Health & Science

Naegleria fowleri is a free-living ameba found in warm freshwater and soil. It can cause a rare but severe brain infection called primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM. Thi...

Concern that aspartame, an extensively studied nonnutritive sweetener, might trigger hair loss is common, yet expert reviews and regulatory assessments find no credible evidence...

In historical and contemporary contexts, being killed by a sword wound typically results from traumatic damage to vital structures rather than the sword itself. This evergreen e...

Multiple lineages known as the Brazil variant have drawn attention for potential immune escape and spread. The most notable is P.1, first identified in Manaus and carrying multi...

A human head transplant would involve detaching the head from the native body and surgically connecting it to a donor body’s circulatory, neural, and organ systems. The concep...

The highest number of identical siblings is determined by how a single fertilized egg splits and how many of those resulting embryos complete development successfully. Identical...

Erections during cold water exposure on shows like Naked and Afraid are a normal physiological response, not an emotional or subjective reaction. The phenomenon is driven by the...

DMX, born Earl Simmons, died in April 2021 at age 50 following a severe cardiac arrest triggered by a drug overdose. On April 2, 2021, he was found unresponsive at a friend’s...

In Arkansas, discussions about a brain-eating amoeba refer to Naegleria fowleri, a free-living amoeba found in warm freshwater environments. This microorganism becomes a health...

Brain transplantation refers to the hypothetical or experimental transfer of an entire brain or its connections from one body to another. In humans, the procedure remains within...