Prescription poop is here: FDA approves fecal slurry for unshakeable diarrhea
It's a win for those with C. diff and a milestone for microbiome-based therapies. Enlarge / Laboratory technicians in France prepare stool to treat patients with serious colon infections by fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT),.....»»
Prescription drugs are too expensive for many Americans. These companies are trying to change that
It's an experience millions of Americans have had: you go to the doctor, get a prescription, take it to the pharmacy and get hit with a staggering bill, sometimes running into hundreds of dollars even if insurance covers a part of the cost......»»
Common antibiotic no more effective than placebo in preventing COVID-19 symptoms among non-hospitalized
A new study has found that the antibiotic azithromycin was no more effective than a placebo in preventing symptoms of COVID-19 among non-hospitalized patients, and may increase their chance of hospitalization, despite widespread prescription of the a.....»»
California Approves a Targeted State-Funded Guaranteed Income Program
Thursday's California's lawmakers approved America's first state-funded guaranteed income program for both qualifying young adults who have recently left foster care and for pregnant women, reports CNBC. The votes — 36-0 in the Senate and 64-0.....»»
FDA approves first lymphoma drug for dogs
The first full approval of a drug to treat lymphoma in dogs has been granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration......»»
Amazon is now selling its own COVID-19 test kits for $39.99 in the U.S.
Amazon announced this morning it would begin to sell its own brand of COVID-19 at-home tests to Amazon shoppers in the U.S. The test retails for $39.99 on the Amazon.com website and is available to any U.S. customer without a prescription. The COVID-.....»»
Modeling volcanic debris clouds
When a volcano violently erupts, a plume of ash and gases spews skyward. The hot slurry quickly rises into the atmosphere, where various atmospheric dynamics interact to shape the volcanic cloud's composition, height, and radiative properties. Volcan.....»»
New Jersey approves two 1 Gigawatt+ offshore wind projects
The agreements will see both projects rely on the state's planned wind port. Enlarge / New Jersey hopes to be the home of scenes like this, where French workers are building the foundations for offshore wind turbines. (credit: Bloomberg/Getty Im.....»»
Fecal records show Maya population affected by climate change
A McGill-led study has shown that the size of the Maya population in the lowland city of Itzan (in present-day Guatemala) varied over time in response to climate change. The findings, published recently in Quaternary Science Reviews, show that both d.....»»
Searching 230-Million-Year-Old Poop, Scientists Find a New Beetle
A new species emerged from three-dimensional x-rays of droppings left by a close dinosaur relative -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
House committee approves bill that could break up Amazon, Apple, and Google
Judiciary Committee takes on Big Tech, but full House and Senate votes remain. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | MichaelJay) The House Judiciary Committee approved antitrust legislation that could prohibit platform operators like Amazon, Apple,.....»»
We pee or flush drugs into waterways—does that matter to aquatic life?
Many of the drugs we flush could change aquatic animal behavior—theoretically. Enlarge (credit: National Park Service) When people flush their old prescription (or off-prescription) drugs, the compounds invariably make their way into the wat.....»»
YouTube bans election, alcohol and prescription drug ads from its masthead
YouTube is banning several types of advertisers from one of the most prominent spots on its homepage......»»
Amazon and Walmart try—again—to upend prescription drug prices
Prescription drug market has proven hard to change. Enlarge (credit: Getty | George Frey) Amazon and Walmart are ramping up their efforts to grab market share in the $360 billion prescription drug market in the US. Today, Amazon announced that.....»»
After contentious debate, FDA approves first Alzheimer’s drug since 2003
On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration granted approval to a keenly-watched Alzheimer’s drug, aducanumab, developed by the drugmaker Biogen. The decision to approve the drug, which was once abandoned as a failure, has been the subject of de.....»»
FDA Approves Alzheimer"s Drug Despite Fierce Debate Over Whether It Works
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first new medication for Alzheimer's disease in nearly two decades, a contentious decision, made despite opposition from the agency's independent advisory committee and some Alzheimer's experts.....»»
Denmark Parliament Approves Giant Artificial Island Off Copenhagen
Plans for an artificial island to house 35,000 people and protect the port of Copenhagen from rising sea levels have been approved by Danish MPs. The BBC reports: The giant island, named Lynetteholm, would be connected to the mainland via a ring road.....»»
Fossilised moa poo paints a picture of the past
Knowledge of the diets of New Zealand's extinct moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) comes from careful analysis of moa coprolites (fossilized poop) and gizzard contents. Moa coprolites and gizzard contents can be dissected and analyzed under the microscope.....»»
"Prescription" to sit less, move more advised for mildly high blood pressure and cholesterol
Physical activity is the optimal first treatment choice for adults with mild to moderately elevated blood pressure and blood cholesterol who otherwise have low heart disease risk. About 21% of adults in the US with mild to moderately raised blood pre.....»»
DNA found in poop helps scientists learn about secretive fox
There's an elusive fox roaming the southern Sierra Nevada, and experts are trying to learn more about its behavior and breeding success by analyzing one of the few traces of its presence—poop......»»
Salps fertilize the Southern Ocean more effectively than krill
Experts at the Alfred Wegener Institute have, for the first time, experimentally measured the release of iron from the fecal pellets of krill and salps under natural conditions and tested its bioavailability using a natural community of microalgae in.....»»