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When Antibiotics Failed, She Found a Natural Enemy of Superbug Bacteria to Save Husband’s Life
Tom Patterson was dying in a U.S. hospital from a massive bacterial infection he’d contracted while traveling in Egypt. Doctors gave him a prognosis...
Botswana Cuts HIV Transmission Rates to Children from 40% to 1% in ‘Groundbreaking Achievement’
The WHO recently-celebrated Botswana for their "groundbreaking achievement" of stopping the transmission of HIV between moms and their newborns.
The national program has reduced such...
Family Recovers from COVID Trauma with Mom’s Massive Floor-to-Ceiling Photo Montage in Living Room
An English mom has turned her entire living room wall into a photo montage to remind her family of happier times in a bid...
Cannabis-Fed Chickens May Cut Antibiotic Use on Thailand Farms
The government of Thailand just removed cannabis from its list of narcotic substances, which they hope will benefit the tourism and pharmaceutical industries.
Chickens could...
Give Your Feline Some Catnip – Getting Hooked on it Has Benefits
Catnip, renowned for bringing an adrenaline-like rush to even the most docile cats, has actually been discovered to have distinct benefits.
It is widely accepted...
School Closures During Lockdowns Slashed Rates of Mysterious Fever That Causes Heart Disease in Kids
School closures due to Covid lockdowns resulted in much lower rates of the mysterious fever that causes heart disease in kids, according to new...
Magnets Made by Soil Bacteria Offer Hope for Breast and Prostate Cancer
In a "bugs as drugs" approach, medical researchers in England are using living bacterial magnets to guide viruses engineered to attack cancer tumors.
This process,...
Women Who Hug a Loved One Showed a Decrease in the Production of Cortisol
A new study has shown that one hug from a romantic partner is enough to lower a woman's stress hormone levels.
We are social animals,...
Protein ‘Motors’ Can Swim Around Wounds to Kill Bacteria –And Deliver Lifesaving Drugs
An engineer in Barcelona has been adapting silicon nanobots to deliver things like antibiotics to open wounds, and has even created little "motors" to...
Scientists Link 5 Bacteria Types to Aggressive Prostate Cancer, Potentially Revolutionizing Treatment
Researchers have found a link between bacteria and aggressive forms of prostate cancer.
The University of East Anglia scientists identified five types of bacteria which...
Turning Seawater Into Drinking Water – With the Push of a Button
MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles and salts to generate drinking water.
The suitcase-sized...
New Nasal Spray That Could Protect People From All COVID Variants to Start Human Trials
A groundbreaking treatment in the form of a nasal spray, which could protect people from all COVID variants will advance to human trials after...
Dengue Detection Smartphone Tech Offers Hope For Low-Cost Testing on Par With Labs
Accurate home testing could be used for a wider range of illnesses, as new research shows the capability of smartphone-powered tests for Dengue Fever.
Biomedical...
As the Pandemic Got Worse, Americans Donated More Generously Than Ever – to Record Levels
Individuals in the USA showed greater financial generosity when under threat from COVID-19, according to new research.
The researchers used the world's largest tracker of...
Simple Breakthrough Skin Treatment For ‘Butterfly Children’ is Pending FDA Approval After Excellent Trial Results
A legitimate quality-of-life enhancing treatment is now available for a class of patient for whom treatments come few and far between.
These patients are sometimes...
COVID is Now Less Deadly Than The Flu in England, as Mask Requirements End
The Covid virus has gradually become less lethal over the two years since the pandemic began in early 2020—so much so that, now seasonal...
Magnesium May Prime the Immune System to Fight Cancer and Infections
A simple mineral we all learned about in high school PE class could be the active ingredient in a new method of cancer treatment...
Home Covid Tests Will be Free, Covered by Most Insurers Starting Saturday
Every insured American citizen will be able to be reimbursed for eight at-home COVID-19 tests per month starting Saturday the 15th, as a part...
Working at His Father’s NYC Motel, Actor Now Gives Free Rooms to Those in Need – And Has Fun Along the Way
If you’re having a hard time seeing the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, we suggest trying the view from a different...
Breakthrough Using CRISPR to Target Fat Cells in Genetic Study of Obesity
Fat—it is vital for life but too much can lead to a host of health problems. Studying how fat tissue, or adipose, functions in...