Eye-opening discovery about adult brain’s ability to recover vision
Irvine, Calif., Oct. 6, 2022 — A discovery about how some visually impaired adults could start to see offers a new vision of the brain’s possibilities. The finding that the adult…
Drafting can save three to five minutes off marathoners’ times, make sub-2 milestone possible
On Sept. 25, Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge beat his own world record by 30 seconds, crossing the finish line at the Berlin Marathon in 2:01:09 and stepping tantalizingly close to…
What you eat could contribute to your menstrual cramps
CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 12, 2022)—Despite the fact that menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) is the leading cause of school absences for adolescent girls, few girls seek treatment. An analysis of relevant studies…
Daily movie theatre ticket sales can predict stock market returns
Daily box office earnings can accurately predict stock market returns, according to a new study. Traditionally quarterly and monthly consumption data is used to predict stock market performance. But using…
‘We’ve never seen anything like this before:’ Black hole spews out material years after shredding star
Cambridge, Mass. – In October 2018, a small star was ripped to shreds when it wandered too close to a black hole in a galaxy located 665 million light years…
Human brain cells in a dish learn to play Pong
A Melbourne-led team has for the first time shown that 800,000 brain cells living in a dish can perform goal-directed tasks – in this case the simple tennis-like computer game,…
Occupational hazard: COVID-19 false positives found in lab workers
Highlights A new study analyzed genes in nasal swabs from asymptomatic people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The study found a cluster of people who worked together in a lab…
~5.3 billion mobile phones will become waste in 2022; a small fraction will be properly disposed of
Experts expect roughly 5.3 billion mobile / smartphones will drop out of use this year. Stacked flat atop one another at an average depth of 9 mm that many disused…
Fourteen per cent decrease in live births in Europe nine months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and first lockdowns
Europe saw a 14% decrease in live births in January 2021, just nine to ten months after the first peak of the COVID-19 epidemic and the first lockdowns, compared to…
Guar Gum may be a potent Immune regulator Episode 1104 Fall 2022
https://youtu.be/62Df4deQIhY Guar Gum may be a potent Immune regulator Diets high in guar gum, a common food additive and dietary fibre, limited inflammation and delayed the onset of multiple sclerosis…
Less than a third of FDA regulatory actions backed by research or public assessments
Less than a third of regulatory actions taken by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are corroborated by published research findings or public assessments, finds a study published by The…
Mouthwashes may suppress SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is an airborne disease transmitted via aerosols, which are spread from the oral and nasal cavities—the mouth and the nose. In addition to the…
Iron deficiency suppresses important arm of the innate immune system
Two proteins ensure that cells can take up iron when needed. If both control proteins are switched off in mice, the animals develop severe anemia, as expected. Supprisingly, at the…
Vaginal immune system may hint at prime vaccine timing
Levels of key immune-signaling molecules in the vagina “undergo clear and consistent” fluctuations during the menstrual cycle, a UW Medicine-led team reports in a study published today in the journal BMC Medicine. The…
Mediterranean diet improves immunotherapy response rates and progression-free survival in advanced melanoma, new study suggests
(Vienna, October 9, 2022) Eating a Mediterranean diet, rich in fibre, mono-unsaturated fatty acids and polyphenols, has been associated with improved immunotherapy response rates and progression-free survival in advanced melanoma…
Gut in a capsule – the microbiome as medicine
The human body plays host to hundreds of diverse species of microbial life that have an enormous impact on human health and longevity. These microscopic organisms make up the human…
How the smell of food can enable “time travel”
Older people exposed to food flavours from their youth were able to “time travel” back to the past with an enhanced memory of the event. The research entitled “It took…
Multiple health benefits of b-type procyanidin-rich foods like chocolate and apples consumed in right amounts
B-type procyanidins, made of catechin oligomers, are a class of polyphenols found abundantly in foods like cocoa, apples, grape seeds, and red wine. Several studies have established the benefits of…
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