MEDICINE & HEALTH

Modern Human Lifestyle a "Perfect Storm" for Pandemics Like COVID

MEDICINE & HEALTH 05.07.2021 06:20 AM

Several factors characteristic of modern human lifestyle are reportedly responsible for the "perfect storm" that fosters the growth and transmission of diseases like COVID-19, a new study suggests.

Trained Bees Detect Coronavirus? Scientists Use These Insects to Identify COVID-19 Through Smell

05.07.2021 06:10 AM

Scientists in the Netherlands have trained bees so they can identify COVID-19 using their sense of smell, a Wageningen University press release specified.

US Birth Rate Fell by 4% in 2020, Experts Predict the Largest Decrease in 50 Years

05.07.2021 05:40 AM

In 2020, the US birth rate plummeted by around 4% as predicted by experts. It is the largest annual decrease in the last five decades and holds true to various ages, races, and ethnicities.

Mount Sinabung Eruption: People Warned of Volcanic Ashfall; What are Its Effect on Human Health?

05.07.2021 05:37 AM

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted on Friday, May 7, spewing a column of volcanic ash 1.7 miles (2.8 kilometers) into the sky.

Rare Giant California Condors Invade Woman’s Home, Trashing the Place

05.07.2021 05:10 AM

Reports recently showed approximately 15 to 20 of the giant California condors have taken a fondness to a woman's house in the city of Tehachapi and they made quite a mess.

Mesa County Reports Detection of New COVID-19 Variant; Rising Cases Among Children Seen

05.07.2021 05:00 AM

Mesa County's health leaders recently reported cases of COVID-19 continue to rise among Coloradan children, and a new Variant inflicting havoc in India is presently making its way around Colorado.

T-Cells Seek Cancer Cells Using the Smallest of Forces; Five Pico- Newtons

05.07.2021 00:19 AM

A new study recently showed that as T cells move, their TCRs are pulling on the antigen with a small force, roughly five pico-newtons.

Six to Seven Hours of Sleep: More or Less Than That Increases Risk of Heart Diseases

05.06.2021 23:41 PM

Too much or too little time of sleeping at night could increase the chances of dying from a heart attack or stroke, a trend that remained true even after accounting for known conditions or risk factors for developing heart diseases.

Dogs Are Jealous? Petting Other Dogs Might Result to Social Insecurity

05.06.2021 23:15 PM

Do you feel that your dog gets jealous? If you are petting other canines and your own pet reacts differently, you are not wrong.

Eating 'High Meat' Left Rotten in Years May Cause ‘Explosive Incontinence,’ But Others Say It's 'Detoxification’

05.06.2021 22:40 PM

Doctors have recently warned about some people's attempt at strange challenges including eating raw, rotten meat as it can lead to severe illness.

Are We Getting Smarter? IQ Test Scores Now Higher, But Level of Intelligence Declining

05.06.2021 07:49 AM

Technologies seem to improve our mental capacity to learn more and become smarter. But even today, no one can tell if we are getting more intelligent or not.

COVID Nails Can Show If You Catch the Virus, Here's How Beau's Line Looks Like

05.06.2021 05:20 AM

A new study shows a surprising sign may show you may have had the coronavirus. The clear, horizontal grooves might tell if you had contracted COVID.

Moderna COVID-19 Booster: Effective Protection Against New Variants, Early Clinical Trial Shows

05.06.2021 05:20 AM

An early clinical trial recently showed that the new Moderna COVID-19 booster could be an effective shield against the variants of coronavirus originally found in South Africa and Brazil.

Sinovac Vaccine Effective But Lacks Quality Data on Adverse Effects, WHO Says

05.06.2021 05:00 AM

The World Health Organization has declared China's Sinovac vaccine as efficacious in preventing COVID-19 in adults 18 to 59 years old, yet the health body notes the lack of quality data on adverse effects on high-risk groups.

Oldest Human Burial in Africa Changes Commonly Known Facts About 78,000-Year-Old Funeral Practices

05.06.2021 03:55 AM

Scientists revealed evidence of the earliest human burial in Africa that changes what's commonly known about social behaviors among inHoo sapiens, a new study specified.

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