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Your body posture can determine how well your body absorbs drugs
When you have a headache and reach for the pain reliever, you're probably not thinking about your body position when you take the pill.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 25, 2022


Simple hydrogel injection can substantially relieve lower back pain, study finds
Experimental formulation of a hydrogel, injected into spinal discs, proved safe and effective in substantially relieving lower back pain.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 25, 2022


Award winning machine recycles discarded plastic bottles into 3D printer filament
Designers Reiten Cheng and Swaleh Owais developed a unique device that’s capable of turning discarded plastic water bottles into 3D filament
Joseph Shavit
Nov 25, 2022


MIT sleep study delivers unexpectedly eye-opening results
Getting more sleep seems to provide big benefits: People find it gives them increased energy, emotional control, and an improved well-being.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 25, 2022


Novel indoor & outdoor navigation technology for vision-impaired people
People with blindness, deafblindness, visual impairment or low vision, as well as those who use wheelchairs, can travel more independently .
Joshua Shavit
Nov 25, 2022


Scientists identify the highest-ever recorded volcanic plume on Earth
Researchers confirmed that the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano produced the highest-ever recorded plume.
Joshua Shavit
Nov 25, 2022


Short breathing workout is more effective than drugs in lowering blood pressure
High-Resistance Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training (IMST) could play a key role in helping aging adults fend off cardiovascular disease.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 24, 2022


'Drug factory' beads eliminate advanced-stage cancers in a few days
Researchers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage mesothelioma tumors with a treatment using cytokine “drug factory” implants.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 24, 2022


Antioxidant flavonols can slow memory decline, study finds
People who eat or drink more foods with antioxidant flavonols may have a slower rate of memory decline, according to a new study.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 24, 2022


Groundbreaking treatment eliminates kidney stones with little to no pain
Technique which combines the use of two ultrasound technologies offers an option to move kidney stones out of the ureter with minimal pain.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 24, 2022


New self-healing composite allows structures to repair themselves in place
Engineering researchers have developed a new self-healing composite that allows structures to repair themselves in place.
Joshua Shavit
Nov 24, 2022


Earth is currently experiencing it's 7th mass extinction
Earth is currently in the midst of a mass extinction, losing thousands of species each year, new UC Riverside research suggests.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 24, 2022


Breakthrough cancer drug stops recurrence and growth of breast cancer
The most aggressive triple negative breast cancer affects 1,000 patients per year in Belgium, while the figure worldwide is 225,000.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 23, 2022


Space-based solar power beams will soon be powering our cities
The potential of the technology is to capture sunlight and then beam it wirelessly to Earth, to then supply cities, factories and households
Joseph Shavit
Nov 23, 2022


Mankind could travel at 99% the speed of light thanks to this revolutionary engine
NASA engineer, David Burns, produced an engine concept that, he says, could theoretically accelerate to 99 percent of the speed of light.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 23, 2022


Early-stage skin sensor uses body odor to detect health conditions
Human skin is the body's largest organ. It also protects internal living tissue and other organs, regulates body temperature.
Joshua Shavit
Nov 23, 2022


The mystery of Bruce Lee's death finally solved
Bruce Lee was the most influential martial artist of all time inspiring millions and bringing attention to martial arts in the West.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 23, 2022


An edible QR code takes a shot at fake whiskey
The days of fake whiskey could be numbered, thanks to a team of biomedical engineers from Purdue University and South Korea.
Joshua Shavit
Nov 23, 2022


Astrophysicists make major discovery in the search for life on other planets
An Earth-like planet orbiting an M dwarf — the most common type of star in the universe — appears to have no atmosphere at all.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 22, 2022


Astonishing new drug can prevent heart attacks and strokes
David Leake and his team have found that the antioxidant drug, cysteamine, has the power to switch off, and even reverse arterial blockage.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 22, 2022
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