In the wake of a disaster, many people want to help. Researchers have now developed tools to help emergency response…
Frequent cannabis users are way too high … in their estimates of cannabinoids
Researchers surveyed nearly 500 Hash Bash attendees, asking them to fill out a 24-item questionnaire. Participants were asked to fill…
Improving the treatment of periodontitis
For the first time, researchers have shown that a unicellular parasite commonly found in the mouth plays a role in…
How Bubonic Plague Has Helped Russia Fight the Coronavirus
A network of health centers formed by the Soviet Union in the 1920s is providing expertise in quarantines and epidemic…
How Bubonic Plague Has Helped Russia Fight the Coronavirus
A network of health centers formed by the Soviet Union in the 1920s is providing expertise in quarantines and epidemic…
Soot may only be half the problem when it comes to cookstoves
Researchers spent two weeks in India cooking with local residents. They found that soot wasn’t the only worrisome byproduct of…
A more plant-based diet without stomach troubles: Getting rid of FODMAPs with enzymes
A plant-based diet is a good choice for both climate and health. However, many plant-based products, especially legumes, contain FODMAP…
Breastfeeding may lead to fewer human viruses in infants
Even small amounts of breastmilk strongly influences the accumulation of viral populations in the infant gut and provides a protective…
Mouse study shows ‘chaperone protein’ protects against autoimmune diseases
Like a parent of teenagers at a party, Mother Nature depends on chaperones to keep one of her charges, the…
How expectations influence learning
During learning, the brain is a prediction engine that continually makes theories about our environment and accurately registers whether an…