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Medical Xpress / Visual analog scale has comparable validity for perennial allergic, nonallergic rhinitis
The visual analog scale (VAS) demonstrates comparable validity for perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR) and nonallergic rhinitis (NAR) severity and quality-of-life (QoL) impairment, according to a study published online Dec. ...
Phys.org / Glowing urine and shining bark: Scientists discover the secret visual language of deer
During mating season, when male white-tailed deer want to get noticed by the opposite sex and warn off rivals, they rub their antlers against trees and scrape the forest floor. Then they pee on these patches. But there is ...
Medical Xpress / Breast cancer drug boosts leukemia treatment: Unexpected duo shows promise in overcoming resistance
A research team at Oregon Health & Science University has discovered a promising new drug combination that may help people with acute myeloid leukemia overcome resistance to one of the most common frontline therapies.
Phys.org / 'Weights of gold in bullion': How the ancients invested in precious metals
"All I want is an income of 20,000 sesterces from secure investments," proclaims a character in a poem by Juvenal (1st–2nd century CE), the Roman poet.
Tech Xplore / I grew up in the world's coldest city without central heating. Here's what the world can learn from us
On winter mornings in Harbin, where the air outside could freeze your eyelashes, I would wake up on a bed of warm earth.
Medical Xpress / Everyday conversations can delay eye movements, essential for safe driving
Talking while driving is widely recognized as a major source of distraction, but the specific ways conversation interferes with the earliest stages of visual processing have remained largely unclear. While previous research ...
Medical Xpress / Inhibiting PGAM-Chk1 binding in the senescent cells of mice appears to slow aging
Aged and frail people often suffer a decline in tissue reserve capacity during aging. This reserve, called resilience, helps the body maintain homeostasis through various defense, compensation, modulation, and repair responses. ...
Medical Xpress / 'Attentional bias' reveals deep connection between numbers and space in the brain
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied the relationship between numerical information in our vision, and how it affects our perception of space.
Phys.org / Archaeologists discover unique mosaic patolli board at Guatemalan Maya city
In a study published in Latin American Antiquity, Dr. Julien Hiquet and Dr. Rémi Méreuze analyzed the remains of a unique mosaic-style patolli game board discovered in the Classic Period city of Naachtun, Guatemala.
Phys.org / West Coast levee failures show growing risks from America's aging flood defenses
In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have swept across Washington, Oregon and California, unloading enormous amounts of rain. As rivers surged, they overtopped or breached multiple levees—those long, often ...
Phys.org / Early tests rule out lab as cause of Spain swine fever outbreak
Preliminary analysis rules out a lab leak as the cause of an African swine fever outbreak that has rocked Spain's lucrative pork industry, but further tests are needed, authorities said Tuesday.
Phys.org / Ultra-hot lava world has thick atmosphere, upending expectations
A Carnegie-led team of astronomers detected the strongest evidence yet of an atmosphere around a rocky planet beyond our solar system. Their work, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, used NASA's JWST to reveal ...