Lung infections caused by soil fungi are a problem nationwide
Fungi in the soil cause a significant number of serious lung infections in 48 out of 50 states and the District of Columbia, including many areas long thought to be…
Investigation raises concerns about poor FDA oversight of clinical trials “problems including falsified data”
Covid-19 vaccines and drugs were developed at “warp speed” and now experts are concerned about the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) inadequate surveillance of clinical trial sites, reports an…
Mars was covered by 300 meter deep oceans
Mars is called the red planet. But once, it was actually blue and covered in water, bringing us closer to finding out if Mars had ever harboured life. Most researchers…
UCI researchers demonstrate how to trigger a pathogen release with music
“If that music is embedded with a tone that matches the resonant frequency of the pressure controls of one of these spaces, it could cause a malfunction and a leak…
Mining the heat below our feet could unlock clean energy for the world
CAMBRIDGE, MA--The heat miles beneath our feet—deep geothermal energy—could provide more than enough clean, renewable energy to meet world demand as we transition away from fossil fuels, according to a…
Longest follow-up of patients with early breast cancer shows radiotherapy does not improve survival after 30 years
Barcelona, Spain: Radiotherapy after breast conserving surgery in conjunction with chemotherapy or tamoxifen to treat early breast cancer reduces the risk of the disease returning in the same breast in the…
Uterine fibroid growth activated by chemicals found in everyday products
Up to 80% of all women may develop a fibroid tumor during their lifetime Tumors can lead to uncontrolled bleeding, anemia, miscarriages, infertility Chemicals found in shower curtains, car upholstery,…
Gossypetin found in hibiscus may beat Alzheimer’s disease
A Cup of ruby red hibiscus tea not only warms the body in winter but also is known to boost the immune system, control blood pressure, and reduce body weight.…
Take probiotics alongside your prescribed antibiotics to reduce damage to your gut microbiome, says the first review of the data
Millions of antibiotics are prescribed every year. Although they can be incredibly effective at treating infections, antibiotics usually do not solely target the bacteria that is causing infection. They also…
Mask-wearing can make it more difficult to recognize masked and unmasked faces of others
TORONTO, Nov. 16, 2022 – Recognizing someone may be more difficult when you are wearing a face mask – even if the person you are looking at is maskless, according to…
Earth can regulate its own temperature over millennia, new study finds
The Earth’s climate has undergone some big changes, from global volcanism to planet-cooling ice ages and dramatic shifts in solar radiation. And yet life, for the last 3.7 billion years,…
Honey bee life spans are 50% shorter today than they were 50 years ago
A new study by University of Maryland entomologists shows that the lifespan for individual honey bees kept in a controlled, laboratory environment is 50% shorter than it was in the 1970s.…
Carnitine intake is associated with better postnatal growth and larger brain size in very preterm infants
A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows that carnitine intake in the first postnatal weeks promotes better growth and larger brain size at…
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and fever: A possible new link
mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 generate adverse reactions such as fever and fatigue which are considered normal and are transient in nature. However, there has been a growing fear of taking…
Brain area thought to impart consciousness, behaves instead like an Internet router
Tucked underneath the brain’s outer, wrinkly cortex is a deeply mysterious area, known as the claustrum. This region has long been known to exchange signals with much of the cortex,…
Green Glasses may reduce Fear based Anxiety and Opioid Use Episode 1109 Fall 2022
https://youtu.be/jDHQZKDJxpE Green Glasses may reduce Fear based Anxiety and Opioid Use Episode 1109 Fall 2022 Wearing special green eyeglasses for several hours a day reduces pain-related anxiety and may help…
Mysterious outbreak of bone-eating TB resembled an ancestral form
DURHAM, N.C. – Tuberculosis is usually encountered as a disease of the lungs, but in 2 percent of cases in the U.S. it can also be found in the bones.…
Immune system reboot in MS patients
Every day, one person in Switzerland is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. MS is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s own immune system attacks the myelin sheath of the nerve…
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