Ed Cara

8/15/22

An Implant Made From Pig Skin Restored 19 People's Eyesight in Recent Trial

The biosynthetic material could make treatment for damaged corneas more affordable and available.

8/15/22

Dog in France Catches Monkeypox From Humans

This is believed to be the first report of a domestic animal with monkeypox, a virus that has infected over 30,000…

8/10/22

A Newly Discovered Virus Has Likely Sickened Dozens in China—How Worried Should We Be?

At least 35 sick people infected with Langya virus have been identified since late 2018. But so far, it doesn't seem…

8/9/22

Wind Can Easily Turn Bounce Houses Into Death Traps

Since 2000, there have been at least 479 injuries and 28 deaths linked to bounce houses that were flung around in…

8/9/22

First Volunteers Set to Get Experimental Lyme Disease Vaccine in Large Clinical Trial

Thousands of people in the U.S. and Europe will receive a shot developed partly by Pfizer, designed to protect…

8/5/22

Americans Are Going Hungry, Driving Less, and Skipping Medicine Over High Health Care Costs

A new Gallup poll suggests nearly 100 million Americans have had to take painful cost-saving measures due to medical…

8/5/22

One of the World's Rarest 'Lost Birds' Photographed in Colombia

The Santa Marta sabrewing has now been documented in the wild only twice since its formal discovery over 70 years…

8/4/22

U.S. Declares National Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox as Cases Multiply

There have been over 6,000 U.S. cases of the illness reported this year, though no American has yet died from the…

8/4/22

Male Mice Produce Rat Sperm in Novel Chimera Experiment

The technology may one day offer a new way to preserve endangered species, scientists say.

8/3/22

Scientists Partially Revive Pig Organs an Hour After Death

The new research follows work that restored some cell function in the brains of deceased pigs.

8/2/22

Lyme Disease Is Surging in Parts of the U.S., Insurance Data Suggests

A new report shows that Lyme-related claims in rural areas have risen over 300% since 2007.

8/1/22

Four Monkeypox Deaths Reported Outside of Africa as Outbreak Expands

Spain, Brazil, and India have reported monkeypox-related deaths since Friday.

7/29/22

Upgraded Covid-19 Boosters Could Arrive by Fall

Second covid-19 boosters for the general population are reportedly being postponed in favor of new and improved…

7/28/22

Deadly Tropical Bacteria Found in Continental U.S. Soil for the First Time

CDC officials documented melioidosis-causing bacteria in Mississippi. Two people were hospitalized and developed…

7/27/22

Vitamin D Supplements Fail to Prevent Bone Fractures in Large Clinical Trial

Healthy older adults taking vitamin D weren't any less likely to develop broken bones, a five-year, randomized trial…

7/27/22

A Deadly Cancer Hijacks the Brain to Render Itself Untreatable, Study Finds

Glioblastoma tumors take advantage of mechanisms used to create neurons to spread far and wide, scientists in…

7/27/22

A Mysterious Arctic Shark Just Showed Up in the Caribbean

Scientists say it's the first time that a sleeper shark has been spotted in the western Caribbean waters off Belize.

7/25/22

The So-Called Murder Hornet Has a New Name

The Entomological Society of America has officially adopted the name "northern giant hornet" for the invasive,…

7/23/22

WHO Declares a Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox

The emerging viral illness joins polio and covid-19 in being deemed a public health emergency of international…

7/22/22

This Year's Funniest-Looking Pets Are Here

Chess-playing cats, water-loving dogs, and happy horses are among the finalists of the 2022 Comedy Pet Photography…

Ed Cara's posts

An Implant Made From Pig Skin Restored 19 People's Eyesight in Recent Trial

Dog in France Catches Monkeypox From Humans

A Newly Discovered Virus Has Likely Sickened Dozens in China—How Worried Should We Be?

Wind Can Easily Turn Bounce Houses Into Death Traps

First Volunteers Set to Get Experimental Lyme Disease Vaccine in Large Clinical Trial

Americans Are Going Hungry, Driving Less, and Skipping Medicine Over High Health Care Costs

One of the World's Rarest 'Lost Birds' Photographed in Colombia

U.S. Declares National Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox as Cases Multiply

Male Mice Produce Rat Sperm in Novel Chimera Experiment

Scientists Partially Revive Pig Organs an Hour After Death

Lyme Disease Is Surging in Parts of the U.S., Insurance Data Suggests

Four Monkeypox Deaths Reported Outside of Africa as Outbreak Expands

Upgraded Covid-19 Boosters Could Arrive by Fall

Deadly Tropical Bacteria Found in Continental U.S. Soil for the First Time

Vitamin D Supplements Fail to Prevent Bone Fractures in Large Clinical Trial

A Deadly Cancer Hijacks the Brain to Render Itself Untreatable, Study Finds

A Mysterious Arctic Shark Just Showed Up in the Caribbean

The So-Called Murder Hornet Has a New Name

WHO Declares a Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox

This Year's Funniest-Looking Pets Are Here