2022-11-14 Creating Resilience: Is It Nature or Nurture?
There is a growing debate among scientists about how people face difficulties and recover from them. The word resilience describes the ability to deal with stress and to recover from…
2022-11-07 Autumn Is the Best Time to Prepare Garden Soil for New Plants
Autumn is a good time to plan for new flowers, groundcovers, or plants for next year’s growing season. The path to success starts with a good base. It is easier…
2022-11-06 Antibody Drug Tested as New Tool against Malaria
A new study carried out in the West African nation of Mali found that an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least six months. The one-dose drug is…
2022-11-01 Data Shows RSV Vaccine Given to Pregnant Women Protects Newborns
A new study finds that vaccinating pregnant women for RSV was effective in protecting their newborns from the sickness. RSV stands for respiratory syncytial virus. It affects the body’s breathing…
2022-11-01 Chrysanthemums: Fall Flowers That Bring Beauty Each Year
As the weather turns colder in some parts of the world, signs of autumn begin to appear. The leaves of some trees turn bright shades of red, yellow and orange.…
2022-11-01 WHO: Tuberculosis Infecting More People Worldwide
A recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO) says the number of people infected with tuberculosis increased worldwide. The United Nations health agency said more than 10 million people…
2022-10-31 Studies Aim to Find Long COVID Treatments
Lauren Nichols has been suffering from bad health effects since her COVID-19 infection in the spring of 2020. The 34-year-old worker for the U.S. Department of Transportation in Boston has…
2022-10-25 US Children’s Hospitals Report Surge in RSV Infection
Children’s hospitals in parts of the United States are reporting a worrying surge in respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. The common virus affects the breathing system, usually causing minor sickness…
2022-10-24 Study: Your Smell Could Attract Mosquitoes
A new study finds that some people attract mosquitoes much more than others, and it probably involves the way they smell. The researchers found that people who attract mosquitoes the…
2022-10-23 Is a Worm the Next Invasive Threat?
Just as North Americans became used seeing the lanternfly insect, there is another invasive animal population on the rise: the Asian jumping worm. Its scientific name is Amynthas agrestis. But…
2022-10-21 WHO to Deploy Experimental Ebola Vaccines to Uganda
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is preparing to deploy experimental Ebola vaccines to Uganda. The WHO’s representative in Uganda, Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, said Wednesday the deployment would happen…
2022-10-17 Saving Seeds for Next Year’s Flower Garden
Just like vegetable seeds, you can save flower seeds from your garden this year to plant the following. Jessica Damiano writes about gardening for the Associated Press. She shares some…
2022-10-16 Plant Garlic Now for Next Summer’s Harvest
You might think most people like to plant cold-weather greens like kale, or Brussels sprouts. But Jessica Damiano learned from search data that the most popular fall-planted crop in the…
2022-10-10 Experts Say US Adults Should Get Tested for Anxiety
An influential health guidelines group in the United States says doctors should test adult patients for anxiety, as part of usual care. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is an…
2022-10-10 Doctors Say ‘Get a Flu Shot’ This Season
Some doctors believe COVID-19 restrictions that kept many people at home over the last two years reduced the number of flu cases. However, many countries have removed pandemic restrictions. Now,…