School Closures During Lockdowns Slashed Rates of Mysterious Fever That Causes Heart Disease in Kids
School closures due to Covid resulted in much lower rates of the mysterious fever that causes Kawasaki disease in kids, says new research.
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Life-Saving Breakthrough for Antibiotics Uses Shapeshifting Chemistry that Won 2022 Nobel Prize
The antibiotic can shape-shift by rearranging its atoms, using new "click" chemistry, a discovery that won the 2022 Nobel Prize.
Revolutionary Music Therapy Helps Paralyzed Man Walk and Talk Again - It 'Unlocked the Brain'
A man left paralyzed from Guillain-Barré disease is walking and talking again after music therapy and listening to The Carpenters nightly.
Nonprofit is Training Rats to Sniff Out Tuberculosis, More Sensitive Than Microscope Testing
Kenya and Tanzania, they are utilizing rats to cure disease rather than cause it, and to be a member of society, rather than an outcast.
Rooms Filled with Plants Could Protect Us from Colds and Flu by Disinfecting Air, Study Finds
When absorbing sunlight, plants produce a biochemical that is a common sight among home first aid kits—hydrogen peroxide—a disinfection.
One Stem Cell Injection to Target Inflammation Slashed Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke By 58%
The treatment, called rexlemestrocel-L, was also well-tolerated and didn't cause additional inflammation in any patients who received ii.
17-Year-old Wins $150,000 in Science Talent Search for Remarkable Way to Diagnose Pediatric Heart Disease
With a personal story driving her on, she managed an 85% rate of positive diagnoses with only a smartphone image
Taking Care of Your Teeth Could Help Prevent Arthritis and Joint Pain
Taking care of your teeth could help prevent chronic joint pain and arthritis, according to a scientist who spotted a clue in discarded data.
Toddler Is First to Be Cured of Rare, Deadly Condition, Using New Versions of a Faulty Gene
Teddi Shaw is now predicted to live a long, normal, healthy life thanks to this "cure" for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD).
Cures and Prevention For Some of the Worst Diseases Come From a Surprising Ally - Our Sewers
If it still holds that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then a virus that kills bacteria could be a useful ally.
Plant Toxins Fatal to Sugarcane Hailed as the 'New Weapon' Antibiotic in Fight Against Bacteria
The threat of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections has been growing across human civilization for years.
Vaccine for Mostly-Lethal Marburg Virus Shows Promise in First Human Study
If approved, it would be the only largely effective response to outbreaks of Marburg virus, an ebola-cousin that's mostly lethal.
Cancer Plummets, Guinea Worm Eradicated, Bye-Bye Ebola-3 Huge Wins for Humanity
2022 saw major advances, and even victories in the efforts to combat several diseases, from industrialized to tropical ones.
From 30 Million Infected to Zero: China is Certified Malaria-free by World Health Organization
Following a 70-year effort, China has been awarded a malaria-free certification from WHO proving that a malaria-free future is a viable goal.
Landmark Trial Successfully Eliminates Invasive, Disease Carrying Mosquito Spreading Dengue, Yellow Fever and Zika
Researchers have shown a bacteria can successfully sterilize and eradicate the invasive, disease carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito.
To Reduce the Harmful Health Effects of Sitting, Take a 5-Minute Walk Every Half-Hour
By looking at blood sugar and blood pressure, scientists were able to determine that 5 minutes of walking every half hour was enough.
Gardening Could Help Reduce Cancer Risk, Boost Mental Health and Bring Communities Together
Scientists say it leads to eating more fibrous fruits and vegetables, exercising more and building social connections
World's First Vaccine for Declining Honeybees Approved By the US for Conditional Use
A biotech company announced this week that the USDA (Department of Agriculture) granted them a conditional license for their honeybee vaccine.
Breakthrough Obesity Treatment in Early Research Can Target Bad Fat Anywhere in the Body
The authors believe they have found the secret to targeting fat cells in a depot-specific manner without damaging them.
Man Paralyzed from the Neck Down from Rare Disease Makes Incredible Recovery, Now Back at the Gym
By August, he was back in the gym, admitting that he didn't think he was going to be that 1 in 20 to die, he never lost hope.
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