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Harvard scientists found a link between smoking weed and higher sperm count
Great news for stoner bros: Harvard University researchers have uncovered evidence that marijuana, far from hurting male fertility as previous research has suggested, is associated with a higher sperm...
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Older women’s brains look similar to younger men’s
It appears that not all brains age equally. On Monday (Feb. 4) a team of scientists from Washington University in St. Louis published new work showing that women’s brains tend to convert sugar to...
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One part of the brain appears to be immune to Alzheimer’s
The hallmark characteristics of Alzheimer’s disease are buildups of amyloid and tau proteins, which damage neurons over time. But researchers have suspected that Alzheimer’s causes other, smaller...
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With help from a tortoise, scientists invented an insulin pill for diabetes...
It’s basically the medical world’s version of a really cool Rube Goldberg machine, designed to painlessly save someone’s life. It’s the size of a blueberry, and it’s the product of years of research by...
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A new report asserts that Juul created a “nicotine arms race”
With roughly 70% of the e-cigarette market share, Juul clearly changed the landscape of vaping. Earlier this week, researchers from Stanford University published a paper (paywall) in the journal...
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Unvaccinated children are coming of age–and they want protection
In many ways, Ethan Lindenberger is like most other teenagers. A high school senior in Norwalk, Ohio, he runs his school’s debate club, is a member of his local church, and is planning to start college...
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Period pain can be treated. But US regulators won’t follow doctors’ orders
There’s no medical reason anyone needs to have their period every month, and many reasons why it can be best to avoid monthly bleeding. And yet patients in the US who are advised to take hormonal birth...
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We don’t fully understand what mindfulness is, but this is what it’s not
A recent episode of the Australian series Catalyst, “The Mindfulness Experiment,” offered a unique glimpse into what happens to people during Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, an eight-week...
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3D-printed pills will provide the solution to one of medicine’s biggest issues
In March 2017, 13-year-old Joseph was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis. He has been undergoing treatment at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool ever since. “He was really, really poorly,”...
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Luke Perry’s death reminds us stroke is a leading killer
Luke Perry died Monday (March 4), less than a week after the actor reportedly suffered a stroke. But while Perry’s death comes as a surprise—at 52, he was relatively young and appeared in good...
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The myth linking vaccines to autism gets debunked by the largest study to...
Scientists in Denmark today published the largest study to date showing there is no definitive link between the vaccine for the mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) and the development of autism. The...
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How Zomato’s exit from the UAE could help it win in India
One of India’s oldest food-technology ventures is trimming itself at a time when a younger cash-rich rival giving it a run for its money. On March 04, Gurugram-based Zomato sold its business in the...
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A new case study suggests that gene therapy could one day cure HIV
After three decades, a cure for HIV may finally be on horizon, according to a new case study published today (March 5). For the second time ever, a patient living with HIV appears to be in remission...
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How should parents deal with anti-vax families?
When Katherine Steck’s daughter was a young baby, she and a few other moms decided to form a playgroup for local families in Los Angeles. One big issue kept coming up: vaccination. They wanted to...
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Deep pockets alone can’t save the day for India’s online grocery retailers
Despite raising millions of dollars, India’s top online grocers have reasons to worry—unless they aggressively buy out rivals. The online grocery-delivery business is fairly easy to launch, which means...
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Indians are trending #BoycottChineseProducts—using Chinese smartphones
Chew on this: For the past few days, Indians have probably been using Chinese-made phones to seek a boycott of made-in-China products. After China blocked a March 13 UN Security Council move to...
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This is what it’s like to wake up during surgery
It can be the smallest event that triggers Donna Penner’s traumatic memories of an operation from more than ten years ago. One day, for instance, she was waiting in the car as her daughter ran an...
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The miserable history of seasonal allergies, from ancient China and Greece to...
Blooming spring flowers signal the beginning of spring, but for millions of people, they also signal the onset of the misery: allergy and asthma season. Itchy, watery eyes; sneezing, runny nose; cough...
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Measles infections in the US have already surpassed 2017 numbers
It’s a kooky word, but there’s nothing funny about measles. The condition leaves a person’s body feeling achey. Fatigue, malaise, a fever, sore throat, a creeping skin rash, and even brain swelling are...
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Ketamine may rebuild broken brain synapses, according to new research
The body of science showing that ketamine, the drug best known for its recreational use, might one day become a prominent treatment for depression is growing. A new study published April 11 in the...
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