New Smart Fabrics From Bioactive Inks Monitor Body and Environment by Changing Color
Tufts University via EurekAlert – Researchers at Tufts University’s School of Engineering have developed biomaterial-based inks that respond to and quantify chemicals released from the body (e.g. in sweat and potentially…
New Killing Mechanism Discovered in ‘Game-Changing’ Antibiotic
University of Liverpool via EurekAlert – Scientists at the University of Liverpool and University of Utrecht have taken another step forward on their quest to develop a viable drug based on teixobactin…
Researchers Can Extend the Lifespan of Mice: Are WE Next?
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Scientists from Israel and Kiev induce long-term decrease in metabolic rate and body temperature of warm-blooded animals for the first time. The naked mole rat never…
Fitful Nightly Sleep Linked to Chronic Inflammation, Hardened Arteries
University of California – Berkeley via EurekAlert – Disrupted nightly sleep and clogged arteries tend to sneak up on us as we age. And while both disorders may seem unrelated, a…
Actual Mortality Rate of COVID-19-Affected Adults Is Less Than What Was Previously Reported
Wolters Kluwer Health via News-Medical Net – An online first study published in Critical Care Medicine indicates the actual mortality rate of adults with critical illness from COVID-19 is less than…
Sleep, Death and the Gut?
Harvard Medical School via Newswise – The first signs of insufficient sleep are universally familiar. There’s tiredness and fatigue, difficulty concentrating, perhaps irritability or even tired giggles. Far fewer people have experienced…
Study Says Vitamin-Magnesium Combo May Reduce Severity of COVID-19 in Seniors
Dr. Liji Thomas, MD via News-Medical Net – The COVID-19 pandemic that began in late December 2019 has spread to over 188 countries and territories, causing over 6.5 million cases and…
Urgent Warning About Ventilator Use on Coronavirus Patients, New Research Study
Sara Middleton via NaturalHealth365 – In the United States alone, over 105,000 people have died with a COVID-19 infection since the pandemic began in December 2019. And, while the Centers for…
COVID-19 Has Become Less Deadly in Italy, Health Expert Says
Angela Betsaida B. Laguipo, BSN via News-Medical Net – Italy was one of the hardest-hit countries amid the coronavirus pandemic. Now, health experts say that the novel coronavirus is losing its potency…
Study Shows Some Infants Can Identify Differences in Musical Tones at Six Months
York University via EurekAlert – There’s a common belief that musicians are born with a natural ability to play music, while most of us have to work twice as hard to…
Boosting Antiviral Immune Function with Green Tea
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – Unlike most antiviral drugs, green tea appears to work by boosting the immune system to combat diseases such as genital warts (caused by HPV)…
Israel Pilots First-Ever Disinfectant Tunnel for Public Spaces
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Sanitation tunnel that mists incomers with disinfectant solution being piloted at Tel Aviv’s Bloomfield Stadium. In a post-lockdown world, the idea of entering crowded shopping malls or…
Is Covid and Current Social Unrest Creating Chronic Stress?
Jillian Levy, CHHC via Dr. Axe – Stress. It’s an awful word and a worse feeling, isn’t it? The thing is, stress isn’t all bad. Without it, we wouldn’t be motivated to…
