A groundbreaking new clinical trial has found that taking a low dose of the common fever medicine Aspirin halves the risk of gut cancer…
Category: 7. SciTech
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Wild Chimps Consume The Equivalent of a Beer a Day, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
Chimpanzees consume the equivalent of at least one alcoholic drink per day as they eat ripe, fermenting fruit, says a study out Wednesday that addresses one possible reason why humans are drawn to booze.
The study, carried out in the wilds of Africa where the animals live, supports the theory…
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Taking common vitamin D supplement may actually lower your levels of vitamin D3
Taking vitamin D2 supplements could actually reduce the levels of vitamin D3 in your body, according to a surprising new study published in Nutrition Reviews.
The finding comes just as much of the Northern Hemisphere heads into autumn – the time when health experts recommend people start…
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Cephalopods Passed a Cognitive Test Intended For Human Children : ScienceAlert
An eye-opening experiment on cephalopods reinforces why it is so important for us not to underestimate animal intelligence.
A study published in 2021 presented cuttlefish with a new version of the “marshmallow test”, and the results showed there’s more going on in their strange little brains…
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The DOGE Subcommittee Hearing on Weather Modification Was a Nest of Conspiracy Theorizing
The popularity of these conspiracies may also be on the rise in right-wing spaces. Some MAHA figureheads, including Nicole Shanahan, have shared geoengineering content promoting conspiracy theories, while Marla Maples, Donald Trump’s ex-wife, told Fox News in July that she helped Florida’s…
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Unquiet minds — Harvard Gazette
For years, people with paralysis have used brain-computer interfaces to turn neural signals into actions by thinking about the actions they would like to take: typing words, controlling robotic arms, producing speech. But new research shows that the interfaces could translate not only intended…
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How an astronaut calculates risk — Harvard Gazette
A series exploring how risk shapes our decisions.
When Anil Menon launches into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket next June, he’ll bring two decades of experience as a physician, engineer, military pilot, and NASA flight surgeon — and a highly personal…
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Fired CDC Director Says RFK Jr. Pressured Her to Blindly Approve Vaccine Changes
Debra Houry, former chief medical officer and deputy director for program and science at CDC, who was one of several agency officials to resign in the wake of Monarez’s firing, also testified during Wednesday’s hearing.
“I resigned because CDC leaders were reduced to rubber stamps,…
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