Stay informed with the latest scientific research broken down by experts into 3-minute Digests.
In 10 seconds? While overall quality of diet does not affect lack of attention, children with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that consume more fruits and vegetables have less severe inattention symptoms, according...
In 10 seconds? The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) causes about 1.5% of all human cancers. Almost everyone is infected with EBV, but due to a wide range of interplaying environmental and genetic factors, only a small percentage develop E...
In 10 seconds? An advancement in thermal capture technology is promising to enable us to harness the sun’s energy at night. A new device developed and tested by researchers in Sydney uses technology that is similar to that found i...
In 10 seconds? Multiple types of viruses can help treat cancer due to their cancer-targeting and immune-boosting properties. The FDA approved a version of this method in 2015 to treat some types of skin cancer, and many other canc...
In 10 seconds? Kaposi’s sarcoma herpesvirus (AKA KSHV or HHV-8) is a virus that usually doesn’t cause illness in healthy people. But it becomes one of the most potent cancer-causing viruses in those who are immunocompromised due t...
In 10 seconds? In a recent Digest, we covered how climate change in tandem with intensive agriculture decimates insects – which in turn cuts agricultural yields. Another recent study looks at the other side of the coin: how to mod...
In 10 seconds? A cancer-fighting drug called an immune checkpoint inhibitor (specifically, anti-PD-1) was found to successfully treat 100% of rectal cancer patients in a study of 12 patients without the need for any other cancer t...
In 10 seconds? Scientists have discovered that depression and anxiety are linked to a receptor located in our brain. The finding may pave the way for novel approaches and therapies to “switch off” major depressive and mood disorde...
In 10 seconds? Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one of the most notorious cancer-causing viruses… which –weirdly– messes with our immune system and makes us more susceptible to other cancer-causing viruses. What? HIV can mak...
