Volunteers Who Replicated $11,000 Ventilator Valves Using 3D Printing To Save 10 Coronavirus Patients Are Being Threatened With A Lawsuit By The Manufacturer
Possible New Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer Found
Possible New Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer Found
The Measles Vaccine Has Saved 20 Million Lives Since 2000
By: Robin Andrews/IFLScience A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a timely reminder to us all as to why vaccinations are so vital. Since the turn of the millennium, 20.4 million lives have been saved thanks to the measles vaccine alone. Back in the year 2000, just over half a million people died…
Scientists May Have Found The Root Cause Of Autism
By: Rosie McCall/IFL Science Scientists think they’ve found out what could be at the root of autism and, no, it’s not vaccines. According to a new study, it could be caused by having too many brain connections called synapses. “An increased number of synapses creates miscommunication among neurons in the developing brain that correlates with impairments in…
200 Million People Could Be Fed With China’s New Strain Of Saltwater Rice
By: Tom Hale/IFL Science Chinese scientists have developed a strain of super-tough “sea rice” that farmers can grow in salty water, set to spark a rice revolution that could help feed over 200 million people. The rice was developed by the godfather of rice, Yuan Longping, at the Qingdao Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research And Development Center…
Celebrity Chef Brings 45,000 Meals To Puerto Rico — And Won’t Stop There
By: Good News Network For nine days celebrity chef José Andrés has been in Puerto Rico cooking and delivering thousands of daily meals for hungry survivors of Hurricane Maria—and he’s only getting started. “We have big dreams because people have big needs,” the Spanish-American chef told his Twitter followers in a video update. Today alone he…
US Mom Could Be Jailed For Refusing To Vaccinate Her Son Against Potentially Life-Threatening Diseases
By: James Felton/IFLScience Rebecca Bredow and her ex-husband are embroiled in a court battle over the issue. Her ex-husband, Jason Horne, believes that their son should be vaccinated against potentially life-threatening diseases, including measles, mumps, and rubella. Bredow feels differently. “I would rather sit behind bars standing up for what I believe in than giving in to something I strongly…
Researchers Have Restored Consciousness In A Man Who Spent The Last 15 Years In A Vegetative State
By: Stephen Luntz/IFL Science Scientists at the French National Center for Scientific Research have used nerve stimulation to induce signs of consciousness in a man who has been in a vegetative state almost half his life. The unfortunate individual is still far from complete wakefulness, but his case demonstrates consciousness can be restored after a much…
“Super Malaria” Is Spreading, And We Should Be Very Worried
By: Josh Davis/IFLScience Fears are mounting about the spread of a new “superbug” strain of malaria. First identified in Cambodia, but since spreading to another four countries in the region, the strain of Plasmodium falciparum is resistant to drug artemisinin, often the first line of defense against malaria infection, researchers report in a letter to The Lancet Infectious Diseases….