Nearly a third of Americans over age 50 provide regular care to an adult relative or friend with a health issue or disability, a new poll finds. But many of them don’t know about, or use, local resources that could help them with caregiving.
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Caregiving without a net: Poll shows who needs help most
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An ‘ethereal’ new-to-science poison dart frog from the Amazon: Photo of the week
Scientists in Brazil described a new-to-science species of poison dart frog last year. It was first found among the leaves of wild banana plants on a research expedition to the Juruá River Basin in the western Amazon in 2023. The frog, around…
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Meningitis Outbreak Exposes UK’s Decade-Long Gap in Protection : ScienceAlert
Two young people are dead and 20 are receiving treatment after a meningitis outbreak at the University of Kent. The students caught up in it belong to a generation that has never been routinely vaccinated against the strain responsible.
That…
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Legal jargon increases guilty verdicts, reduces trust in judicial system, study finds
Jurors grappling with complex legal jargon are more likely to vote guilty while coming away less confident in their own performance and the judicial system, according to a new study published in the Journal of Applied Communication Research.
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Fossil X-ray reveals new species of baby dino named for iconic Korean cartoon
Cute, green, and sporting two sprigs of hair on his head, a mischievous baby dinosaur named Dooly is one of the most beloved cartoon characters in South Korea. So, when researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the Korean Dinosaur…
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TCL’s German QLED ban puts pressure on TV brands to be more honest about QDs
“Some products marketed as ‘QLED’ use conventional backlight architectures (standard phosphors, optical films, diffuser plates) and rely on picture modes or software tuning to create a more saturated ‘vivid’…
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How foreign investor lawsuits stymie environmental protection
New data by the Transnational Institute reveal how an increase in lawsuits by foreign investors is undermining government efforts to protect natural resources and human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean. Countries in the region are facing…
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FieldCamp Introduces AI Dispatcher for Field Service: Skills Matching, Route Optimization, and Emergency Reshuffling Built for the Trades
A new AI-powered dispatching tool helps plumbing, HVAC, electrical, cleaning, and all the field service companies do more with fewer workers, matching technicians to jobs by skill, optimizing routes, and eliminating the 5:30 AM whiteboard…
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Cutting sweet foods doesn’t reduce cravings or improve health
A new clinical trial found that adjusting how sweet a person’s diet is does not affect how much they enjoy sweet foods. Whether people ate more or less sweet-tasting items, their preference for sweetness stayed the same.
The study also found no…
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Tumor debulking fails to improve survival in colorectal cancer
A major randomized trial challenges the assumed benefit of tumor debulking in advanced colorectal cancer, showing no survival gain despite increased risks and raising questions about its role in routine care.
Study: Tumor Debulking…
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