2023-12-10 How to Grow Mushrooms Indoors
Mushrooms are not only tasty. They are also filled with healthy nutrients, like calcium and potassium, and vitamins, like D and B. Some people not only enjoy eating mushrooms. They…
2023-12-04 South Africa, Colombia Aim to Get Lower-Cost Drugs for TB, HIV
South Africa and Colombia are among the countries aiming to push drug companies to permit low-cost versions of drugs for deadly diseases. The drugs are for people with drug-resistant versions…
2023-12-01 US Life Expectancy Rises after Drops Linked to COVID-19
Life expectancy in the United States rose by about one year in 2022 following earlier decreases linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Life expectancy predicts the average number of years a…
2023-11-28 Market Grows for Costly ‘Fine Water’
At a meeting in April in Athens, Greece, drink experts looked carefully at the liquid in their glasses. They held them up to the light. They tasted and, sometimes, spit…
2023-11-27 Researchers Return to Alzheimer’s Vaccines
Researchers are renewing efforts to find Alzheimer’s disease treatments that remove harmful proteins from the brain. Such vaccines could possibly offer an easier and lower-cost choice for millions of people,…
2023-11-26 Toymakers Aim More Products at Older People
Toymakers are developing new games – and changing old ones – to target a different group: people over 65 years old. Toy producers suggest the products could help older people…
2023-11-24 WHO: Nothing Unusual in China Respiratory Outbreak
China called for caution on Friday as an increase in respiratory illness hit its schools and hospitals. And the World Health Organization (WHO), which has asked the Chinese government for…
2023-11-20 Drug Trials Often Do Not Include Overweight People
More than 40 percent of American adults are considered obese, or medically overweight. But the medications many of these individuals take are rarely tested in bigger bodies. Obese people are…
2023-11-13 Ketamine Becomes Pain Treatment Drug with Little Research
As doctors in the United States reduce their use of opioid painkillers, another drug is becoming popular: ketamine. For more than 50 years, ketamine has been used as a painkiller…
2023-11-10 Swiss-designed Technology Helps Parkinson’s Patient Walk Again
Marc Gauthier has Parkinson’s disease. The disease affects his nervous system, weakens his muscles and causes his arms and legs to shake. The 63-year-old Gauthier had not been able to…
2023-11-09 Should You ‘Leave the Leaves’ on the Ground?
There is a growing movement to leave leaves on the ground, instead of gathering them to be disposed of. The idea is to avoid sending bagged-up fallen leaves to landfills.…
2023-11-06 Possible New Cure for Sickle Cell Disease
A group of health experts recently announced that a new gene editing treatment for sickle cell disease was safe for patients. The treatment could provide a new cure that attacks…
2023-10-30 Researchers: AI Could Cause Harm If Misused by Medical Workers
A study led by the Stanford School of Medicine in California says hospitals and health care systems are turning to artificial intelligence (AI). The health care providers are using AI…
2023-10-23 New Controller Aims to Make Gaming Easier for People with Disabilities
Paul Lane uses his mouth and face to push buttons and guide his virtual car on Gran Turismo, a game on the PlayStation 5. It is how he has been…
2023-10-16 Gates Foundation Helps mRNA Vaccine Development in Africa
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced last week that it will invest $40 million in African drug makers. The money will help produce new messenger RNA vaccines in Africa.…