Older adults diagnosed with dementia lose their ability to assess how well they manage their finances, according to a recent study I co-authored in The Gerontologist. In comparison, people of…
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Adolescents who smoke or vape may believe tobacco’s perceived coping benefits outweigh accepted health risks
Tobacco use in a variety of forms is common in adolescent life today, with over 2.25 million youth using. Huge progress has been made over the past few decades in…
Negative Surroundings Skew Emotions in People with Depression
Summary: People with depressive symptoms are more likely to interpret neutral images as negative when those images are surrounded by unrelated negative visuals. This emotional “spillover” effect shows how peripheral…
New way of measuring blood pressure could be a lifeline for thousands of people
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new method improving the accuracy of interpreting blood pressure measurements taken at the ankle could be crucial for people who cannot have their arm blood…
Prolonged use of desogestrel pill linked to small increased brain tumor risk
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Taking the progestogen-only contraceptive pill desogestrel continuously for more than five years is associated with a small increased risk of developing a type of brain tumor…
Aerial photographs indicate an enormous Avar-Era cemetery
An analysis of aerial photographs has led to the discovery of a previously unknown Avar-era cemetery on the outskirts of Tatabánya, Hungary. The site was first identified in April 2025…
First-of-its-kind technology helps man with ALS speak in real time
The participant is enrolled in the BrainGate2 clinical trial at UC Davis Health. His ability to communicate through a computer has been made possible with an investigational brain-computer interface (BCI).…
Weight loss program shown to improve eating disorder symptoms in at-risk people with type 2 diabetes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An intensive low-energy diet program, similar to the “NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission”, significantly improved eating disorder symptoms in people with type 2 diabetes…
Scientists find unusual build-up of soot-like particles in lung cells of COPD patients
Alveolar macrophages under the microscope showing deposits of black carbon. L – smaller deposits in cells from a smoker, R – larger deposits in cells from COPD patient. Credit: James…
Excavations reveal a vast Roman villa complex
Archaeologists from Inrap have revealed a vast Roman villa complex during excavations in Auxerre, France. The site was first recognised for its archaeological potential in the 19th century, but it…
