Tag: Science

10 Herbs That Help Boost Immunity: Current Studies

Our immune system is complex and protects us from infection and disease. Many parts of the body work separately and together to keep us healthy, but stress, lack of sleep, poor nutrition, and other factors can wear down our natural defenses. Let’s look at 10 natural and easily obtained herbs that can boost our immunity…


IMF Calls for Stronger Climate Change Propaganda to Boost Flagging Public Support

The International Monetary Fund has called for stronger climate change propaganda, after noting a lack of public interest for their costly solutions. The United Nations-run financial agency has been attempting to drum up support through various polls to propagate climate change ideology and convince people around the world to get on board. Although a majority…


Esophageal Cancer: One of Least Studied Common Cancers, 5 Ways to Prevent

While esophageal cancer is the eighth most common cancer worldwide, and the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths, it is one of the least studied cancers. It sounds counterintuitive. However, there are many reasons why there is a lack of study, including this cancer’s aggressive nature, poor survival rate, and the great differences in how…


COVID-19: A Wakeup Call for Our Dying Microbiome

Our microbiome is dying. This essential collection of bacteria, fungi, and viruses that live in our body and on our skin is disappearing. Herbicides like glyphosate are partly to blame, but special attention must be paid to certain medical interventions, research suggests. Enough warning signs have arisen that researchers are raising alarm to fix, protect,…


Firm: Faulty Weld, Pressure on Pipe Led to Kansas Oil Spill

TOPEKA, Kan.—A faulty weld at a bend in an oil pipeline contributed to a spill that dumped nearly 13,000 bathtubs’ worth of crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek, the pipeline’s operator said Thursday, estimating the cost of cleaning it up at $480 million. Canadian-based TC Energy said the flawed weld caused a crack that…


Skin-Like Material for Health Trackers Created to Wear and Forget

Researchers from the University of Missouri’s College of Engineering have invented a soft, breathable, and stretchable material that is nearly undetectable on a person’s skin, for use in the development of wearable health monitoring devices. The device would be able to track multiple vital signs in tandem, such as blood pressure, heart activity, and skin…


Blue Origin Awarded Its First NASA Interplanetary Launch Contract for Mars Mission

WASHINGTON—Blue Origin, the private space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, was awarded its first interplanetary NASA contract on Thursday to launch a mission next year to study the magnetic field around Mars, the U.S. space agency and company said. Plans call for Blue Origin’s recently developed New Glenn heavy-lift rocket to blast off with…


Mutated Transcription Factor Defies Current Understandings of Genetic Mutation

An international team of scientists has identified a novel and extremely rare genetic mutation with unprecedented capabilities that may change the world’s understanding of immune deficiencies. The mutation has been named T95R and causes a host of changes to the transcription factor IRF4—a protein that is crucial for the development and function of the immune system. Transcription…


Sleep Apnea Causes Gut Microbiome Imbalance, Study Says

A new study examining the link between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the gut microbiome links an imbalance in microbiota, known as dysbiosis, with mild, moderate, or severe apnea. Our body depends on its microbiota—the bacteria, fungi, and viruses that live symbiotically in and on the body—for several functions, including an effective immune response. Earlier…


Stage Zero Cancer: 5 Common Forms With High Incidence, Some May Be Dangerous

When it comes to cancer staging, people often hear about stages 1, 2, 3, and 4 of cancer. However, there is actually stage zero cancer that, as you might guess, comes before stage 1. Stage zero cancer is also known as carcinoma in situ. Carcinoma in situ cells are limited to the location where they…