A common and widely used chemical may be fueling the rise of the world’s fastest growing brain condition – Parkinson’s disease.
Scientists may have discovered the underlying cause for Parkinson’s disease – common dry-cleaning chemicals.
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Children may have gained immunity to COVID-19 from catching common colds.
During the pandemic, medical doctors and researchers noticed that children and adolescents infected with COVID-19 became less ill than adults. A possible explanation for this is that children already had a prior level of immunity to COVID-19 provided by memory T cells generated by common colds.
Because of accidents, drugs, and violence, child mortality rates in America see their highest increase in more than 50 years.
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, child and adolescent mortality rates in the United States have increased by 20%, the largest increase in at least 50 years.
Brown widow spiders are remarkably adept at seeking out and destroying their black widow spider relatives.
Black widow spiders have earned a fearsome reputation for their venomous bite. But in parts of the southern United States these spiders have much to fear themselves—from their brown widow spider relatives who really don’t like their company.
Hurricanes and tornadoes have ratings, now atmospheric rivers do too. The atmospheric river intensity scale or AR-X scale could help predict the severity of dangerous storm systems.
A recently developed scale for atmospheric river intensity can be used to identify the hotspots of the most intense atmospheric rivers worldwide. The study shows that this scale, which ranks atmospheric rivers from AR-1 to AR-5 based on their duration and moisture transport, is no longer just a meteorological term, but it also helps communities…
Here’s a neat diet tip – you can reduce how much food you eat by imagining you ate more than you really did.
The “meal-recall effect,” or the ability to remember a recent meal, can reduce how much food a person eats later.
Researchers have discovered seeds have an “internal thermometer” that tells them when to germinate.
A Swiss team, led by scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), has discovered the internal thermometer of seeds that can delay or even block germination if temperatures are too high for the future seedling.
Football helmet manufacturers need to improve in one key area of helmet design.
A recent study by University of Cincinnati engineers found that football helmets made by four popular manufacturers are not designed as well as they could be. This is a concern, as concussions from football are a health concern across all age groups, from youth sports to professional leagues.
Older adults near fracking sites have higher rates of cardiovascular diseases says new study.
A recent study conducted by the University of Chicago found that older adults residing close to fracking sites in Pennsylvania had higher rates of hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases compared to individuals living in nearby New York state, where fracking is banned.
New study finds our perception of time is related to our heartbeat.
Have you ever experienced time slowing down or speeding up? A new study suggests that our moment-to-moment perception of time is not continuous but may stretch or shrink with each heartbeat.
