A likely urban case of soft tick-borne relapsing fever shows that infected ticks may be present inside Texas homes. While sitting inside an Austin apartment, a resident discovered an engorged tick attached to their ankle. Testing later connected the tick to a likely case of soft tick-borne relapsing fever (STRF), raising concerns that infected soft […]
Ozempic Changes Your Body, but Does It Change Your Life? A New Study Suggests Not
Research by a University of Chicago economist found no measurable changes in mood, employment, or marriage among people taking medications such as Ozempic. GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic can help people with Type 2 diabetes control blood sugar, lower cardiovascular risk, and, in many cases, lose substantial weight. Yet those medical gains raise another question: […]
Super-Deep Diamond Reveals How Water Travels to the Earth’s Interior
A stone analyzed at the Sirius particle accelerator supports the hypothesis that the mineral goethite can carry water from the planet’s surface into rocks in the lower mantle. A microscopic pocket sealed inside a diamond only 3 millimeters long may record how water travels from Earth’s surface into the planet’s deep interior. A Brazilian research […]
Super-Deep Diamond Reveals How Water Travels to the Earth’s Interior
A stone analyzed at the Sirius particle accelerator supports the hypothesis that the mineral goethite can carry water from the planet’s surface into rocks in the lower mantle. A microscopic pocket sealed inside a diamond only 3 millimeters long may record how water travels from Earth’s surface into the planet’s deep interior. A Brazilian research […]
Super-Deep Diamond Reveals How Water Travels to the Earth’s Interior
A stone analyzed at the Sirius particle accelerator supports the hypothesis that the mineral goethite can carry water from the planet’s surface into rocks in the lower mantle. A microscopic pocket sealed inside a diamond only 3 millimeters long may record how water travels from Earth’s surface into the planet’s deep interior. A Brazilian research […]
Ancient Super-Eruptions May Have Frozen Earth for Centuries
Some of history’s most powerful eruptions may have plunged Earth into centuries of sustained cooling. A volcanic eruption can darken skies and cool the planet for a year or two. New research suggests that some of the largest eruptions did something far more powerful: they pushed Earth into cold spells that lasted for centuries. The […]
Sleep Strengthens Memories, but Epilepsy Can Break the Connection
During sleep, three brain regions work together to strengthen memories, but epilepsy can disrupt that process. While the brain sleeps, three regions appear to synchronize their activity to strengthen newly formed memories. Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins Medicine found that disturbances in this coordination were associated with poorer memory performance in people […]
Sleep Strengthens Memories, but Epilepsy Can Break the Connection
During sleep, three brain regions work together to strengthen memories, but epilepsy can disrupt that process. While the brain sleeps, three regions appear to synchronize their activity to strengthen newly formed memories. Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins Medicine found that disturbances in this coordination were associated with poorer memory performance in people […]
Sleep Strengthens Memories, but Epilepsy Can Break the Connection
During sleep, three brain regions work together to strengthen memories, but epilepsy can disrupt that process. While the brain sleeps, three regions appear to synchronize their activity to strengthen newly formed memories. Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins Medicine found that disturbances in this coordination were associated with poorer memory performance in people […]
Living by the Sea May Not Be As Healthy as It Seems
The promise of a healthier life by the sea may depend less on the coastline than on who can afford to leave. A long-running study of people in England and Wales found that adults who remained in coastal communities or moved to the coast were more likely to develop multiple chronic health problems by middle […]