Superfood? Diet that mimics fasting regenerates insulin-producing cells and reverses diabetes symptoms
1 in 11 adults on the planet has diabetes and every six seconds, someone dies from diabetes and related complications. Once upon a time, it ...
Category: Health and Medicine
Benign bacteria reduce Zika virus transmission by mosquitoes
You are probably familiar with Zika fever, an obscure disease that you likely hadn’t heard of until last year when an explosion in the number ...
Unsound judgments on sound science: myopic misunderstandings of basic research
Every scientist has experienced it. When they tell someone that they have or are completing a PhD in biomedical sciences, often the first words out ...
Gut feeling of the brain?
How often have we heard the phrase “my gut feeling is this person is mentally sick”? And how often have you seriously considered it to ...
Much sweetness can cause sickness: The science behind plant sugars influencing transmission of malaria by mosquitoes
SUMMARY : As part of their natural diet to meet energy requirements, female Anopheles mosquitoes also consume sugars from plant nectar and fruit sap. Such ...
Staying fit prevents cancer: Who saw that coming?
Science has verified something you might have intuitively known already. A large proportion of cancer cases and deaths among U.S. individuals who are white might ...
Climate Change can damage your kidneys
Climate change may not just kill polar bears and melt ice caps, it may damage your kidneys as well, according to a study published in ...
Painkillers can Reduce Empathy
Acetaminophen or Paracetamol, the drug found in popular painkiller Tylenol and various other formulations affects empathy, according to a recent study. The study was conducted by ...
Study finds acid reflux is caused by inflammation
Chances are that you might have suffered, or knew someone afflicted by Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Over 20% of Americans are estimated to be affected ...
