For decades, lead, in the form of tetraethyllead, was used as an anti-knock agent in gasoline. The leaded gasoline helped engines run smoothly but released devastating amounts of this toxic metal into the environment. Even though the U.S. began phasing out leaded gasoline in the 1970s,1 lead poisoning remains a major problem globally.2 The Global… Read More »
In the first part of this series, I introduced the concept of the Cell Danger Response (CDR), an ancient defensive mechanism cells enter in response to environmental stressors. The CDR is orchestrated by the mitochondria, which switch from a metabolic type that produces energy that sustains the cell to a metabolic state focused on defending… Read More »
Last week, Apple announced a timely new iPhone update: ‘Focus Mode’ will stop devices from sending notifications from certain contacts or apps outside of working hours. ork emails, office chat services and other means by which your boss can trouble you in your downtime will be more easily filtered out. Ignored, even. If your first… Read More »
SUNDAY, Oct. 4, 2020 — Black children are more than twice as likely as white kids to die from surgical complications, and minority children are about half as likely to even have surgery as white children, two new studies show. In one study, researchers found that of nearly 277,000 children who had inpatient surgery between… Read More »
High cholesterol is the name given to having too much of a fatty substance in your blood. This substance, known as cholesterol, can lead to blockages in your blood vessels. Blocked blood vessels raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes, as it limits the blood supply to the heart and the rest of the… Read More »
Not enough people will take a coronavirus vaccine if the government doesn’t do a better job addressing their fears head-on, health researchers say. One in 5 people in the United States say they would refuse a coronavirus vaccine, and 31% were uncertain about it, according to a poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public… Read More »