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16Mar

Eliminating Bats After a Rabies Outbreak is a Poor Method Of Preventing Livestock Loss

Credit: https://www.joelsartore.com/wp-content/uploads/stock/ANI014/ANI014-00062.jpgA group of biologists from the University of Glasgow, working with colleagues from different Institutes in the nation of Peru, found that eliminating bat colonies after an outbreak of cattle rabies is not an efficient way to stop the spread of the disease.In their research, published in the journal Science Advances, the team...

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21Feb

Scientists Have Developed the First Modular Body– a Living Being That Is not Alive

francescoch//Getty ImagesBiologist Cornelis Vlasman imagines the body as a functioning biological LEGO system. As well as, his clickable system of swapping human organs is coming to life … if you want to define life reasonably loosely. Moreover, you are willing to suspend reality for a bit.In a (fictional) experiment, Vlasman developed OSCAR, a living,...

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16Feb

Constant Air Pollution Exposure is Associated to Future Depression

Credit: CanvaA study published online on February 10th in JAMA Network Open revealed that there is a link between prolonged exposure to polluted air and depression at an older age.A study conducted by Xinye Qiu, Ph.D., and colleagues from the Harvard T.H. Chan College of Public Health in Boston investigated the association between damaged...

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16Feb

How A Hospital Is Using UV-C Disinfecting Robots

UV-C Disinfecting Robots being used in a hospital/ Credit: ctvnews.caWith cleaning standards under heightened scrutiny, hospitals and healthcare facilities face increased pressure to maintain the highest level of cleanliness. In response to this challenge, Cameron Memorial Community Hospital in Angola, Indiana, recently made a heavy investment in the ultraviolet (UV-C) disinfecting robots. This action...

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11Feb

Indigenous People May Have a Higher Stroke Risk

In highly developed nations, Indigenous people may have a higher stroke rate, according to a new study highlighting a dire requirement for more information and adequately designed studies.Every year, almost 12 million individuals worldwide have a stroke, which occurs when a vessel transporting blood to the brain is obstructed by a clot or the...

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09Feb

A Study Finds 41% of Child Mortality Related with Genetic Sicknesses

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a research showing up today in JAMA Network Open, Rady Kid's Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) scientists discovered that the contribution of genetic diseases to infant deaths was greater than formerly recognized. Of 112 infant deaths examined, single-locus (Mendelian) genetic diseases were found to be the most typical antecedent of...

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09Feb

A Current Cell Model for the Human Lung

Fluorescence staining of Arlo cells. The image shows the overlay of a staining of cell nuclei (gray) and the tight junction protein 1 (blue) and was taken with a confocal laser scanning microscope. Credit: HIPS/BoeseThere is a very long process before the approval of a medicine, a new  drug or a healing substance. It...

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08Feb

The Human Microbiome is Going Extinct, Scientists State

Carol Yepes//Getty ImagesThe human microbiome is threatened, which is not an excellent thing1 for your health or the rest of the world.A new documentary, The Unseen Extinction, highlights how the human microbiome-- also referred to as microorganisms and the bacteria living within the human body, most prevalent in the gut-- is on the verge...

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03Feb

The Lethal VEXAS Syndrome is More Common Than Doctors Believed

A strange new illness might be responsible for severe, inexplicable inflammation in older men. Now, scientists have their first good look at who the disease strikes and how frequently.Credit: THOMAS BARWICK/STONE/GETTY IMAGES PLUSVEXAS syndrome, an illness discovered simply two years ago, impairs almost 1 in 4,000 men over 50, scientists estimate January 24 in...

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30Jan

Teaching ants to detect cancerous tumors in mice through their sense of smell.

Schema of the experimental device (arenas). (a) Set-up used during the conditioning phase. The time to find the reward was noted. (b) Slightly modified set-up used during the memory tests. The time spent by the ant in the vicinity of the odors (areas, in dashed lines) was recorded during 2 min. Each area measured...

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