Photomicrograph of a mycosis or fungal infection. Nephron (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED) Just 11 years ago, scientists estimated that about 2 million people worldwide died from fungal infections every year. According to a new study in the renowned journal The Lancet, that number is now almost double: approximately 3.75 million deaths. According to the University … Read more
Foods with refined carbohydrates and added fats, such as chips, donuts or ready-made pizza, are experienced as very rewarding and attractive by our brain, in a way that is similar to how addictive substances such as nicotine are experienced. THE ORGANIC CRAVE Ⓡ / Unsplash Added fats and refined carbohydrates make foods as addictive as … Read more
The analyzes showed that for every 10% increase in air pollution, antibiotic resistance increased by an average of 1.1%. Air pollution and antibiotic resistance are the two biggest threats to public health right now, says Chinese researcher Hong Chen. He discovered that resistance to antibiotics also increases in areas where a lot of air pollution … Read more
The flooded streets of Jakarta, Indonesia, May 2013, Wereldbank (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Extreme weather, rising sea levels and environmental pollution are making HIV more difficult to contain in the Asia-Pacific region. “We know that climate change affects human health.” The warning coincides with unprecedented heat waves on a planet that the United Nations (UN) says … Read more
Farmers at work in a rice field in India. Joha rice from India has the advantage of not raising blood sugar levels. That’s good news for diabetics and people with diabetes people at risk for this disease. After all, rice is a staple on the menu in many countries in the South and diabetes also … Read more
It is the first time that research has been done into exactly which biological processes are changed by exposure to PFAS. U.S. Forest Service / rawpixel.com (CC0) A team of scientists has been able to demonstrate for the first time exactly which biological processes are changed by the presence of “forever chemicals” in the blood … Read more
At a summit in Berlin, world leaders pledged $ 2.6 billion in funding to eradicate polio “once and for all.” Over the next five years, 370 million children will need to be vaccinated every year. The wild polio virus is endemic in only two countries: Pakistan and Afghanistan. But 29 cases have already been registered … Read more
Since 2015, FSO Safer, an oil-processing vessel with 1.1 million barrels of oil on board, has been rusting five miles off the coast of Yemen. – Bron: Youtube / Holm Akhdar – There is a turning point in the FSO Safer file, the abandoned oil tanker that has been a time bomb in the Red … Read more
In 2021, the vaccination rate among children will fall for the second year in a row, warn the World Health Organization and UNICEF. Worldwide, 25 million infants missed out on life-saving vaccines. The pandemic and its consequences have thus led to the largest drop in vaccination rates in the past 30 years, show figures from … Read more
The hole in the ozone layer is “larger than normal” this year and growing rapidly. It is the second year in a row that the hole in the protective layer around the earth has become very pronounced. The ozone layer in the stratosphere acts as a sun shield for the earth. Every year a hole … Read more