Month: May 2024
The Orangutan is the first wild animal to use a plant for healing
A new study claims that a common ancestor shared by orangutans and humans could be behind the self-medical treatment of wounds in orangutan Rakus. The study found that Rakus self-medicated his wound with a plant called ‘Akar kuning’. It said Rakus ate the plant for 13 minutes and after chewing and not swallowing he poured its juices onto his wound.
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The side effects of covid vaccines
The US government has been reviewing only 19% of vaccine-injury compensation claims filed by people who suffered side effects after getting the shot, a report said. Over 13,700 compensation claims have been filed with the government, but very little has been done. “I can’t get the government to help me,” the 54-year-old nurse practitioner said.
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Police enter UCLA anti-war camp, and Arizona repeals abortion ban
Arizona state legislature has voted to repeal a ban on abortions from being performed in public health clinics, 90 days after it took effect. The ban was passed by the state legislature last month, but it will have to be put into effect before the state’s legislative session ends in August. Notably, abortion is legal in the US in most circumstances.
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Target, Amazon and other retailers have pulled weighted baby sleepwear because of safety concerns
US Senator Richard Blumenthal said that he has asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission to look into the safety of sleep products like cribs and sleep sacks, which have added weight. “It’s quite clear that these products are not safe for infants,” Blumenthal said. He added, “We’re concerned about the packaging of these products that may lead to injury or death of infants.”
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The Pentagon says that medical readiness was a casualty of downsizing healthcare
US Air Force Deputy Surgeon General Sean Murphy, who served 44 years and retired in 2021, has said, “In Iraq and Afghanistan, the golden hour was possible because the US had air superiority; the enemy had no planes or helicopters.” Murphy added, “And I don’t care if we think we are, we should plan for not having it.”
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A student explores mental health issues
Speaking about schizophrenia, a chronic mental health condition where a person experiences symptoms of schizophrenia like delusions and depression, ‘The Monsters we create’ host Sammy Davis said, “Three in 1,000 people experience it and that’s why it’s rare.” “I’m not delusional…I’m just one more guy, with a mental health condition, living with it,” he added.
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Scientists think the US may be missing human cases of bird flu
H5N1, the deadly bird flu virus, is in a better position than ever to move between species and “spill over aggressively” to humans, an expert said. “We know when it hits the poultry farms because the birds die, but pigs may or may not manifest severe illness,” he added. ” The virus can just churn, make many copies of itself,” he further said.
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The gut microbes of a dad are important for baby growth
The method of F1 offspring generation follows five critical steps: superovulation of oocyte-donor females, preparation of fresh sperm from sire males, collection of isogenic oocyte from donor females, collecting isogenic oocytes from donor females, in vitro sperm–oocyte fertilization, embryo transfer to pseudopregnant CD1 or C57BL/6J surrogate mothers. PremiTest kit was used for determination of nABX residues in testis samples stored at 80 C.
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Sex and gender are explored in research
A recent study found that people with low iron levels are treated similar to people with high iron levels regardless of their sex. The study, conducted by the University of Cambridge, found that low iron levels were more likely to be found in men and women with a lower body size. The study’s findings could allow policies to be refined, it added.
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Columbia says it will throw students out of a building
A professor at Columbia University in the US has been arrested for supporting pro-Palestinian protesters at the campus in New York, according to reports. The professor was among 19 people arrested by police on Monday during the protest. According to reports, a total of 25 people were arrested in connection with the protest, including five professors and 18 students.
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