Air pollution reduces global life expectancy by more than one year

Specialized droplets interact with bacteria and can be analyzed using a smartphone

Source:Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Researchers have come up with a new way to test food for bacterial contamination. The test is based on a novel type of liquid droplet that can bind to bacterial proteins. This interaction, which can be detected either by the naked eye or with a smartphone, could offer a much faster and cheaper alternative to existing food safety tests.

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Frequent sexual activity can boost brain power in older adults

Coventry University Researchers found that people who engaged in more regular sexual activity scored higher on tests that measured their verbal fluency and their ability to visually perceive objects and the spaces between them.

FEVER IN EARLY PREGNANCY HARMS YOUR BABY

Researchers have known for decades that fevers in the first trimester of pregnancy increase risk for some heart defects and facial deformities such as cleft lip or palate. But they have not known the reason for those defects.They thougt it was due to the root cause of the fever.It may be virus or bacteria. Recently researchers of the Duke University Medical Center has found that fever it self cause those defects and it does not depend on the root cause. Fever in first three to eight weeks of pregnancy can interfere with the development of heart and face of the fetus.According to results of the research they suggest a portion of congenital birth defects could be prevented by lowering the mother's fever with the judicious use of acetaminophen during the first trimester.Some Non Steroidal anti-inflammatory Drugs(NSAIDs) like ibuprofen and aspirin can also reduce the fever, but they have some adverse effects on late stages of the pregnancy.So those drugs are not good for use. Neura...

Even brief maternal deprivation early in life alters adult brain function and cognition: Rat study

May 3, 2018 Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis School of Science When a baby is taken from its mother for even a brief period early in life, this traumatic event significantly alters the future, adult function of the brain, according to a new animal model study. These changes in the brain are similar to disturbances in brain structure and function that are found in people at risk for neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia

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