Health & Medicine
A new algae-based menstrual pad could stop leaks
By turning period blood into a gel, the pad’s alginate powder filler reduces leakage.
By Claire Yuan
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By turning period blood into a gel, the pad’s alginate powder filler reduces leakage.
Infections peak in the summer and winter. Up-to-date vaccinations, testing and masking can slow the spread.
As different coronavirus variants took center stage during the pandemic, the chances of developing long COVID fell, especially for vaccinated people.
A high dose of the psychedelic drug briefly throws the brain off kilter. Other, longer-lasting changes could hint at psilocybin's therapeutic effects.
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Tissue-targeting antibodies have been a key suspect in long COVID. Now, two studies show that antibodies from patients can cause symptoms in mice.
The human body can go faster in the 100-meter dash and the 50-meter freestyle. But to reach full potential, our technique must be perfect.
The spacesuit design collects urine, filters it, adds electrolytes and stores the cleaned water for the astronaut to drink.
Although H5N1 and its relatives can cause mild disease in some animals, these viruses are more likely to infect brain tissue than other types of flu.
The hormone CCN3 improves bone strength even as breastfeeding saps bones of calcium, a study in mice shows.
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