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A first-of-its-kind study investigating the effects of a common food additive on human gut bacteria has found the emulsifier carboxymethylcellulose can alter the quality and composition of the microbiome and potentially increase a person’s risk of chro… Continue reading Human trial finds common food additive alters gut microbiome
As scientists scramble to understand what the real-world implications are from the many novel mutations seen in Omicron, the new SARS-CoV-2 variant, both Pfizer and Moderna are racing to update their mRNA vaccines. Although it is still unknown how well… Continue reading mRNA vaccine makers are working on new Omicron-specific formulations
New research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has identified a link between long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome, adding to a growing understanding of the overlap between the two illnesses.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellb… Continue reading Study details new links between long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome
Ahead of a U.S Food and Drug Administration advisory panel meeting, drugmaker Merck has revealed final analysis data from a Phase 3 trial testing its oral antiviral pill against COVID-19. The new data reveals the treatment is significantly less effecti… Continue reading Promising COVID-19 pill is less effective than initially reported
On November 9, a specimen of SARS-CoV-2 was taken from an infected patient in Botswana. Genomic analysis quickly revealed this specimen to be a novel variant, initially dubbed B.1.1.529.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: C… Continue reading What is Omicron, where did it come from, and how dangerous is it?
From a lioness racing after her prey, to a pack of wild dogs herding a bear, this year’s Nature inFocus Photography Contest delivers a spectacular assortment of wonderful wildlife imagery celebrating the best of the nature photography in 2021.Continue … Continue reading On the hunt with the 2021 Nature InFocus Photo Contest winners
Robust new research published in the journal Nature Communications is demonstrating how a particular species of gut bacteria can directly improve long-term memory in bumblebees. The study found a bacterial metabolite can improve cognitive function in t… Continue reading Bee study identifies gut bacteria that can improve memory
As we age, our eyesight naturally declines but a new study has found exposing our retinas to short bursts of deep red light can help deteriorating vision. The research shows just three minutes of exposure to 670-nanometer (long wavelength) deep red lig… Continue reading Brief exposure to near-infrared light improves deteriorating vision
A new animal welfare bill moving through UK parliament will now include crabs, octopuses, and lobsters after an independent research review concluded decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs should be considered sentient beings. The review found str… Continue reading UK report concludes crabs, octopuses and lobsters are sentient beings
Encompassing thousands of years of human history the stunning 2021 Historic Photographer of the Year awards span everything from an ancient Greek temple to the only structure still standing from the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Portraits of the past in the best historical photography of 2021