rapid, accurate at-home detection
Credit: Advanced Materials Technologies (2025). DOI: 10.1002/admt.202400933 How many times have you stared at a home COVID-19 test, waiting for the faint line that confirms an infection? Those home antigen…
Pediatricians’ association recommends COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers and some older children, breaking with CDC guidance
For 30 years, vaccine recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have aligned closely with those from the American Academy of Pediatrics, or AAP. But on Aug. 19,…
Most air cleaning devices have not been tested on people − and little is known about their potential harms, new study finds
Portable air cleaners aimed at curbing indoor spread of infections are rarely tested for how well they protect people – and very few studies evaluate their potentially harmful effects. That’s…
Study uncovers how beta blockers could halt the progression of triple negative breast cancer
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Monash University researchers have identified a molecular biomarker in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) tumors which could inform when beta blockers can play a role in…
Two doses of zoster vaccine reduce risk for herpes zoster ophthalmicus
Two doses of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) are associated with a reduced risk for herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), acute myocardial infarction, and stroke among adults aged 50 years or older,…
Hoard of 600 medieval coins found in Southern Poland
A group of metal detectorists have unearthed a hoard of 600 medieval coins during a survey of the forests near Bochnia, a town on the river Raba in southern Poland.…
