Researchers at Ben-Gurion University (BGU) in Israel have found that a modified Mediterranean diet that emphasizes polyphenols and reduces red meat can significantly decrease proximal aortic stiffness (PAS)—a distinct marker of vascular aging and cardiovascular risk. The study was published this month in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. “This is the first…
Revised Mediterranean Diet Significantly Improves Cardiovascular Health
Scientist Says China’s Mars Rover Could Remain Dormant
China’s first interplanetary rover, Zhurong, will likely stay dormant on Mars, a Chinese scientist said on state media CCTV on April 25. Zhang Rongqiao, the chief scientist of China’s Mars mission, said that Zhurong has not moved due to a lack of solar power caused by a pile-up of sand and dust since it went…
NASA Chief Sees Russians and Americans Together on Space Station Through 2030
OTTAWA—NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Tuesday said in Ottawa that he expected Russians and Americans to work together on the International Space Station (ISS) until it is decommissioned. American-Russian space cooperation was put in doubt after the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Yuri Borisov, the director-general of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, surprised NASA by…
Stress Ages You but Can Be Reversed: Study
April 26, 2023
admin
AgeingAgingAustraliaBrightHarvard UniversityHealth & SafetyInternationalLifestylemeditationScienceScience NewsstressUSUS NewsWorld
0 Comment
While stress such as surgery, pregnancy, COVID-19, and the vaccines themselves can significantly age a person biologically, the body is able to naturally reverse this effect and increase longevity, a new study from Harvard University has found. While chronological age is defined by the number of years you have been alive, biological age represents how…
New Vaccine Printers to Produce COVID-19 mRNA Shots on Demand
April 25, 2023
admin
CCP VirusCOVID-19Health & SafetyInternationalLifestyleMITmRNAScienceScience NewsUSUS NewsVaccinesVaccines & SafetyWorld
0 Comment
Researchers have designed a vaccine printer that can produce COVID-19 mRNA vaccines on the go, as part of the intense effort to get more people inoculated. Published on April 24 in Nature Biotechnology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientists said their current vaccine printer prototype can produce 100 thumbnail-sized patches in 48 hours, with the…
Tokyo Company Loses Contact With Moon Lander in Likely Crash
A Japanese company lost contact with its spacecraft moments before touchdown on the moon Wednesday, saying the mission had apparently failed. Communications ceased as the lander descended the final 33 feet (10 meters), traveling around 16 mph (25 kph). Flight controllers peered at their screens in Tokyo, expressionless, as minutes went by with no word…
SpaceX Wins Approval to Add 5th US Rocket Launch Site
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Space Force said on Monday that Elon Musk’s SpaceX was granted approval to lease a second rocket launch complex at a military base in California, setting the space company up for its fifth launch site in the United States. Under the lease, SpaceX will launch its workhorse Falcon rockets from Space Launch Complex-6…
European Scientists Develop Promising New Technique to Heal Wounds
Researchers have developed a new technique to heal wounds three times faster using electric stimulation—a breakthrough that could prove to be of significant value to people suffering from disorders like diabetes. “In order to study exactly how this works for wounds, we developed a kind of biochip on which we cultured skin cells, which we…
Research on Chronic CO2 Exposure in Animals Suggests Possible Stillbirth, Testicular Risk From Mask Use
Chronic exposure to increased levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air has been linked to heightened risk of stillbirths, testicular dysfunction, and cognitive decline in children in the existing peer-reviewed literature, with a new research review warning of possible toxicity associated with recent mandated use of masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. A review article…
Air Pollution May Impair Infant Cognitive Development: Study
New research by British scientists has found an association between poor air quality and impaired cognitive ability in children in India in their first two years of life. The findings suggests that poor air quality may have a negative impact on infants’ visual cognition during the first two years of their lives. The study, conducted…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta