Doctors overestimate success of multi-step medical procedures
Whether a woman is giving birth or a man is having a cancer biopsy, medical care is rarely straightforward. At any point, an...
Higher protein intake while dieting leads to healthier eating
Eating a larger proportion of protein while dieting leads to better food choices and helps avoid the loss of lean body mass, according to...
Cold temps may help to combat obesity by reducing inflammation
More than 40 percent of American adults have obesity, a complex condition that can increase the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and certain...
Cannabis use linked to heightened emergency care and hospital admission risks
Recreational cannabis use is linked to a heightened risk of emergency care and hospital admission for any cause, finds research published in the...
COVID-19 fattens up our body’s cells to fuel its viral takeover
The virus that causes COVID-19 undertakes a massive takeover of the body’s fat-processing system, creating cellular storehouses of fat that empower the virus...
Hate sites using the wider abortion argument to spread racism and extremism
White supremacists are using the debate around women’s reproductive rights to promote racist and extremist agendas, finds a new study released today –...
Common antiretroviral drug Lamivudine improves cognition in mouse model of Down syndrome
Lamivudine, a commonly-used antiretroviral drug for treating HIV, improves cognition in a mouse model of Down syndrome, according to the findings of a...
How vertebrate jaws first evolved
Five-hundred million years ago, it was relatively safe to go back in the water. That’s because creatures of the deep had not yet...
Microbe protects honey bees from poor nutrition, a significant cause of colony loss
Indiana University researchers have identified a specific bacterial microbe that, when fed to honey bee larvae, can reduce the effects of nutritional stress...
To try to control climate or not. That is the question – Air Quality...
Humans have the power to change Earth’s climate. Yes, it’s true. That we could, question is: Why in the world would we even...
