Credit: Nataliya Vaitkevich from Pexels Researchers in Australia have found that when women are given accurate information about a test that indicates the number of eggs in their ovaries, they…
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Princely tomb with rich funerary objects found in Corinaldo Necropolis
Archaeologists from the University of Bologna have uncovered a princely tomb in the Corinaldo Necropolis, located in the province of Ancona, Italy. This follows on from a previous discovery in…
How a stem cell bank is helping scientists understand psychiatric disorders
Credit: CC0 Public Domain When Ralda Nehme, a cell biologist and neuroscientist, first started her lab at the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute of MIT and…
Cult temple found in Etruscan necropolis of Sasso Pinzuto
Archaeologists from the Centre for Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies (CAMNES), in partnership with the University of Naples Federico II, have discovered a cult temple at the necropolis of…
Nail salon air is filled with fragrance chemicals—could they harm workers’ health?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain You know that nail salon smell? That sharp hit of chemicals, the strangely sweet scent of polish, the faint tingle in your nose? That’s air pollution,…
Rock art reveals complex relationship with Amazonian animals
A study of rock art in the Colombian Amazon is providing new insights into the complex relationship between the region’s first settlers and the animals they encountered. The study, published…
Women need more sleep than men do, studies say
Credit: CC0 Public Domain It turns out there might be a scientific reason behind women needing extra “beauty sleep.” Studies show, on average, women require about 11 minutes more sleep…
Should you stretch before exercise? After? Never? Here’s what to know
Panamanian gymnast Hillary Heron stretches as she trains for the Olympics at the No Limits Gymnastics Center in Panama City, Saturday, June 15, 2024, ahead of the Games in Paris.…
Children less likely to have type 1 diabetes if mother has condition than if father is affected, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research to be presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD; Madrid, 9–13 September) shows that a…
Boar’s head recalls liverwurst tied to listeria outbreak
Boar’s Head announced Friday that it was recalling all of its liverwurst products because they could be tainted with dangerous Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. “The company is also recalling additional deli…
