New treatments have reduced melanoma death rates in the US
Melanoma is one of the most severe types of skin cancer. It develops in melanocytes, which are cells that produce melanin. The melanin pigment...
Getting enough vitamin D can improve your brain’s efficiency
Vitamin D, also known as cholecalciferol, is a fat-soluble vitamin and prohormone that can be obtained through food or sun exposure. This is essential...
Patients that choose their type 2 diabetes medications have a better quality of life
In the UK, approximately 90% of individuals with diabetes have type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is a leading cause of sickness and death affecting...
Predicting toxicity with qubits
In our daily lives, we are exposed to a myriad of chemicals in the environment and goods, such as food, toiletry products, and plastic...
Localized peacebuilding and the struggle for change
The notion of local ownership has increasingly permeated the fields of peacebuilding, development, and humanitarianism since in 1995 the Organization for Economic Co-operation and...
Children’s time with electronic devices increased by 50% during Covid-19
A recent study held by the University of Calgary, Canada found that the screen time of children and adolescents increased by 52% during the...
Daily physical activity may enhance the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines
Following the coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) outbreak in 2019, researchers began developing vaccines to generate acquired immunity against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2...
Take Part in the Aerospace Industry Conference SPACEtalks 3.0
SPACEtalks 3.0 is happening next week! Taking place on April 27th at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, UK, SPACEtalks is a space...
The Benefits of DNA and mRNA Vaccines
Vaccines are one of the most remarkable medical inventions. They have eradicated two major infectious diseases: smallpox in humans and rinderpest in cattle1. Through...
Astronomy May Have Influenced Ancient Human Species and Gave Rise to the Homo Sapiens
Early humans appeared in Africa about three million years ago. During the Pleistocene Era (from 2.6 million to 11 thousand years ago), major changes...