Health & Lifestyle

– Manuscript – Researchers are looking into the biological causes of stuttering. Stuttering is a speech problem that causes the speaker to repeat the beginning sound of some words. For centuries, people have feared being judged for stuttering. It is a condition often misunderstood as a psychological problem caused by things like bad parenting or emotional trauma. But … [Read more...] about Researchers Look for Biological Reasons Behind Stuttering

– Manuscript – American doctors have released details about another operation involving the transplant of pig organs into humans. A medical team from the University of Alabama at Birmingham said it had successfully transplanted pig kidneys into a brain-dead human. The operation took place last September, but was first reported January 20. Similar operations have taken … [Read more...] about US Researchers Announce Another Pig to Human Transplant

- Manuscript - A new study provides evidence that the cannabis compound CBD can block infections of COVID-19 in human cells and mice. The study was led by American researchers from the University of Chicago. Marsha Rosner led the team. She is a professor in the university’s Ben May Department of Cancer Research. Rosner told Reuters the research showed that CBD was able … [Read more...] about Study: Cannabis Compound CBD May Help Prevent, Treat COVID

– Manuscript – World health officials are offering hope that the slowing spread of Omicron may lead to a weakening of the COVID-19 pandemic. But officials also warn of hard weeks ahead and the possibility of another, more dangerous variant appearing. In the United States, daily case numbers are dropping sharply. The same thing happened weeks earlier in Britain and South … [Read more...] about As Omicron Variant Slows, Health Officials Offer Hope

- Manuscript - American doctors say they have successfully transplanted a pig heart into a human patient. It is the first such operation of its kind. A medical team at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore performed the operation. The team reported Monday that the 57-year-old patient, David Bennett, was recovering well three days after receiving … [Read more...] about Doctors Successfully Transplant Pig Heart into Human Patient