A new immunotherapy treatment cured a patient with late-stage breast cancer
Breast cancer research is making a breakthrough. Yesterday we wrote about a new genetic test that can determine whether early-stage breast cancer patients can avoid chemotherapy. Today we have even more exciting news: a woman with advanced breast cancer which had spread around her body has been Read More...
Eat these tasty anti-inflammatory foods and save your life
A new study found that women who ate the most inflammatory foods were 39 percent more likely to develop any form of breast cancer than those who ate the least. Food products like ready-made pasta sauces and industrially produced bakery goods like bread are all expected to cause inflammation, which Read More...
The faster you walk, the longer you may live
A new study brings good news to walkers — and especially to those who favor a brisker pace in their strolls. The faster you walk, the more you may be prolonging your lifespan, the researchers have Read More...
A new startup is showing how to make batteries cheaper—and safer
Christina Lampe-Önnerud has been called the “Queen of Batteries.” She’s a Swedish chemist and entrepreneur who built one battery company (called Boston Power), sold it, and then founded another, Cadenza Innovation. She is now focused on making batteries cheaper and Read More...
India will abolish all single-use plastic by 2022, vows Narendra Modi
India will eliminate all single-use plastic in the country by 2022, prime minister Narendra Modi has announced. The pledge is the most ambitious yet of the global actions to combat plastic pollution that are taking place in 60 nations around the world. Modi’s move aims to drastically stem the Read More...
Tesla has installed a truly huge amount of energy storage
Tesla, it’s been said, is less a car company than a battery company that sells cars. Today, the company is announcing a new milestone: Since 2015, it has installed a worldwide total of a gigawatt-hour of energy storage–technology that is critical for using renewable energy at scale. For Read More...
Each car in London costs society £8,000 due to air pollution, report finds
Air pollution from cars and vans racks up health bills of nearly £6bn every year in the UK, according to a new report by researchers at the universities of Oxford and Bath. The costs to both the NHS and society at large were highest in cities, and diesel vehicles were the worst offenders in Read More...
How poop transplants can actually help cure bacterial infections
This may sound backwards, but researchers have found that poop transplants can be effective at curing severe cases of diarrhea. In a recent study, researchers discovered that fecal transplants can help cure a sometimes deadly infection called C.diff better than some antibiotics by spurring the Read More...
Fashion has become disposable. This subscription model could change that
Of the 10 T-shirts the average consumer buys in a year, six might end up in the landfill. A fashion brand is attempting to stamp out this wasteful consumption of clothing through a new subscription model where, instead of owning T-shirts, you can use them until you get an inevitable stain or hole. Read More...
Being socially isolated for too long can literally break your heart
While it can be nice to get away from people and be alone from time to time, studies show going without human contact for too long can have dangerous implications on your health. Previous research has shown that regardless of your heart health, social isolation can increase risk of death anywhere Read More...