According to a recent study nearly three out of ten children in 13 Sub-Saharan African countries are infected with malaria.
Study finds almost 3 in 10 young kids in Sub-Saharan Africa have malaria.
Category: Medical
Researchers announce a “major breakthrough” in the curing of brain tumors using a specially constructed molecule that causes cancer cells to self-destruct.
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, working with French colleagues, have successfully developed a method able to kill the aggressive brain tumor glioblastoma.
Want to win friends and influence people? Talk into their left ear. Research finds a stronger response to vocalizations when coming from the left.
The sounds we hear are defined by their frequency and amplitude. However, we interpret sounds in a way that goes beyond these physical characteristics. We may find them pleasant or unpleasant, reassuring or ominous, interesting and informative, or just noise.
Service members stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp, site of the most well documented case of large-scale contamination, found to have 70% higher chance of developing Parkinson’s disease.
These findings imply that exposure to trichloroethylene in water may increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease, which is a concern worldwide due to the widespread presence of this environmental contaminant.
New study suggests inhaling menthol can improve cognitive function.
A recent study conducted by researchers at Cima University of Navarra in Spain has found that the inhalation of menthol can enhance cognitive ability in animal models. The study revealed that repeated short exposures to menthol can help regulate the immune system and prevent cognitive decline, a common symptom of the neurodegenerative disease, Alzheimer’s. The…
Tired of being bitten by mosquitoes? Change your soap.
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to attract mosquitoes while others don’t? Well, a team of researchers from Virginia Tech recently discovered that certain soaps can actually make you more attractive or repellent to mosquitoes, depending on your unique odor profile.
Before AI turns against us, it’s helping us quickly design COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sequences that are 128-times better that the ones designed by mere mortals.
A team of researchers from Baidu Research recently developed an AI algorithm that can quickly design highly stable COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sequences, even when they were previously unattainable. The algorithm, called LinearDesign, represents a significant breakthrough in both stability and efficacy for vaccine sequences, achieving a 128-fold increase in the COVID-19 vaccine’s antibody response.
There is a unique protein in our eyes, a derivative of vitamin A, which responds in only a single picosecond to change its form, triggering a series of events that let us “see”.
The first step in our ability to see is the microscopic change of a protein called rhodopsin found in the retina. This protein is responsible for converting light into signals that our brain can interpret to form images. The process occurs within an incredibly small time frame, taking only a picosecond or one-trillionth of a…
Why subvariants of the COVID-19 virus caused the pandemic to accelerate to record levels.
The COVID-19 pandemic has killed around 7 million people worldwide (1.1 million in the United States) and made many more people sick. Vaccines and antiviral treatments helped save many lives and reduce sickness.
Cases of a highly contagious drug resistant fungal infection have increased drastically in the past 3 years.
Cases of Candida auris, a highly contagious fungal infection, increased drastically between 2019 and 2021, and echinocandin-resistant cases also rose.
