The genetically modified mosquitos are a project by the British biotech firm Oxitec. Oxitec is seeking permission to release its mosquitoes in the Tulare County of Visalia, California, with potentia… [+1462 chars]
Fish: Fish offers great omega-3 fatty acids which inhibit an enzyme called cyclooxygenase (COX), which produces the prostaglandin hormones that spark inflammation, says UC San Diego Health. Beans: B… [+1079 chars]
Mar 16, 2022, 03:29PM ISTSource: ANIAccording to a new study, exposure to ozone gas air pollution has been linked to symptoms of depression in adolescents. The study, published in the journal 'Develo… [+668 chars]
A bird flu outbreak recently occurred at a commercial mixed-species flock in southeastern South Dakota, The Associated Press reports. What happened: The Agriculture Department said recent samples sh… [+784 chars]
In what they call surprise findings, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report that -- unlike fruit flies -- mosquitoes' odor sensing nerve cells shut down when those cells are forced to produce odor-… [+4378 chars]
A study published in JAMA Network Open, from the University of Minnesota, found that a common blood pressure medication -- losartan -- is not effective in reducing lung injury in patients with COVID-… [+1946 chars]
Diabetes affects just under five million people in the UK in 2022. This number is set to rise to over five million by the end of the decade. Diabetes can be split into two types, type 1 and type 2. T… [+3571 chars]
The scientific research team from Gene Solutions, a startup based in Vietnam, has invented a SPOT-MAS liquid biopsy technology to enhance early-stage detection of many cancers. This technology is to… [+981 chars]
During a recent (and these days, rare) domestic social gathering, a friend asked for a piece of information that required me to consult the computer in my home office. When I returned to the living r… [+5774 chars]
image: Ajay Jain, M.D., is a professor of pediatrics, pharmacology, and physiology, the associate division chief of pediatric gastroenterology and the medical director of the pediatric liver transpla… [+5734 chars]
If you saw six-year-old Avery in her dance class today, youd never guess that she almost died from a heart defect. She underwent her first open heart surgery shortly after birth, and the procedure le… [+15451 chars]
Long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with an increased risk of autoimmune disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue and inflammatory bowel diseases, according to an o… [+3216 chars]
