MEDICINE & HEALTHStudy shows that venom from cone snails can be used as a possible treatment for severe malaria. Its conotoxins are potential inhibitors of protein-protein interactions as a treatment for emerging diseases.
A UCL researchers-led study showed that boys who are regularly playing video games at age 11 years old are less possible to develop depressive symptoms three years after.
The United States has been battling the opioid epidemic for well over a decade now. The National Institute on Drug Abuse mentions that over 67,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2018, a figure that has been climbing since the early 2000s.
Holograms have been used for a variety of applications - passports and licenses, credit cards, product packaging. Now, edible holograms could soon be used to decorate food items.
A study reveals dogs have the ability to smell prostate cancer that could stimulate 'robotic noses' in order to sniff out the illness via a technique called 'machine olfaction.'
Experts say ear candling does not work and has many dangerous health risks such as ear infections and punctured eardrums. How should we remove earwax then?