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A new study has investigated the effects of four common artificial sweeteners on the gut microbiome in humans. The findings revealed not only can these sweeteners lead to distinct changes in gut bacteria composition but they can also alter a person’s g… Continue reading Some artificial sweeteners found to alter microbiome and blood sugar
How many times have you been presented with a type of food you dislike only to be told it’s an acquired taste, and eventually, if you try it enough times, you’ll come to enjoy it? A new study has found genetics may play a larger role than previously th… Continue reading Your taste for weird food may be down to your genes
A parasitic fungus exploding out of the body of its host has taken the top prize in this year’s BMC Ecology and Evolution photography competition, a unique contest run by scientists and designed to creatively highlight the relationships between differe… Continue reading Erupting zombie fungus takes out unique science photography contest
New research published in The Lancet Psychiatry has offered the most comprehensive look at the long-term neurological effects of COVID-19 published to date, tracking more than one million people for up to two years. The findings revealed an increased risk of mood disorders such as depression and anxiety, following SARS-CoV-2 infection, returns to normal after a few months but increased rates of dementia are still being detected in older adults up to 24 months after the acute disease.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Virus, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Neurological, Brain, University of Oxford
Continue reading Oxford study finds increased dementia risk 2 years after COVID infection
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first ever cell-based gene therapy, a one-off treatment for patients with a rare genetic blood disease. The single treatment will cost US$2.8 million, making it the most expensive medicine in h… Continue reading New $2.8-million gene therapy becomes most expensive medicine in history
Following months of calls from global experts, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced it will assign a new disease name to the current strain of monkeypox spreading around the world. Opening the process to public submissions for the first ti… Continue reading Poxy McPox & Bigpox: WHO asks public for new monkeypox names
Type 2 diabetes can take years to develop, and if caught early it is an entirely preventable disease. A new study suggests a particular blood biomarker could be used to identify those patients on the way to a diabetes diagnosis but yet to display sympt… Continue reading Blood biomarker promises to identify diabetes before symptoms develop
Regulators in the United Kingdom have approved Moderna’s new Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine for an upcoming nation-wide autumn booster program. The approval makes the UK the first region in the world to formally move forward with an improved variant… Continue reading UK approves BA.1 vaccines while US still waits for BA.5 boosters
Regulators in the United Kingdom have approved Moderna’s new Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine for an upcoming nation-wide autumn booster program. The approval makes the UK the first region in the world to formally move forward with an improved variant… Continue reading UK approves BA.1 vaccines while US still waits for BA.5 boosters
If a nuclear war were ever to break out, it probably wouldn’t last long. For a few days, perhaps a week, nuclear weapons would be fired between several countries and catastrophic losses would be swift. But what happens next?Continue ReadingCategory: Sc… Continue reading “Nuclear winter” would starve billions, but some countries may be spared