What's the deal with those brilliant moments when everything clicks? These revelations aren't just for geniuses. You know the moments that can help us solve problems, change our views, or even alter how we see ourselves. Let's break it down. It turns out that we can think of these breakthro
Have you ever wondered how researchers keep track of your habits with smartphones? Well, new technology where you able to to log every movement from a persons everyday life in real time Things like walking, running or even sleeping. This called Ecological Momentary Assessment i. e EMA Young people,
The fight against soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), parasites that thrive in soil, is a worldwide battle. These infections are extremely common, yet detecting them is tough. Usually, doctors check for active infections by examining feces. But what if we want to find out if someone was exposed to wh
State leaders spread across the United States take things into their own hands. This whole issue began with the presidential administration signing an executive order in last February, to find new ways to cut 4 Billion dollar deficit from the health research grants budget. Long sto
Some people in Washington wanted to make big changes to science funding. These proposed cuts could lead to fewer jobs and less research in the medical field. It could also hurt some of the most important breakthroughs. A lot of people were not happy about this, including the state
Alcohol use disorder remains a major public health challenge in the United States. There are a number of new medications undergoing clinical trials. One promising example is semaglutide, the main ingredient in Ozempic. The drug's success in treating type 2 diabetes has paved the way for its explo
Think about how what a mother eats and how happy she is could affect her baby. New research shows that moms-to-be who take probiotics may help their unborn children avoid autism. Probiotics are live bacteria and yeast that are good for the body. This is because probiotics can be passed from mothe
What does a good night's sleep have to do with how we conduct studies on it? Did you know that scientists research sleep to find patterns that could benefit us? The idea is to use Mendelian randomization, a fancy term for studying genes that relate to different traits. We've seen many studies don
Deep within the Earth, tucked away 1, 500 miles below the surface, lies a massive ball of iron and nickel. This is the planet's inner core, a region that scientists once assumed to be perfectly solid and stable. However, recent research has thrown this belief into question. About the size of Califor
Whoa! Imagine a creature from a deep, dark and cold ocean super zone swimming near the top of the water - this is exactly what scientists experienced off the coast of Africa. This creature was named the "black seadevil. " This particular fish, known as Melanocetus johnsonii, generally hails from 650
