Science4/9/21Apr 94Science4/9/21ScienceChronic Stuffy Nose Linked to Changes in Brain Activity, Study FindsEd Cara30Your always-congested sinuses might be a harbinger of more trouble down the road, new research out Friday suggests.…
Science4/7/21Apr 72Science4/7/21ScienceResearchers Say Their 'Brain Glue' Could Someday Help People With Severe Brain InjuriesEd Cara6Scientists say they’re one step closer to showing that their experimental hydrogel technology—more plainly known as…
Science4/6/21Apr 63Science4/6/21ScienceStop Shaming Vaccinated People for SocializingEd Cara219As the U.S. speeds ever closer toward mass vaccination against covid-19, a curious trend has started to emerge on…
Science4/5/21Apr 53Science4/5/21Science40,000 Kids in the U.S. Have Lost a Parent to Covid-19, Study FindsEd Cara12A new study provides a heartbreaking reminder of the pain caused by the covid-19 pandemic. It estimates that nearly…
Science4/5/21Apr 5SaveScience4/5/21ScienceA Dangerous Toxin From Pond Scum Can Go Airborne, Study FindsEd Cara11A potent toxin released by algae blooms has the potential to become airborne, recent research suggests. In what’s…
Slideshow4/2/21Apr 22Slideshow4/2/21Slideshow6 Mysterious Disease Outbreaks That Were Never SolvedEd Cara17As the past year has painfully made clear, infectious diseases remain one of humanity’s greatest perils. It only…
Science4/2/21Apr 22Science4/2/21ScienceDeaths in America Surged in 2020, Well Beyond Official Covid-19 TollEd Cara46The covid-19 pandemic drove a horrifying surge in U.S. deaths last year, new research published Friday has shown.…
Science4/1/21Apr 1SaveScience4/1/21ScienceIn 2020, Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Skipped Out on Medical Treatment Due to CostEd Cara16A new survey released this week suggests that more than 46 million American adults avoided getting the medical care…
Science4/1/21Apr 1SaveScience4/1/21ScienceThis Is Why Stress Makes Your Hair Fall OutEd Cara5Scientists at Harvard University say they might have figured out how stress can cause us to lose our hair. In mice,…
Science4/1/21Apr 11Science4/1/21ScienceDoctors Excited to Find 'Rare' Forked Uvula in Florida ManEd Cara17Doctors in Florida made an odd discovery in a 20-year-old patient: a bifurcated uvula, perhaps better known as that…
Science3/31/21Mar 311Science3/31/21ScienceA Dementia-Like Illness Has Sickened Over 40 People in CanadaEd Cara7Doctors in Canada are puzzled over a cluster of people coming down with a dementia-like brain disorder with no known…
Science3/29/21Mar 291Science3/29/21ScienceIt's Open Season on Covid-19 VaccinesEd Cara31April is looking to shower Americans with covid-19 vaccines aplenty. On Monday, several states announced that they…
Science3/29/21Mar 29SaveScience3/29/21ScienceA Mystery Brain Condition Is Making Bears Friendly, Then Killing ThemEd Cara12An unknown neurological condition is sickening and often killing young black bears in California and Nevada. The…
Science3/26/21Mar 263Science3/26/21ScienceThe Covid-19 Lab Escape Theory Is About to Be EverywhereEd Cara117In an interview set to be aired in full this Sunday, Robert Redfield, former director of the Centers for Disease…
Science3/26/21Mar 263Science3/26/21ScienceEating Mostly Restaurant Meals Linked to Higher Risk of Early DeathEd Cara27Dining out often might come with a hidden cost down the road, new research suggests. The study found an association…
Science3/25/21Mar 251Science3/25/21ScienceMysterious Bald Eagle Killer Finally IdentifiedEd Cara32In a new study out Thursday, scientists say they’ve solved the mystery of a neurological disease that’s been killing…
Science3/24/21Mar 241Science3/24/21ScienceMore Evidence Links 'Cat Scratch' Bacteria and SchizophreniaEd Cara20New research is the latest to find evidence of a link between mental illness and infections caused by a group of…
Conservation3/24/21Mar 241Conservation3/24/21ConservationDeforestation and Palm Oil Plantations Are Fueling a Disease Boom, Study SuggestsEd Cara1New research presents evidence that activities such as deforestation, building palm oil plantations, and even…
Science3/23/21Mar 232Science3/23/21ScienceSome of Our Brain Cells Get More Active Hours After We Die, Study FindsEd Cara27Even after we die, some of our brain cells can experience one last and large momentary burst of life, new research…
Science3/23/21Mar 231Science3/23/21ScienceAstraZeneca Messes Up Again, Called Out for Using Old Data in U.S. Trial ResultsEd Cara13Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca isn’t running out of rakes to step on anytime soon. Less than a day after the…