Pupils are Man’s Calculator; New Study Shows How the Human Eyes Can Detect Numbers

Medicine & Technology Oct 26, 2021

The result of a study published in Nature Communications showed that the mechanisms they use to sense numbers can be found in the pupils.

Experts Say Wearing Unprescribed Contact Lenses For Halloween Could Cause Eye Infections

Oct 26, 2021

With Halloween approaching, an optometrist warned that wearing fashion lenses might be dangerous if a person got the wrong ones or don't know how to use them.

Male Infertility Could Be Treated With Monkey Cells; New Study Shows How These Animals Could Help Address the Condition

Oct 26, 2021

Groundbreaking research on stem cells recently provided some hope for male individuals who are struggling with infertility as scientists succeeded in developing functional sperm cells taken from the stem cells of monkeys.

Antibiotics Could Help Prevent Delay of Appendectomy in Some People with Appendicitis

Oct 25, 2021

Antibiotics are known for treating certain bacterial infections like urinary tract infections, strep throat, and E. coli but now, they are found to provide more benefits than that.

Male Fertility: Increased Chemical Exposure, Lifestyle Changes Cause Sperm Quality in the US to Decline

Oct 25, 2021

A 16-year study in the US showed that sperm quality has been steadily declining possibly due to environmental toxic exposure that can alter the hormonal balance and affects reproduction.

Increased Warming May Result in Chronic Kidney Disease; US Researchers Warn It Could Become a Major Health Epidemic

Oct 21, 2021

Experts have recently called for more urgent research on the link between heat and chronic kidney disease of the uncertain cause or CHDu to examine the situation.

U.S. Surgeons Successfully Transplanted A Pig Kidney To A Human Patient And It Works

Oct 20, 2021

A U.S. medical team successfully transplanted a pig organ in a human body and found out that it worked.

New Mathematical Model Shows Transfusions of Blood Substitutes Can Treat Anemic Patients, Solve Global Shortage

Oct 19, 2021

Researchers developed a new mathematical model that shows transfusion of blood substitutes could treat anemic patients and be more readily available, solving global blood shortages.

Glucose Level Detector Will Help You Check Blood Sugar Using Perspiration; Here’s How It Works

Oct 18, 2021

Have you been apprehensive about pricking your fingers to know your glucose level? Fear no more as American scientists have recently developed the model of a portable glucose monitor.

Highly Processed Food Linked to Memory Loss in Aging Brain; DHA-Rich Foods Help Reduce Inflammatory Effects

Oct 15, 2021

A new animal study demonstrated how a highly processed food diet is linked to memory loss and what could be done to reverse its inflammatory effects and delay or prevent people from developing dementia.

Menopause Treatment: Laser Rejuvenation Therapy Fails to Show Benefits During Trial

Oct 13, 2021

Many private clinics today offer women a laser procedure to rejuvenate their genitalia and solve menopause, but a new study claims it shows no benefits.

Shigella Outbreak: Homeless People in San Diego Hospitalized After Being Infected With the Contagious Disease

Oct 13, 2021

San Diego County health officials have recorded six cases of Shigella among the homeless people in the county. They are now monitoring the patients and looking for the potential cause of the disease outbreak.

Biofilm-Forming Pathogens Contribute to Treatment of Infections; New Study Reveals How Nanosilver Killed 99 Percent of Bacterial Population

Oct 12, 2021

Researchers demonstrated in a study for the first time that long-term nanosilver treatment can increase the danger of recurring infections.

Biosymbiotic Device: A 3D-Printed Wearable Beyond the Ordinary with Unique Non-Charging Feature

Oct 11, 2021

Engineers at the University of Arizona recently developed a unique kind of wearable which they now call a "biosymbiotic device" featuring many exceptional benefits.

Live Maggots Used by the NHS as Antibiotics: Is This an Effective Technique for Cleaning Wounds?

Oct 10, 2021

Applying sterilized maggots to eat dead tissues was a common practice during the first half of the 20th century to treat wounds, but it faded with the use of antibiotics during the 1940s.