Edhe pse vaksinat për mpox arrijnë në Afrikë, pyetjet mbeten në lidhje me virusin

A health care worker wearing medical protective gear checks on a young boy at an mpox treatment center.

Kur virusi që shkakton mpox u hodh në skenën ndërkombëtare në vitin 2022, vendet në mbarë botën, përfshirë Shtetet e Bashkuara, iu drejtuan vaksinave që synonin virusin e lisë së lidhur ngushtë për të frenuar përhapjen e tij. Megjithatë, deri në vitin 2024, Afrika, kontinenti ku u shfaq virusi dhe filloi të përhapet fillimisht mes … Ler mais

Can taking ashwagandha supplements improve health?

A pile of light brown roots of the ashwagandha plant on a white background

citations J. O’Conner et al. Effect of ashwagandha on stress, sleep quality, and food cravings in college students: quantitative analysis of a double-blind randomized control trial. Journal of Medicinal Food. Vol. December 25, 2022, p. 1086. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2022.0040. C. Baker et al. Perceived impact of ashwagandha on stress, sleep quality, energy, and mental clarity in … Ler mais

Fossils of an extinct animal may have inspired this cave art drawing

Faded paint on a cave wall appears to show two creatures, one in yellow top left and one in more reds and blues, that create an animal with an elongated body and what appears to be tusks, in blue, near its head region.

African rock art depicting a mythical tufted creature may reflect the appearance of fossilized real-life relatives of ancient mammals called dicynodonts. Abundant fossils exposed in South Africa’s Karoo Basin include dicynodont skulls with tusks that bend down and back, like those of the long-bodied animal depicted in roughly 200-year-old rock art by the region’s San … Ler mais

By studying the eyes, a researcher explores how the brain sorts information

Freek van Ede is facing the camera with a slight smile on his face. He has brown hair and full brown beard. He appears to be wearing a collared button up shirt, but we can

A cyclist is pedaling on the road. Signs, trees and fire hydrants pass by. As they cycle, their brain receives information from what they have perceived but can no longer see. Their brains sort through that information—color, shape, and text in signs, for example—and pick out what’s most important. Based on this, the motorist takes … Ler mais