A new study has determined the human body may not be as receptive to the proteins in vegan meat alternatives as it is to real meat. Scientists at Ohio State University say a recent study revealed the human body may not absorb proteins from plant-based meat alternatives as it does[Read More…]

Trained dogs have shown signs of being more effective at detecting COVID-19 than the nasal swab PCR tests, a new study discovered. The peer-reviewed study, published Wednesday in the journal, Plos One, determined that adequately trained canines are so equipped to detect COVID-19 that PCR tests come in second place[Read More…]

The first human patient has been injected with what researchers believe may be a way to fight cancerous tumors in the body. Until now the shot had only been tested on lab animals. The drug, CF33-hNIS (aka Vaxinia), is an oncolytic virus, which means once in the body, it can[Read More…]

A cohort study has found that compared to non-coffee drinkers, adults who drank moderate amounts (1.5 to 3.5 cups per day) of unsweetened coffee or coffee sweetened with sugar were about 30% less likely to die from any cause during a 7-year follow-up period. More than 171,000 participants from the[Read More…]

Fish off the coast of Florida are testing positive for a slew of pharmaceuticals as human wastewater makes its way out into the sea. Researchers at Florida International University and the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, which is a nonprofit based in Miami and focused on bonefish and tarpon conservation, studied the two[Read More…]

More than five decades after astronauts brought the last moon-rock samples to Earth, scientists have successfully grown plants in lunar soil from three Apollo missions for the first time. For this study, researchers used samples of lunar soil called regolith, taken during Apollo 11, 12, and 17, between 1969 and[Read More…]

A large U.S. study looking at whether vaccination protects against long COVID showed the shots only offer minimal protection. Being vaccinated appeared to reduce the risk of lung and blood clot disorders but did little to protect against most other symptoms. Compared to an unvaccinated individual, the risk of long[Read More…]

A new Mayo Clinic weight loss survey of over 200,000 consumers in the U.S. found the vast majority are interested in losing weight for their personal health and not to look better for others. “Approximately 83% of participants valued health above all other aspirations, which follows a global trend of[Read More…]

Immunity against the omicron coronavirus variant fades quickly after a second and third dose of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, according to peer reviewed research published in JAMA Network Open on Friday. Levels of omicron-specific “neutralizing” antibodies, which can target the virus and stop it from replicating, reduce rapidly after[Read More…]

The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has voluntarily recalled a blood pressure medication for the second time in a month. Pfizer is recalling five lots of blood pressure medicine Accupril because of elevated levels of a N-nitroso-quinapril, a compound known as a nitrosamine, the company said in a news release posted Friday on the[Read More…]