I hummed the Star Wars theme on a loop when I came out of anesthesia. Many of them, who have been under anesthesia, end up doing some comic acts that lighten the mood for their kin around them. While they might think it’s you being far from awareness as the […]

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

Inspiration doesn’t always come from the big leagues; sometimes it’s the intentions that inspire. The Republic of Palau is a scenic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean with spectacular reefs, home to a population akin to that of a mid-sized American suburb. The country has asked the United Nations to review

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

Hand chimps and bonobos a smartphone, and they will immediately get hooked on a group chat. Humans are known to keep some close friends and form a “friend circle,” and to maintain weaker social connections scattered at work, schools, etc. However, maintaining a hierarchy from close confidants to the casuals

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