Health & Medicine

Nanoscaffold regrows cartilage

This rabbit has a piezoelectric implant in its knee that is designed to help build cartilage. (Image: Y. Liu, et al., Science Translational...

Breastfeeding promotes heart health in mothers

Babies and mothers benefit from breastfeeding. (Image: d3000 / iStock) Breastfeeding apparently not only promotes the health of the children, but also that of...

Does hot food “flavor” breast milk?

A mother's diet is reflected in her milk. (Image: golubovy / iStock) It is well known that mothers' eating habits shape the characteristics of...

Alleged alien abduction could cause serious health problems

Some people even have PTSD-like symptoms. There are thousands of people worldwide who are convinced that they were once abducted by aliens. ...

Number of people with dementia could triple by 2050

However, preventive measures, including improved access to education and healthy lifestyles, could reverse that trend. Dementia is currently the seventh leading cause of death...

Resistant germs before the antibiotic era

Methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus occur in hedgehogs, which apparently arose before the clinical use of antibiotics. (Image: kwasny221 / iStock Although modern medicine...

1.8 million additional deaths from urban air pollution

Air pollution in the city. (Image: Chris Leboutillier) Whether fine dust, nitrogen oxides or other pollutants - the air is thick in many metropolises...

Twenty new jumbo viruses discovered on human skin

These jumbo viruses – very large viruses that attack bacteria – appear to live mainly on our hands and feet. Microbiomes – communities of...

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