Survival Stuff #2
A five-story replica of a stamp of Superman in 1998 in Cleveland, home of the superhero’s creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File – By Miriam Eve Mora, Managing Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, University of Michigan Published: 2025 …
The treatment for post-polio syndrome, which can appear years after the initial infection, was effective. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2025 Mar 15 – Recent human trials of a new one-year-long immune-based treatment for post-polio syndrome, which can strike polio survivors years after the …
Scientists have managed to convert mouse skin cells directly into motor neurons, skipping the usual step of stem cells in between. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2025 Mar 14 – In a potentially major breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists at MIT have developed a …
The discovery of a strange mechanism between the ear and the brain could lead to a new potential tinnitus treatment. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2025 Mar 14 – If some speakers in your sound system were broken, you might try to compensate …
The glycerol in sugar-free slushies has been blamed for a spate of very sick kids. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2025 Mar 13 – Across the UK and Ireland in recent years, there has been an increase in kids becoming seriously ill soon after …
As science-fiction-y as it sounds, tooth-in-eye surgery has proven to be effective in dozens of cases over the last six decades. Brands&People / Unsplash By Abhimanyu Ghoshal 2025 Mar 11 – A surgical procedure to restore the power of sight to blind patients …
Could these over-the-counter drugs have more extensive long-term benefits? Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Mar 09 – Scientists have found further evidence that long-term use of common over-the-counter pain medication such as aspirin and ibuprofen may reduce the risk of developing dementia. While …
A microscopic view of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis. koto_feja/E+ via Getty Images – By Karen Dobos, Professor of Microbiology, Colorado State University and by Marcela Henao-Tamayo, Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Colorado State University Published: 2025 Mar 06 – …
Daylight saving time kicks in on 2025 Mar 09, but some say it leads to more heart attacks, depression and car accidents. Lord Henri Voton/E+ via Getty Images – By Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Published: 2025 Mar 07 – …
Protesters on the University of Illinois Chicago campus raise concerns over funding cuts for medical research on 2025 Feb 19. Scott Olson via Getty Images – By Prakash Nagarkatti, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina and by Mitzi Nagarkatti, …
