Cold brew may be the hottest trend in coffee-making, but not much is known about how this process alters the…
Muscle protein abundant in the heart plays key role in blood clotting during heart attack
A prevalent heart protein known as cardiac myosin, which is released into the body when a person suffers a heart…
John Murray, Pioneering Lung Expert, Dies at 92
A leading figure in pulmonology, he helped define acute respiratory distress syndrome, a condition that led to his death, attributed…
Do Tea Drinkers Live Longer?
Each one-cup increase in daily tea consumption was tied to a 4 percent decrease of dying from cardiovascular disease.
Touting Virus Cure, ‘Simple Country Doctor’ Becomes a Right-Wing Star
How Dr. Vladimir Zelenko’s claims for his coronavirus treatment spread from a New York village all the way to President…
Potential of using psychedelic drugs in psychiatry
Before they were banned about a half century ago, psychedelic drugs like LSD and psilocybin showed promise for treating conditions…
Cocky kids: The four-year-olds with the same overconfidence as risk-taking bankers
Overconfidence in one’s own abilities despite clear evidence to the contrary is present and persistent in children as young as…
New treatment for childhood anxiety works by changing parent behavior
A study reports that an entirely parent-based treatment, SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), is as efficacious as individual…
Device that tracks location of nurses re-purposed to record patient mobility
By re-purposing badges originally designed to locate nurses and other hospital staff, scientists say they can precisely monitor how patients…
Natural sunscreen gene influences how we make vitamin D
Genetic variations in the skin can create a natural sunscreen, according to researchers investigating the genes linked with vitamin D.