New study overturns popular theory on evolution of termite size
Researchers have completed a comprehensive analysis of the head width of over 1500 species of termites and determined that their size isn’t gradually shrinking at a geological timescale. Termites belong to the cockroach branch of the evolutionary tree. They split from their sister cockroach group at the end of the Jurassic period, around 150 to […]
Documentary Seeks Truth Behind ‘Super-Villain’ of Drug Prices
“Pharma Bro,” a new documentary about disgraced former drug company head Martin Shkreli, seeks to shed light on the person once-dubbed “the most hated man in America.” Regardless of his motivations, Shkreli’s name will forever be linked to the crisis of overpriced drugs in the U.S. The documentary, directed by Brent Hodge and released digitally […]
Preventing the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury: New study points to a potential new treatment that could prevent chronic complications
You’ve been in a car accident and sustained a head injury. You recovered, but years later you begin having difficulty sleeping. You also become very sensitive to noise and bright lights, and find it hard to carry out your daily activities, or perform well at your job. This is a common situation after a traumatic […]
WHO Chief Urges Halt To COVID-19 Booster Shots For Rest Of The Year
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization is calling on rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines to refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year, expanding an earlier request that has largely fallen on deaf ears. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said Wednesday that he was […]
Multi-Day Hospital Stays for Banged Up E-Scooter Riders
E-scooter users broke bones from head to toe, and a third were so banged up, they were in-hospital for an average of 11 days, a researcher reported. In a study that tracked and compared the growth of e-scooter injuries from August 2016 to February 2018 — and from August 2018 to February 2020 after e-scooters […]
WHO Seeks Booster Shot Moratorium So Other Countries Can Catch Up
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization called Wednesday for a moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a way to help ensure that doses are available in countries where few people have received their first shots. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the appeal mostly to wealthier countries that […]