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Microplastics may be lodged in every single organ inside our bodies.Image: PexelsThe placenta is the first and largest organ to develop for a growing embryo, not just “afterbirth” meant to be tossed into the trash bin — assuming your parent didn’t eat it under the...
Caught in our very own pandemic, we could've cared less about bird flu, until now, that is.Image: UnsplashTWO YEARS PRIOR, an inmate in Colorado became the first person in the U.S. to test positive for H5N1 — also known as avian influenza or bird flu. Health officials...
How each successive generation became increasingly susceptible to one of the "deadliest" cancersImage: Generated with Bing AIEven half a century after the National Cancer Act — the opening salvo of Richard Nixon's "War on Cancer" — came into effect, cancer continues...
Nearly 80 percent of autoimmune sufferers are female — the X chromosome might hold the secretImage: Generated with Bing AIThe immune system heals wounds, detects and destroys aged cells, fights off a broad range of microbial cells, and clears out toxic and allergenic...
How the country plans to add 20 new nuclear power reactors to its green energy arsenal.Illustration: Generated with Bing AIIndia is pouring billions of dollars — received primarily through pledges from private investors and international alliances — into its nuclear...
Disease X is hypothetical, but there's no denying that another viral pandemic is brewing out there.Image: Generated with Bing AIThe twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet is a mysterious rebel, a long-standing representative of the unknown. This limitless potential of...
Tech royalty is heartily pumping millions into the science of living longer while others hope to coax regulators.Image: UnsplashGrowing older is inevitable, and only a select few get to spend their late life free of deteriorated bodies and minds. Pop a handful of...
How adult ADHD is misunderstood, exploited and stigmatized.Illustration: Generated with Bing AIDrug shortages are becoming increasingly common in the U.S. and are lasting longer than usual. The persistent Adderall shortage, however, hints at something beyond supply...
Uptake of the updated COVID shots has been lagging, and surveys report that several American adults don't plan on getting vaccinated. Many experts consider this to be the recipe for crisis.Illustration: Generated with Bing AIThe Covid-19 pandemic was an eye-opener....
Experts are looking for alternatives to perpetual Ozempic injections, and a vibrating pill might be just that.Image: PexelsEngineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a vibrating pill, called Vibrating Ingestible BioElectronic Stimulator...
Ozempic leads to "miraculous" weight-loss, but what if it could cure much more than obesity?Image: Generated with Bing AIThe idea that being overweight can instantly be fixed is infectious, and Hollywood’s approval of these anti-obesity medications has “taken Ozempic...
Regular brushing of teeth in intensive care units can save several patients from death due to hospital-acquired pneumonia.Image: Generated with Bing AIDaily toothbrushing among intensive-care patients could be a live-saver — lowering the risk of hospital-acquired...
A growing number of Americans are reportedly suffering from obesity in the post-pandemic era — failing to return to healthy eating habits.Photo: Generated via Bing AI he pandemic shed light upon how too many Americans conveniently fell back onto...
CRISPR is having its moment of glory as the FDA approves the first gene-editing therapy for the treatment of sickle cell disease.Photo: National Institutes of Health he Food and Drug Administration approved the first gene editing therapy for humans...
A team of researchers believes that they can predict if you're aging too fast through a relatively simple blood test.Photo: Pexels our body’s main organs age at a different rate, and measuring these changes through a blood test could help predict...