Medical News
Human Hearts Evolved for Endurance -- and They Need It to Stay Healthy
Discover - 19 Sep 2019 23:42
(Credit: lzf/Shutterstock) (Inside Science) -- Millions of years ago, after the ancestors of humans diverged from the last link they shared with chimpanzees, they began developing the numerous adaptations that made endur...
This Gut Bacteria Makes People Drunk Without Drinking -- And Causes Liver Disease
Discover - 19 Sep 2019 17:00
Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria grown in culture. (Credit: Sirirat/Shutterstock) Three years ago, a woman in upstate New York was charged with drunk driving and then exonerated when she proved her high blood alcohol level...
One Protein Makes Ebola Deadly. Scientists Can Turn it Off
Discover - 19 Sep 2019 00:00
A sign in the Democratic Republic of the Congo warns people that Ebola is in the area. (Credit: Sergey Uryadnikov/Shutterstock) The Ebola virus continues to ravage populations across Africa. But earlier this week, resear...