Mosquitoes will be loving the wet weather that’s hit the east coast of Australia over the last week. Mosquito populations naturally increase in spring, especially…
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Study finds no benefit of enriched formula milks on later academic performance
Children who are given nutrient or supplement enriched formula milk as babies do not appear to have higher exam scores as adolescents than those fed…
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A universal law of physiology emerges from a professor’s research
Research on sensory adaptation led by University of Toronto Engineering professor Willy Wong may have unearthed a previously overlooked organizational principle of physiology. Biologists have…
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Feelings of invincibility to COVID-19 linked with beliefs that could hinder herd immunity
A 51-country survey has found that people who do not believe that infection with COVID-19 could seriously threaten their health are both less likely to…
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Handful of companies could prevent around 300 deaths a year by cutting salt in these products
New research suggests around 300 deaths a year could be avoided if just five Aussie food manufacturers cut salt in packaged foods such as processed…
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One-third of Long Beach COVID-19 patients have long COVID symptoms
One-third of recovered COVID-19 patients reported new or continuing symptoms two months after their positive tests, according to a study by graduate students in epidemiology…
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National Poll: 1/3 of children ages 7-9 use social media apps
Teens making Tik Tok dance videos, communicating through Snapchat and growing their own Instagram accounts has become common in the modern digital era. But social…
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Daily use of cannabidiol (‘CBD’) oil may be linked to lung cancer regression
It may be worth exploring further the use of cannabidiol (‘CBD’) oil as a potential lung cancer treatment, suggest doctors in BMJ Case Reports after…
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Effects of methyl donors on hippocampal oxidative stress, depression and anxiety
Oxidative stress is a condition resulting from an imbalance between the generation of reactive oxygen species (i.e., molecules containing oxygen with an uneven number of…
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Clinical feasibility of individualized therapy in leukemia and lymphoma patients
Standard therapy for advanced recurring aggressive, hematological malignancies, such as leukemias and lymphomas, have a limited effect with patients experiencing short survival times. A study…
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