Articles by Livia Rusu
Life-Threatening Multi-Drug Resistant Infection In Cystic Fibrosis Patients Spreading Globally
Multi-drug resistant bacteria shown to affect people with serious pulmonary diseases were found to be transmissible patient to patient. The research opens a way toward preventing possible pandemics within the affected population.
Major Ocean Current Widening As Climate Warms: Intense Winds Increasing Turbulence In Indian Ocean's Agulhas Current
New research suggests that the Indian Ocean's Agulhas Current is growing wider, not stronger. This change in its activity is the effect of manmade climate change.
Pfizer Expands Humanitarian Assistance Program, Drops Price For Pneumonia Vaccine Prevnar 13
Pfizer is expanding its humanitarian assistance program by making the pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar 13 more reachable for humanitarian groups. The initiative follows company policy for emergency settings and for people in developing countries.
Constipation Ups Risks Of Chronic Kidney Disease And Kidney Failure
The way constipation is diagnosed and treated could impact the overall health of patients. A new study has found a link between constipation and the likelihood to suffer from kidney disease or kidney failure.
Your Birth Year May Be A Flu Risk Factor
Researchers discovered a connection between people's year of birth and the type of immunity they have to the influenza virus. The connection lies in one of the two type of the virus the person had the first flu from.
Researchers Develop ‘Functional Cure’ for HIV To Do Away With Anti-Retroviral Therapy
In a two-year-long study, researchers monitored the responses of the immune system with a new treatment that would replace anti-retroviral therapy. The experimental study could change the way we are looking for an AIDS treatment.
Don’t Worry About Getting More Vitamin D, Doctors Reassure
According to a new study, a large number of people administer medication for a problem they don't actually have. Vitamin D, a vital nutrient in the human body, is actually present in necessary amounts in most people.
US Election Results: How Did Trump Win And How Did Clinton Lose
A number of factors contributed to the election of Donald Trump in the United States. How exactly did he win and how did Hillary Clinton lose?
Timing When You Eat Dinner May Help You In Losing Body Fat: Study
According to new study, eating dinner earlier could benefit your attempts to lose weight. First human test of early time-restricted feeding showed promise to help people lose body fat.
Bronze Age City Discovered In Iraq: Archaeologists Uncover Possible Akkadian Empire Outpost
Archeologists from the University of Tübingen perform excavation work just 27 miles from the IS territory. The settlement may have been an outpost of the Akkadian Empire.
Australia’s Parkes Radio Telescope Tapped In Breakthrough Listen's Search For Alien Life
The Parkes Radio Telescope started its search for alien life from New South Wales, Australia. The telescope is the third one part of the Breakthrough Listen project.
Walgreens Suing Theranos For $140 Million For Agreement Violation
Drugstore giant Walgreens sued former laboratory-testing partner Theranos Inc. in a federal court in Delaware. Theranos allegedly breached a contract between the two companies.
Marijuana Now Legal In California: Will Other States Follow Suit?
A state initiative allowing the recreational consumption of marijuana in California passed on Nov. 9. The measure, also called Proposition 64, will come along with a regulation process.
Childhood Cancer Survivors Are Living Longer But Don’t Have Better Health Status: Study
According to a new study, childhood cancer survivors do live longer. However, their health status isn't necessarily better, what with Improvements in their health rarely observed.
Faulty Nasal Spray Device For Heroin Antidote Naloxone Voluntarily Recalled
The atomization device used to dispense naloxone to treat against drug overdoses was recalled by Teleflex after the company received complaints about the nasal spray's effectiveness.
Soylent Looking At Algal Flour As Offending Ingredient Making Its Consumers Sick
Soylent has been investigating two of its products after hearing complaints about side effects including gastrointestinal problems. The substance at fault is an algae-based flour.
GRAPES-3 Telescope Records Cosmic Ray Burst, Highlights Crack In Earth’s Magnetic Field
The GRAPES-3 muon telescope, the world's largest and most sensitive cosmic ray monitor, recorded a burst of galactic cosmic rays. These indicated a crack in the Earth's magnetic shield.
WHO Wants Children To Be Protected From Online Food Marketing: Here's How To Help Kids Eat Healthy
Digital marketing advertisements targeting children could be one of the leading causes of pre-teen and teen obesity. The impact on the children's health is negative on a long-term perspective.
Tsunami Of Gas And Stars Dazzle By Producing Eye-Shaped Galaxy Feature
Dazzling eyelid-like features burst with stars in galaxy IC 2163. The event formed from a tsunami of stars and gas triggered by a glancing collision with galaxy NGC 2207.
‘Pleiadian Alien’ Spacecraft Spotted Over Lombardy, Italy? Skeptics Cry Photoshop But UFO Believers Say It’s Proof Aliens Are Visiting
Presumable alien spacecraft was spotted over Lombardy two days before a high magnitude earthquake. Alien hunters claimed a connection between the two events.
Bad Genes Aren't Always Bad News: Study
A new study identified a connection between genetic suppression and disease-causing genes. The study, carried out on yeast, proved that not all genetic mutations are harmful to the human body.
Japanese Designer Creates Unusual But Highly Accurate World Map: Meet The AuthaGraph
A Japanese designer created a highly accurate world map. The 2D representation can be folded into spheres and shapes, maintaining the world's proportions in the process.
Anatomy Of Nutella: Nutritional Facts, History, Ingredients Of The Spread (Or Topping)
Ferrero pushed for a reclassification of Nutella through a petition addressed to the FDA. The hazelnut-cocoa spread has a history of success among worldwide customers.
Daylight Saving Time 2016 Ended: A Brief History Of DST And How Economists Weigh Its Benefits
Daylight Saving Time is a half-year period when people turn their clocks one hour in order to make the most of the sunlight. This year's end of Daylight Saving Time is on Nov. 6, when clocks are set back an hour.
How To Watch Taurid Meteor Shower 2016: Where And When To Look Up For Fireballs In The Sky
The 2016 meteor shower will be observable in November 2016. In order to look for the very bright, yet rare meteors, you will have to spot the Taurus constellation.
Alien Hunters Spot Strange Fossilized Beast Resembling A Grizzly Bear On Mars: Here's What UFO Hunters And Skeptics Think
Alien hunters observed a new object in the form of a grizzly bear on a NASA image of Mars. They theorized that the footage is proof of finally finding life on the red planet.
November Supermoon Will Be The Closest To Earth Until 2034
The year 2016 has three supermoons in its calendar, making the events not that special. However, the November supermoon will be the closest to Earth until 2034.
Adding Canola Oil To Diet May Aid In Reducing Belly Fat
According to new research, canola oil could be responsible for decrease in belly fat. Integrating the oil in the diet, especially among obese persons, was visibly beneficial.
Suicide Death Rate Up In US Middle School Kids: CDC Report
The suicide rates among middle school children have surpassed the number of deaths from car crashes. While the leading causes of pre-teen deaths are still accidents of all kinds, the statistics are dramatic.
China Successfully Launches Long March-5 Rocket
China successfully launched its Long March-5 rocket. The new heavy-lift Long March-5 rocket will enable ambitious future missions, including a planned trip to Mars.
