A 26-year-old researcher who drunk a shot of dysentery-triggering bacteria for a vaccine trial was left rushing for the toilet and feeling so ill he 'wanted to die'. Jake Eberts, from Washington D.C… [+6183 chars]
Three children in Indonesia have died from a mysterious liver disease, the country's health ministry said, raising to at least four the global death toll of a fatal ailment puzzling doctors from the … [+2686 chars]
Summary: A newly discovered brain circuit allows us to focus attention on what’s important in the environment and ignore other sensory stimuli. Source: UCSF When exploring a new environment, mice m… [+6723 chars]
Sleep a lot like eating food is one of those things we need to live, but seemingly there are plenty of ways to do it wrong. A new study has weighed into the debate. Looking at UK Biobank data from… [+4079 chars]
We all know that COVID-19 can lead to lingering fatigue and brain fog. But one of the most rigorous examinations to date of the long-term cognitive impacts of severe infection has just yielded some p… [+4983 chars]
Vegetarian children have similar levels of nutrition and growth as their meat-eating peers, but may have nearly double the risk of being underweight, suggests a study published May 2 in the journal P… [+3173 chars]
Placeholder while article actions load A healthy lifestyle may allow older people to live longer, with women adding three years and men six to their life expectancy, suggests research published in t… [+2101 chars]
A seventh flock has tested positive for avian flu in Lancaster County. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says this is the first duck farm in the area to be impacted. On Monday, 19,000 birds were … [+1270 chars]
The average number of daily new COVID-19 infections in Los Angeles County has jumped by about 200% over the past month, but while the increase hasn’t translated to rises in local hospitalizations or … [+3374 chars]
A seventh flock has tested positive for avian flu in Lancaster County. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says this is the first duck farm in the area to be impacted. On Monday, 19,000 birds were … [+1270 chars]
Regular stoners may have a higher risk of developing heart disease or having a heart attack, according to a new study in the journal Cell. The researchers found that smoking a joint triggers a rapid … [+3170 chars]
Summary: At age 13, teenagers no longer find their mother’s voice uniquely rewarding, and tune into unfamiliar voices more. A new study reveals the neurobiology behind why teens begin to separate fro… [+10200 chars]
