A Combination of Three Simple Treatments May Reduce Risk of Invasive Cancer by 61%
A combination of three simple treatments may reduce invasive cancer risk by 61% among adults aged 70+.
Genetic Links Revealed Between Severe COVID-19 and Other Medical Conditions
Large-scale study could help inform novel COVID-19 treatment strategies.
Unlocking the Mystery of Why a Plant Virus Is So Powerful at Fighting Cancer – Even Metastatic Cancer
When cowpea mosaic virus, a plant virus that infects legumes, is injected into a tumor, it activates the immune system to treat the cancer―even metastatic cancer―and prevent it from returning.
Carbon, climate change and ocean anoxia in an ancient icehouse world
A new study describes a period of rapid global climate change in an ice-capped world much like the present―but 304 million years ago.
From Seawater to Drinking Water at the Push of a Button – With No Filters!
Researchers build a portable desalination unit that generates clear, clean drinking water without the need for filters or high-pressure pumps.
Why I Recommend Hepatitis B Vaccination to All My Patients
Over 20,000 people in the United States contract acute hepatitis B, annually with healthcare costs of more than a billion dollars. As many as 40% of them have complications.
Cognitive Impact of Severe COVID Is Equivalent to 20 Years of Aging, Study Finds
We all know that COVID-19 can lead to lingering fatigue and brain fog. But one of the most rigorous examinations to date of the long-term cognitive impacts of severe infection has just yielded some pretty unsettling results.
Eating one-fifth less beef could halve deforestation
Model suggests that switching to microbial ‘meat’ can cut carbon emissions.
There Are Mountains of Sugar Hidden in The Ocean, And We've Only Just Found Out
Hidden below the waves, the ocean contains vast reserves of sugar that we never were aware of, according to new research.
A very specific kind of brain cell dies off in people with Parkinson’s
Dopamine-making nerve cells may not be equally culpable in the disease after all
Signs of an Animal Virus Discovered in Man Who Received a Pig’s Heart
The patient showed no sign of rejecting the genetically modified organ, but suffered numerous complications before dying.
FDA puts the brakes on J&J vaccine after 9th clotting death reported
FDA reports 3 TTS cases per million J&J doses, and 0.48 deaths per million doses.
Scientists “Magically” Mine Metals From Water
Testing a method that employs magnetic nanoparticles to extract important minerals like lithium from various water source
Genetic Limit on Cell Division Could Explain COVID-19 Deaths Among Elderly
Key hypothesis of a new study is that the body’s ability to create cloned immune cells falls off significantly in old age