Vitamin D Could Help Prevent a Common Anti-Cancer Immunotherapy Side Effect According to new research, taking vitamin D supplements can help prevent a potentially fatal side effect of a novel anti-cancer treatment. The findings were published…
Vitamin D has No Benefit for Severe Asthma Attacks Compared to Placebo, Study Finds According to the first placebo-controlled scientific experiment to explore this relationship, vitamin D supplements do not prevent severe asthma attacks in at-risk children, contrary to…
Whole-genome Sequencing Reveals new details about Deadly Fungus Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is an in-depth method for studying entire genomes. Identifying inherited illnesses, defining the mutations that cause cancer progression, and tracking disease outbreaks…
Birds’ Generosity is Influenced by their Social Life Observing generosity in the crow family indicates parallels with human evolution. Working together to rear offspring, as well as enhanced tolerance for group members, contribute…
Psychiatric Disorders are Linked to a Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes-Related Death According to a new study published January 27th in PLOS Medicine by Seena Fazel of the University of Oxford, UK, and colleagues, individuals with chronic,…
Sunlight May Have Cleared Up To 17 Percent of Oil from the Deepwater Horizon Disaster The Deepwater Horizon oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 was the world’s greatest marine oil spill. The rig has been leaking oil…
Penning Mixture A Penning mixture is a gas combination named after Frans Michel Penning that is utilized in electric lighting or display installations. Although the most common…
Supermassive Black Hole Playing Hide and Seek Confirms Decades-Old Theory Astronomers have finally proven a notion about Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs), which are galaxies’ center regions that are brighter than expected. AGNs have been classified…
Rare Half-Male, Half-Female Stick Insect Is the First of Its Kind Charlie is a half-male, half-female stick insect that recently surprised experts at the Natural History Museum in London after it was determined that he is…
Two-Faced Orchestrator: In plants, Tis Gene Controls Both Positive and Negative Immune Responses Scientists have discovered the genetic regulation of a model plant’s immune response, which is essential for agriculture and food safety. In monocots (plants with a…
Medication for High Blood Pressure has an Effect on Brain Function Blood pressure drugs have an unsuspected effect on the brain, according to researchers. Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School discovered that blood pressure…
Gliese 832 c – an Extrasolar Planet Gliese 832 c is an exoplanet that resembles Neptune and orbits an M-type star. It is an extrasolar planet situated about 16 light-years away in…