A new handheld device could extinguish fires using compressed air fired in a vortex ring, carrying a conductive aerosol. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2025 Feb 06 – Fighting fire usually involves water or foam, but they can be messy and environmentally destructive. Engineers …
You won’t need this much of the supplement to reap its potential anti-aging benefits. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Feb 04 – While the price of eggs in the US is unlikely to come down anytime soon, it might be time to find …
Stem-like T cells can re-energize an exhausted immune system. DALL-E – By Paul McClure 2025 Feb 04 – Scientists have uncovered a mechanism for reinvigorating the immune system to stop it from flagging when it’s fighting long-term conditions like chronic infections and cancer. The …
Even the air you breathe may influence how effective a drug may be for you. Jorg Greuel/Photodisc via Getty Images – By Gary W. Miller, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Published: 2025 Feb 03 – Your genes …
When injected into a weakened bone, the hydrogel boosts bone density by prompting the growth of new bone tissue. flowbone/EPFL LBO – By Ben Coxworth 2025 Feb 02 – Osteoporosis is typically treated with orally administered drugs, which may take up to a year …
If a health claim about a dietary intervention sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Mizina/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Aimee Pugh Bernard, Assistant Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Published: 2025 Jan 28 – …
A compound called EBC-46 has shown promise as a potential HIV cure, using a “kick and kill” mechanism to remove dormant reserves of the virus. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2025 Jan 31 – HIV has become a more manageable condition in recent years, …
The FDA has approved a novel first-in-class analgesic. Original image via Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2025 Jan 30 – The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of a novel painkiller as an effective treatment for short-term moderate-to-severe pain in adults. …
A new finding makes it much more comfortable to get screened for prostate cancer. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2025 Jan 29 – A test for pee-based markers of prostate cancer has previously relied on an uncomfortable first step. A new study has revealed …
DeepSeek’s open-source model shows that the US way is not the only AI way. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Jan 27 – The US AI giants got a wake-up call this week, when fledgling Chinese firm DeepSeek wiped a record-breaking trillion dollars off …
