Toothpaste manufacturers are now offering formulas with activated charcoal, promising that its porous particles suck up stains and tartar. But research in the British Dental Journal suggests that charcoal toothpaste may be... Read more »
Students check out a robotic rover at the Canada-Wide Science Fair at Carleton University in Ottawa in 2018. New research suggests that the trust Canadians place in science may be eroding. (Patrick... Read more »
(Reuters) – Preliminary lead testing in New Jersey’s largest city, where old pipes are blamed for leaching the toxic metal into drinking water, show temporary filters are at least 97% successful in... Read more »
LONDON (Reuters) – The World Health Organization is “rationing” Ebola vaccines in Democratic Republic of Congo, with access controls meaning too few people at risk are being protected in an outbreak of... Read more »
If children are exposed to bias against one person, will they develop a bias against that person’s entire group? The answer is yes, according to new research from University of Georgia social... Read more »
Scientists have developed a tiny nanolaser that can function inside of living tissues without harming them. Just 50 to 150 nanometers thick, the laser is about 1/1,000th the thickness of a single... Read more »
Findings from an innovative new study led by researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and published this week in Nature Microbiology reveal that the way in which human fungal pathogens form... Read more »
Gripe water is marketed as a gentle antacid to relieve a baby’s minor stomach upsets. (Shutterstock) Various brands of gripe water used to treat stomach upset in babies are under recall because... Read more »
Frankfurt am Main, Germany – A German court said in a ruling published Monday that hangovers are an “illness”, in a timely judgement days after the annual Oktoberfest beer festival began in... Read more »
Mediator, prescribed to diabetic and overweight patients, is believed to be linked to 1,000 to 2,000 deaths, according to a 2010 study. (Charles Platiau/Reuters) Victims of a diabetes drug suspected in hundreds... Read more »