Now that children and teenagers are back in the classroom, many have dusted off their trusty backpacks or plan to buy a new one. As…
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This Is The Best Time To Take Your Vitamins And Supplements
If you’re taking a handful of supplements every morning, you’ll want to make sure you’re reaping the benefits of them. Especially since the nutrients in…
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What Happens To Your Body When You Take The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
The coronavirus pandemic has been with us for quite some time, but while we’ve been growing used to stay-at-home orders, business closures, all-day Netflix binging,…
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Can scientists take the STING out of common respiratory viruses?
University of North Carolina School of Medicine scientists have made a curious discovery about a well-known human protein that helps the immune system fight viral…
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Drones take Italians’ temperature and issue fines
The hovering drone emits a mechanical buzz reminiscent of a wasp and shouts down instructions in a tinny voice. “Attention! You are in a prohibited…
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Narcissists: Why we need to take better care of them
Narcissists, like sharks, get a bad press. Both are generally seen as menacing, negative forces to be feared and avoided. But as any biologist will…
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‘Nudging’ heart patients to take their statins leads to better adherence and better outcomes
Statins are an effective medication for treating patients with heart disease—they cut the risk of a second major adverse cardiac event by almost 50 percent….
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The toll dental disease can take
In 2007, a 12-year-old boy from Maryland died after an infection from an untreated dental abscess spread to his brain. His mother, homeless and dependent…
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As e-cigarettes take heat, Europe takes wait-and-see approach
Europe appears to have been spared an outbreak of the mysterious vaping-induced illnesses that have claimed seven lives in the US, prompting a backlash against…
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Only a third of women take up all offered cancer screenings, new research finds
In a paper published today in the Journal of Medical Screening, researchers from King’s College London and Queen Mary University of London have found that…
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