Everyone's talking about artificial sweeteners these days. They're supposed to replace sugar without the weight gain, but what's really happening inside your gut? Let's dive into the science! First off, these sweeteners are everywhere. From diet sodas to sugar-free snacks, they're meant to appease
Drugs don't always stop cancer cells from growing, but they often mess with their metabolism. Scientists used a high-tech method, called metabolomics, to see how 1, 520 drugs affected 2, 269 potential metabolites in A549 lung cancer cells. Even though only 26% of the drugs slowed down cell growth, a
Caroline Kennedy didn’t mince words in her letter to senators. Her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , is not the right choice for health secretary, she said. She called him a "dangerous influence" with a history of spreading misinformation about vaccines. Kennedy detailed her cousin's past drug addicti
"Zodiac Killer Project, " a film by Charlie Shackleton, is an intriguing exploration of our culture's fascination with true crime stories. The film began as a planned documentary about former police officer Lyndon Lafferty, who believed he encountered the infamous Zodiac Killer. However, the project
Chrystia Freeland, a Canadian politician running for prime minister, thinks it's time to fight back against U. S. President Trump's tariff threats. She wants to hurt the U. S. economy where it matters most. For example, she mentioned targeting Florida orange growers, Wisconsin dairy farmers, and Mic
It was a brave and daring move. On Tuesday morning, at around 1 a. m. , a retail store in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood faced an unexpected challenge. At least eight men decided to take action, smashing the store’s front glass window to create an entry point. Once inside, they quickly targeted the
In the busy waters of the northern South China Sea, scientists have been studying something unusual happening to dolphins and porpoises. They found high levels of something called organohalogen contaminants (OHCs) in these marine mammals. These OHCs can mess with the body's fatty acid (FAs) levels,
Recent times have seen artificial intelligence (AI) making waves in medicine. One area where AI is being explored is in surgical contexts, particularly in interpreting medical images. This study dives into how six different AI tools, called multimodal large language models (MLLMs), handle images rel
Barley, a key crop for animal feed, beer, and food, faces a big challenge: waterlogging. This stress can really slow down seed germination and hurt seedling growth. Scientists wanted to figure out how barley handles this. They studied two types of barley seeds under water stress: one tough (LLZDM) a
Ever wondered why metal-polymer pairs in brakes get worn out by hydrogen? Scientists are now figuring out a way to fix this by looking at how these materials react with water and hydrogen. They've found that keeping the metal's electrode potential below water's in a neutral medium helps. Also, the r
