Could willow bark provide our next life-saving antiviral medicine?
From a seasonal cold to a stomach bug, nobody likes catching a virus — and epidemics can be devastating. We need safe, sustainable antiviral options to treat the outbreaks of…
Spirit mediums could help unlock tourism secrets – study
Tourism researchers could learn from spirit mediums to develop a better way of researching by embracing ‘nothingness’ and opening themselves up to the mysterious and unseen ‘atmospheres’ that surround us,…
Phyllodulcin could be a potential candidate for treating Alzheimer’s disease, find Sahmyook University researchers
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder in the world, associated with symptoms like memory loss and cognitive impairment. Brain lesions caused by the aggregation of amyloid β…
Plant based compound Peruvoside could prevent spread of diverse medically important viruses: NUS Medicine
Peruvoside, a plant-based compound that is commonly used to treat heart failure, has been discovered to be able to prevent up to 12 medically important viruses, all originating from different…
Could your false teeth give you pneumonia?
Researchers from Cardiff University, UK, began by taking mouth, tongue and denture swabs from a group of patients in hospital who had pneumonia and wore dentures. They then compared this…
A probiotic could help mitigate mercury absorption in the gut
Houston, TX – New research by a team at Pennsylvania State University suggests that microbes in the human gut could be harnessed to block absorption of toxic metals like mercury…
Could a better diet make your brain younger?
BEER-SHEVA, Israel, June 1, 2023 – Switching to a Green Mediterranean Diet positively affects brain health, according to new research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Weight loss attenuated brain…
Fentanyl can be weaponized. Preparation could minimize the damage.
The widely-available drug fentanyl, already the number one killer of Americans under 50, could be weaponized and used for terroristic mass poisoning, according to health experts at Rutgers and other…
One-third of galaxy’s most common planets could be in habitable zone
Our familiar, warm, yellow sun is a relative rarity in the Milky Way. By far the most common stars are considerably smaller and cooler, sporting just half the mass of…
Traditional medicine plant could combat drug-resistant malaria
Much of what is now considered modern medicine originated as folk remedies or traditional, Indigenous practices. These customs are still alive today, and they could help address a variety of…
Biofortification of microgreens with zinc could mitigate global ‘hidden hunger’
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — When the seeds of plants such as pea and sunflower are biofortified with zinc, the seedlings they quickly produce — harvested as microgreens — could both…
This gel stops brain tumors in mice. Could it offer hope for humans?
Medication delivered by a novel gel cured 100% of mice with an aggressive brain cancer, a striking result that offers new hope for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma, one of the…
Could this copycat black hole be a new type of star?
It looks like a black hole and bends light like a black hole, but it could actually be a new type of star. Though the mysterious object is a hypothetical…
Eating walnuts on a regular basis could benefit adolescents’ cognitive development and contribute to their psychological maturation
Eating walnuts on a regular basis could benefit the cognitive development of adolescents and contribute to their psychological maturation. These are some of the conclusions reached by a study led by the…
Could a vitamin deficiency cause ‘double-jointedness’ and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome?
Tulane University researchers have discovered a possible genetic cause for hypermobility (commonly known as double-jointedness) and a range of associated connective tissue disorders such as hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, according to preliminary findings…
Artificial Sweetener could dampen immune response to disease in mice
Francis Crick Institute press release Under strict embargo: 16:00hrs GMT Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Peer reviewed Experimental study Animals / Cells Artificial Sweetener could dampen immune response to disease…
Triggering bitter taste receptors could someday treat asthma, COPD
Surprisingly, bitter taste receptors are not only located in the mouth, but also elsewhere in the body, including the airways. Activating those receptors opens up lung passageways, so they’re a…
International team examines how selenium could help in fight against ovarian cancer
Selenium is a micronutrient that plays an essential role in human health but is toxic at high levels. However, new biomedical research has shown selenium actually has anti-cancer properties when…
The planet that could end life on Earth
A terrestrial planet hovering between Mars and Jupiter would be able to push Earth out of the solar system and wipe out life on this planet, according to a UC…
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