The kidneys become resistant to the water-balance hormone vasopressin within just a few days of potassium deficiency being detected in the blood, according to a new research article published in the American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. Scientists also discovered females…
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Average Covid cases fall to fewer than 40K, first time since September
Average daily US Covid cases fall to fewer than 40,000 for the first time since September 15 as average daily deaths fall to a low since July 6 Average new daily Covid cases fell to 38,826 on Monday, the lowest…
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How to get big pharma to launch a war on superbugs
How to get big pharma to launch a war on superbugs: UK is first country to champion scheme to speed up development of new antibiotics to replace those rendered useless by resistance Before Covid-19, there was another health crisis brewing which…
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How To Make Your Nighttime Routine More Eco-Friendly
Being environmentally conscious can literally be a matter of life or death as the World Health Organization reports that climate change already causes approximately 150,000 deaths on an annual basis. Thankfully, there are ways to make our everyday lives more eco-friendly…
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E. coli sends 6 children to hospital in Washington state
Fox News Flash top headlines for May 5 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. An investigation is underway after seven children in Washington state were recently sickened with a toxin-producing E. coli, public…
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Study uses sugar to make and deliver pudding-like brain implants that reduce foreign body response
Brain implants are used to treat neurological dysfunction, and their use for enhancing cognitive abilities is a promising field of research. Implants can be used to monitor brain activity or stimulate parts of the brain using electrical pulses. In epilepsy,…
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Short-term exposure to air pollution may impede cognition; aspirin could help
Exposure to air pollution, even over the course of just a few weeks, can impede mental performance, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. However, these adverse effects were lessened in…
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Medics operate on baby to save her from spina bifida before she's born
Mila’s miracle womb surgery: How 30 NHS staff performed a pioneering operation on baby to save her from spina bifida… before she was even born Helena Purcell, 41, of Hornchurch, Essex, was just 23 weeks pregnant, at the time Op…
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Men really DO remember to take the male 'Pill', say doctors
Men really DO remember to take the male ‘Pill’ despite women’s fears that they’ll forget to take it, say doctors In study involving 35 men aged 18 to 50, 90% remembered to use a contraceptive gel every day for a…
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France to offer COVID jabs to all adults from June 15
French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that vaccinations against COVID-19 will be open to all adults from June 15, as he aims to quickly reopen the country as it battles a third coronavirus wave. People over 50 can meanwhile sign…
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