Coca-Cola might be past its days of adding tiny amounts of cocaine to its sodas, but it can still induce addiction, and so are many other sodas. While caffeine, the active ingredient in coffee that stimulates our nerves, is added to Coca-Cola, it isn’t the sole addictive component in the […]

Nearly half of American adults aged 30 and older suffer from some form of gum disease.[1] These start painlessly, and even before you get a whiff of discomfort, the damage is done. Usually, poor oral hygiene, such as not brushing and flossing daily, and habits like smoking, are to blame.

Beneath the bustling and vibrant Southern California, two of the most important fault systems of the region, the San Andreas Fault and the San Jacinto Fault, come together at Cajon Pass. These faults, or fractures, are the venting point of stress that has accumulated in the Earth’s crust, and earthquakes

In late January, the FDA approved a clinical trial that could change the fate of humankind, beginning right at the cellular level. Scientists hope that the promising gene-therapy trial will reverse aging by restoring cells to behave like their younger selves. Now, the first person has received therapy for glaucoma

As a blogger, I often need to think outside the box. Unfortunately, there are times when I run into dead ends. This is usually when I head over to the kitchen and grab a Snickers. I nibble on it for as long as I don’t hit my Eureka moment. Now

Last April, Stanford Medicine scientists reported that roughly 1 in 10 people has genetic variants that make GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic, less effective at regulating blood sugar. The phenomenon is called GLP-1 resistance, and is a major problem in treating diabetes. However, people who use the drug also have a

Almost 2.2 billion people suffer from some form of vision impairment— that’s almost 1 in every 4 person worldwide. Nearly half of these cases could have been prevented or are unaddressed. While LASIK remains the gold standard, helping patients achieve 20/20 vision in over 90% of the cases, it has

“Brain.exe has stopped working” became a famous meme on Reddit post-2010s, mimicking the classic Windows crash alert pop-up. It was a way to describe brain fog, when the brain literally “crashes” and has a hard time processing information and drawing inferences. Now, neural imaging and psychological testing show that under

The last time Colossal Biosciences claimed to resurrect an extinct species, it backfired so much that chief scientist Dr. Beth Shapiro had to address the criticism, saying it’s impossible to bring back an animal identical to one lost so long ago. Their creation was technically a “grey wolf with 20

If Einstein’s theory of relativity makes time stretch and compress, Schrödinger’s clock crumples time itself. Just like Schrödinger’s cat, which can be alive and dead simultaneously until observed, his clock can tick faster and slower at the same time. State-of-the-art quantum technology can possibly allow scientists to test this bizarre

Do you have sore, itchy eyes? It’s affecting millions due to their increased exposure to blue light from all the screen time. Steer clear of rubbing your eyes, or your eyelids will turn a shade of slight pinkish hue. The disease is called bixonimania, and researcher Lazljiv Izgubljenovic has studied

When I slowly spiraled into a life that seemed static, lacking emotions and the urge to make friends, I thought I might be a psychopath. Although I was later diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder, the immediate thought of being a “psychopath” resonated with the whole socially aloof ordeal, which wasn’t