Mono: A Hidden Culprit in Chronic Illness
Tanya Francis, 45, couldn’t have predicted that a virus she encountered at 14 would drastically affect her health years later. Diagnosed with mononucleosis, a common adolescent ailment caused by the...
View ArticleHigh Levels of HDL Cholesterol Linked to Dementia: Study
Researchers have discovered high levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) could be associated with a greater risk of dementia. The study, led by Monash University and published in the...
View ArticleAussie Researchers Uncover Breakthrough Approach to Combat Diabetes
Researchers at Melbourne’s Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute have discovered a method that could eliminate the need for regular insulin injections. The team led by Professor Sam El-Osta identified two...
View ArticleClean Energy Industry, Democrats Criticize Biden Admin’s Hydrogen Rules
Democrats and supporters of clean energy are criticizing a Biden administration proposal for hydrogen power plants that they warn could negatively affect the proliferation of such projects. At issue...
View ArticleInsights for What Makes a Good Life From the World’s Longest Study
In 1938, Harvard researchers began a study that, unbeknownst to them, would become the longest study of adult life that has ever been conducted. The Harvard Study of Adult Development—now in its 85th...
View ArticleAre the Benefits of Probiotics Overstated?
There are several considerations when it comes to taking a probiotic—including choosing a strain with scientific backing that offers the benefit you need at the right dose. Since the inception of...
View ArticleWait to Caffeinate–5 Benefits of Postponing Your Morning Brew
Imagine a morning where your first coffee waits, not out of necessity, but for a promise of something better. Emerging research suggests this beloved wake-up call might be prematurely timed. Postponing...
View ArticleCoal Miners in North Dakota Unearth Mammoth Tusk Buried for Thousands of Years
BISMARCK, N.D.—The first person to spot it was a shovel operator working the overnight shift, eyeing a glint of white as he scooped up a giant mound of dirt and dropped it into a dump truck. Later,...
View ArticleFirst US Lunar Lander in More Than 50 Years Rockets Toward Moon With...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed toward the moon Monday, launching private companies on a space race to make deliveries for NASA and other customers....
View ArticleA Placebo’s Role in Modern Health Care
Modern medicine prides itself on its evidence-based approach, whereby doctors and hospitals choose treatments based not on faith or hearsay but on hard science. What if our faith in medicine can be...
View ArticleUS Moon Landing Mission Could Be in Jeopardy After ‘Critical Loss’ of Fuel
A “critical loss” of fuel caused by a leak may have doomed the United States’s first attempt to land a craft on the moon in over five decades. Astrobotic Technology, a private company based in...
View ArticleScientists Find About a Quarter Million Invisible Nanoplastic Particles in a...
The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers. Scientists...
View ArticleL’Oreal CEO Delivers Keynote Speech at CES 2024
L’Oréal CEO Nicolas Hieronimus delivers the first keynote from a beauty company at CES 2024 at 12:00 p.m. on Jan. 9. ...
View ArticleDoors Open to Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
The world’s largest tech show, Consumer Electronics Show 2024, opens to the public in Las Vegas at 1:00 p.m. on Jan. 9. ...
View ArticleHow Giant Wind Turbines Are Installed and the Effect on the Atlantic Ocean
The industrialization of the Atlantic Ocean is underway. South Fork Wind, America’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm, has begun delivering power to Long Island, New York. “First power has started...
View ArticleMore Delays for NASA’s Astronaut Moonshots, With Crew Landing Off Until 2026
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and at least two years before landing on it, under the latest round of delays announced by NASA on Tuesday....
View ArticleNorthern Territory Accelerates Green Hydrogen Plant to Drive ‘Net Zero’ by 2050
A major green hydrogen production hub in Darwin, powered by renewable energy, has been awarded major project status by the Northern Territory government. The project, known as TE H2, is being developed...
View ArticleClimate Change Minister Defends 2030 Emissions Target After Wind Energy Hub...
Federal Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is standing firm on Australia’s 2030 renewable energy target after a wind energy hub was blocked. This comes after Environment Minister Tanya...
View ArticleMicroplastics in Majority of Meats and Plant-Based Alternatives, Study Finds
A new study has found microplastics in the majority of commonly consumed protein foods such as seafood, pork, chicken, beef, and plant-based meat alternatives in the United States. The findings of the...
View ArticleChinese Scientists Reveal Experiments With Virus 100 Percent Fatal to Mice
Scientists in China, experimenting with a coronavirus closely related to the virus that causes COVID-19, found that it had a 100 percent kill rate in a small mouse study, according to the researchers’...
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