Tag: Health Science

Could Vaccines Make SARS-CoV-2 Infection Worse? Scientists Weigh in on Antibody Dependent Enhancement

In October 2020, when the world was under the dark cloud of COVID-19, and the United States was in the midst of massive political upheaval, some scientists were working hard to make sense of the virus. Others were trying to figure out effective treatment and public health protocols. Others, knowing the ongoing expedited vaccine development…


Organ Transplant Recipients Retain Donor Traits—Why?

In-brief A large body of empirical evidence supports the existence of personality changes in recipients of organ transplantation. Documented cases show changes in transplant recipient’s preferences, emotions, temperament, memory, and identity, with both negative and positive consequences ranging from rejection of the organ and death to a complete makeover of the person’s personality.  Dr. Larry…


Gold Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment

There are many ways to treat cancer, and some of them are nearly as frightening as the disease itself. But today, researchers are beginning to unravel some new approaches, including one that comes from seemingly miraculous recoveries in cancer patients who experienced severe fever. And the interesting part is that gold might be just the…


New Cases of Mental Disorders Emerged after Vaccination; 3 Natural Ways to Improve Symptoms

As of early July 2022, 66 percent of the world’s population has been vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccines. Everything has its pros and cons, and vaccines are no exception. As more people are getting vaccinated, reports on adverse events and even side effects continues to emerge. So far, a total of 10 pieces of medical…


University Professor Warns of Risks Caused by Popular Chinese Soup

An Australian study has found that bak kut teh, or pork ribs soup, could cause liver failure if used in conjunction with Western medication. Bak kut teh is a popular Chinese dish that literally translates to meat bone tea. However, there is no tea in the dish, which is made up of pork ribs that…


Researchers Create New Micro Device That Could Boost Infertility Treatments

Australian researchers from the University of Adelaide and the medical technology company, Fertilis, have created a new micro device that has the potential to increase the availability and the success of male infertility treatment ICSI. ICSI or Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection is a slow and difficult fertility procedure that involves injecting a single sperm into an…


Highly Prescribed ‘Benign’ Medication Detected in 10 Percent of Overdose Deaths

A commonly prescribed painkiller and anticonvulsant (seizure medication) widely believed to be “benign” has become increasingly associated with overdose deaths in the United States. The medication is gabapentin, commonly marketed as Neurontin, Horizant, and Gralise. Over the years, gabapentin prescribing has steadily increased, with 64 million prescriptions dispensed in 2016, making the drug the 10th…


Will Monkeypox Vaccines Become Compulsory Too?

Earlier this year, there began an upsurge in monkeypox cases, and talks of vaccination for the disease quickly followed. On June 23, the World Health Organization convened an emergency committee to discuss the global outbreak, which was not defined as a public health emergency at the time. What is the effectiveness and safety of the…


Researchers Suspect New Variants of Rapidly-Progressing Brain Degenerating Diseases from COVID-19 Vaccines

Things have not been the same since June 2021 for 53-year-old Douglas Howey from Colorado. Around a year after he received the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the 6 foot 4 and a half inch paraplegic man who once weighed 262 pounds lost over 100 pounds after the sudden onset of amyotrophic lateral…


COVID-19 Jab Does Not Work. Here’s Why

A team of Harvard research scientists, publishing in the New England Journal of Medicine, have found that SARS-CoV-2 virus has mutated so much that the Pfizer mRNA vaccines developed against the original Wuhan strain now have little to no effect. The study, “Neutralization Escape by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Subvariants BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5,” evaluated neutralizing antibody…