October is Bat Month and a good time to make sure they are not roosting in your home. The Humane Society of the United States has tips to evict them so they don’t hibernate in your home for the winter. Bats play an important role in many ecosystems around the world. They are a major predator of night-flying insects, including […]
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Of all the things I thought I’d be doing on my landmark 40th, sweating in a dark room for 29 hours with 20 other people, surrounded by giant clocks and jelly babies, was not part of the plan. In truth, there was no plan. Until I hit 39, I couldn’t bring myself to think about the big 4-0. The truth […]
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(Reuters) – The estate of a Black woman whose cervical cells were taken from her decades ago without her permission sued a pharmaceutical company on Monday, saying it made a “conscious choice” to mass produce the cells and profit from a “racially unjust medical system.” Henrietta Lacks’ estate hasn’t “seen a dime” of the revenue Thermo Fisher Scientific made from […]
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These dieticians are calling out the red flags in nutrition and fitness. What does a ‘good’ relationship with food really mean? That’s what dieticians Rhiannon Lambert (aka Rhitrition) and Sarah Elder were discussing this month on Lambert’s podcast, Food For Thought. Right now, that’s a loaded question, given that we know so much about the impact of diet culture but […]
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Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese technique that has been used for millennia to treat chronic pain and other health problems associated with inflammation, yet the scientific basis of the technique remains poorly understood. Now, a team of researchers led by neuroscientists at Harvard Medical School has elucidated the underlying neuroanatomy of acupuncture that activates a specific signaling pathway. In a […]
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Osteoarthritis: Elaine reveals her experience of the condition We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info In the UK, more than 10 million people have arthritis or similar […]
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, NPC, is a rare tumor of the head and neck, which originates in the nasopharynx at the very back of the nose. NPC has a particularly high incidence in southern China, Southeast Asia, and North and East Africa and is rare in the rest of the world. Little is known about its etiology but it is believed that […]
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SWISS-APERO is the first randomized clinical trial comparing Amulet with the new generation Watchman FLX device in terms of residual left atrial appendage (LAA) patency after percutaneous LAA closure (LAAC) as evaluated by 45-day cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA). The study showed that the two devices achieve a similar rate of LAA occlusion at 45 days but through different mechanism. […]
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The endocrine system is the collection of glands that produce hormones, which are specialized proteins that regulate bodily functions. The endocrine system serves as the body’s internal chemical signaling system, sending messages in the form of hormones to organs throughout the body via the circulatory system. Metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep and mood are all […]
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Celebrated every 10th November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the significance of science in society and aims to engage the public in scientific issues. Sphere Fluidics Limited, in partnership with ClexBio, are commemorating the day by giving away 10 CYTRIX microfluidic hydrogel kits! Each kit contains the novel CYTRIX hydrogel, Sphere Fluidics’ Pico-Gen™ double aqueous biochip and […]
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