Category Archives: Health
WebMD integrates with Amazon Alexa to offer health information through voice assistant
People who turn to WebMD in their quest for health information can now do so without lifting a finger -they can use their voice, through a new integration with Amazon Alexa. As of today, people who use the voice-assistant service can launch the WebMD skill on any Alexa-enabled device (such as the Echo, Echo Dot […]
The Fastest Way to Calm Down? Breathe.
Just “breathe” we tell ourself and our loved ones when we’re facing stress and trauma. Now scientists can explain why deep breaths with long exhalations actually quell anxiety. In a paper published in Science, researchers led by Mark Krasnow, a professor of biochemistry at Stanford University, found that in mice, a group of nerves in […]
Scientists Just Figured Out How to Use Graphene to Make Seawater Drinkable
Are You A Night Owl? It May Be A Gene Mutation
Do you get your best work done late at night and then struggle to wake up in the morning? New research suggests your night owl tendencies could be hard-wired in your genes. In the new study, researchers looked at 70 people from six families and found that a mutation in a gene called CRY1 was […]
A New Treatment Destroyed Breast Cancer Tumors in 11 Days Without Chemo
Humans Made the Banana Perfect—But Soon, It’ll Be Gone
Take a snooze – it’s National Napping Day!
Scientists Have Created an Artificial Retina Implant That Could Restore Vision to Millions
Scientists have developed a retinal implant that can restore lost vision in rats, and are planning to trial the procedure in humans later this year. The implant, which converts light into an electrical signal that stimulates retinal neurons, could give hope to millions who experience retinal degeneration -including retinitis pigmentosa -in which photoreceptor cells in […]
