Verbal insults trigger a 'mini slap to the face', finds new research
Hearing insults is like receiving a "mini slap in the face", regardless of the precise context the insult is made in.
Do Shingles Viral Infections Increase a Person’s Risk of Dementia?
Scientists have speculated that shingles could increase the risk of dementia. However, new research has found that shingles is not associated with an increased risk of dementia.
Scientists discover world's longest underwater avalanche after rescue of lost data
Prompt action by scientists recovered sensors drifting across the Atlantic Ocean that held data on a seabed sediment avalanche that traveled for 1,100 km to ocean depths of 4,500 km.
How Penguins Beat the Heat and Went South
Scientists reconstructed some of the evolutionary steps that led penguins to quit tropical climates for the Antarctic life over millions of years.
Generosity Could Be an Early Sign of Alzheimer’s
Seniors’ willingness to give money is associated with the early-stage cognitive indicators of Alzheimer’s disease
Enceladus’s oceans may be the right saltiness to sustain life
The geometry of the icy shell around Saturn’s moon Enceladus suggests that the ocean beneath is a little less salty than Earth’s oceans and could potentially sustain life
Long COVID Risk Associated With Certain Symptoms: Study
People who reported sore throats, headaches, and hair loss soon after testing positive for COVID-19 may be more likely to have lingering symptoms months later, according to a recent study published in Scientific Reports.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Shows Promise in Treating Lung Cancer
The natural compound berberine, which is present in plants like goldenseal and barberry, has promise for the treatment of lung diseases.
Scientists pinpoint the exact moment in evolutionary time when mammals became warm-blooded
And it happened much more quickly than scientists expected.
New York resident infected with polio, marking 1st US case in a decade
The last U.S. case was in 2013.