A new study from Public Health England shows that people who catch the coronavirus can be protected from the infection for at least five months. Those who catch COVID-19 for the second time experience less severe symptoms or no...
Is it possible to overdose with water, sugar or aspirin? We are surrounded by many substances that look harmless, but from a certain amount can be dangerous. It is very useful to know what doses of common substances are...
The average US citizen eats about 50,000 microplastics a year. This is stated in the first large study on this topic, which was published in the scientific journal Environmental Science and Technology. However, the effects on human health are...
When a person dies, individual organs stop working. The heart stops pumping, brain activity stops, and the body reaches a point where all vital functions are zero. Subsequently, a process called autolysis begins - tissues begin to break down...
Palm oil currently belongs among highly debated issues, primarily because large companies have started large fires in Indonesia to get enough free soil for oil palm. Intensive awareness-raising campaigns and calls to end its use are taking place all...
Lawn chemicals, especially those with 2.4-D (2.4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid), are linked to two types of cancer, which are found in dogs. The studies conducted have found that lawn chemicals also get into neighbouring lawns and households and their presence has...
Artificial sweeteners are substances that have sweet taste and are usually several times sweeter than conventional sugars, but unlike carbohydrates, artificial sweeteners contain almost no calories, which are used in the food industry to reduce the energy content of...
Do you have a friend who always complains? Or a colleague who negatively comments on all events at work? How do you feel in their presence? In other words, they are “energy vampires”. Being exposed to chronic complainants can...
The treatment of psychosis has not improved much in the last decade. A new study on the mouse mind shows that there is some resemblance to the human mind. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St....
American surgeons have performed a revolutionary operation. They were able to transplant a kidney from a pig into a human for the first time. This is a sensational event, because there is a huge shortage of organs, especially the...
