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Phys.org / Ear piercings marked one of the earliest Maya rites of passage, research shows
In a recent study, Ph.D. candidate Yasmine Flynn-Arajdal studied iconographic representations of children in the Classic (ca. 250–950 AD) and Post-classic (ca. 950–1539 AD) imagery, as well as in ethnohistoric and ethnographic ...
Medical Xpress / Proton therapy shows survival benefit in Phase III trial for patients with head and neck cancers
A study published in The Lancet showed a significant survival benefit for patients with oropharyngeal cancers who were treated with proton therapy (IMPT) compared to those treated with traditional radiation therapy (IMRT).
Medical Xpress / Biomedical authors often call a reference 'recent'—even when it is decades old, analysis shows
Authors in biomedical journals frequently describe cited evidence as "recent," yet the actual age of the references behind these phrases has rarely been measured.
Phys.org / Parker Solar Probe spies solar wind 'U-turn'
Images captured by NASA's Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach to the sun in December 2024 have now revealed new details about how solar magnetic fields responsible for space weather ...
Medical Xpress / From mind-controlling tech to clinical therapy: An optogenetics roadmap
Researchers at the University of Geneva, together with colleagues in Switzerland, France, the United States and Israel, describe how optogenetic control of brain cells and circuits is already steering both indirect neuromodulatory ...
Phys.org / The problem with the school smartphone debate
Amid concern about student screen time and mental health, new research indicates that most U.S. public schools already have policies regulating the use of smartphones in class.
Medical Xpress / Soft 'cyborg' cardiac patches could improve stem cell heart repair
Heart muscle cells grown from patient stem cells—known as human induced pluripotent stem cell–derived cardiomyocytes, or hiPSC-CMs—are a promising way to repair hearts damaged by heart attacks and heart failure. But ...
Phys.org / The monster hiding in plain sight: JWST reveals cosmic shapeshifter in the early universe
In a glimpse of the early universe, astronomers have observed a galaxy as it appeared just 800 million years after the Big Bang—a cosmic Jekyll and Hyde that looks like any other galaxy when viewed in visible and even ultraviolet ...
Medical Xpress / Early childhood adversity can disrupt brain networks and result in lifelong health burden
Scientists have known for some time that people who experience early childhood adversity are more prone to developing health and behavioral issues in adulthood, but the brain mechanisms behind these disparities are not well ...
Phys.org / Researchers discover new protein-RNA interaction with potential to treat tissue scarring
A research team at Florida State University's Institute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has discovered how a protein found in the human body interacts with RNA in a way that could lead ...
Phys.org / Break the mold: Who defines the 'real' chemist?
The perception of a chemist varies. Some might imagine the "mad scientist" from old cartoons—a white-haired older man working with beakers in his lab—but as that cliche fades, the reality of what constitutes a chemist's ...
Phys.org / Unlocking the sun's magnetic secrets: AI-powered mapping unlock intricate 3D details
Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) are helping reshape how scientists study the sun. The UH-led team has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can map the sun's magnetic ...
