Ever watch a period piece movie or TV show where the well intentioned doctors used maggots in hopes of cleaning a wound? Or when lobotomies were the tried-and-true method of relieving mental disorders? We’ve come quite a long way in terms of medical progress since those days, but in other ways, we are just as

These experiments hold promise for alleviating the chronic shortage of organs for transplantation Even though sparingly, cloned farm animals are now providing kidneys, hearts, livers, and other organs to save the lives of those who need transplants. While scientists say it is exciting as research, trials, and executions have been happening for more than 20

Microplastics – tiny bits of degraded polymers that are ubiquitous in our air, water and soil – have lodged themselves throughout the human body, including the liver, kidney, placenta and testes, over the past half century. Now, University of New Mexico Health Sciences researchers have found microplastics in human brains, and at much higher concentrations

Local News Authorities determined the wrapped body belonged to a woman in her 60s who had numerous cancerous tumors, the DA’s office said. By Abby Patkin March 10, 2025 | 3:34 PM 1 minute to read Fishermen pull up decomposing body in fishing nets 40 miles off Mass. coast A human body caught in fishing

New study reveals practical lifestyle choices that may protect your brain from harmful microplastics linked to dementia—find out how small changes can make a big impact. Study: Human microplastic removal: what does the evidence tell us? Image Credit: chayanuphol / Shutterstock.com In a recent study published in the journal Brain Medicine, researchers identify dietary and lifestyle-based