Ever wake up with a flat stomach in the morning, only to bloat out like a hot air balloon right after you eat breakfast—without understanding why? If you’re suffering through each day feeling sluggish, tired, cramped, and heavy, you may be interested to know that certain foods can cause bloating. Bloating results from gas or fluid...
This article was originally published on December 8, 2019, and has since been updated. The heart is the primary life-giving organ in our bodies. When it stops beating, we die. But is it possible to bring it back to life? The world of medical science says yes. In an exciting new trial, Doctors at Duke...
The development of antibiotics changed the world of medicine. They allowed doctors to treat infectious diseases like smallpox, cholera, diphtheria, pneumonia, and others, effectively saving millions of lives [1]. Today, however, antibiotic resistance is on the rise, and new research has found that antibiotic use in babies is linked to allergies, asthma, and other health...
Millions of Americans suffer from atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema. According to the National Eczema Association, one in ten Americans will develop the condition during their lifetime [1]. A lot of research has gone into understanding eczema over the last several years, and scientists have answered some important questions. Unfortunately, they have still...
Anyone who’s ever had to go to the dentist to fix a cavity knows that it can be a fairly unpleasant experience. Most people don’t enjoy having freezing needles and drills in their mouths. Imagine, then, if you could stop tooth decay associated with a cavity without drills, freezing, or an hours-long trip to the...
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare and life-threatening complication of certain types of bacterial infections. Most of us associate TSS with super-absorbent tampons. It is true that toxic shock syndrome is a possible side effect (albeit, an extremely rare one) of leaving a tampon in too long. As one woman learned, however, tampons are not...
We’ve all been there. You’re in a crowded, enclosed space- maybe an elevator, the back of a taxi, or standing in line at the coffee shop. You suddenly feel a small amount of pressure building up in your lower abdomen. You’re about to fart. You desperately try to hold it in, waiting until you’re alone...
Genes are like a lottery. You put in half from your mom, half from your dad, mix them together and see what you get. Of course, genetics are a bit more nuanced than that, but in any reproductive situation, there are any number of gene combinations that could be expressed in offspring. Some combinations are...
Without a doubt, the plastic pollution crisis is one of the most significant environmental disasters of the modern era. Waves of plastic rubbish are splashing onto the shores of coastal communities, dead whales are washing up onto beaches with stomachs full of plastic, and even deep sea fish can’t escape ocean trash. Different types of...
Harvard researchers found that nearly half of renters nationwide were cost-burdened. That means that they were spending thirty percent or more of their income on rent. The National Low Income Housing Coalition found that a renter who worked forty hours per week making minimum wage could not afford a typical two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the...
Minors in Alberta, Canada, accidentally uncovered a fossilized dinosaur that was 110 million years old. This dinosaur was so well-preserved that instead of calling it a fossil, paleontologists are referring to it as a “dinosaur mummy”. Researchers spent over seven thousand hours of painstaking work to uncover the remarkable find. Finally, the public got to...
For many parents, getting their children to help out around the house can be a major point of contention, that can often lead to frustration, anger, and arguments. One mother, after being inundated with requests from her kids for allowance money and new phones, decided to get a little creative. Mom Hosts a Job Fair...
