From 404 to 420: Twitter Now Allows Weed Advertising
Twitter’s ad revenue may have gone up in smoke recently, but the company isn’t letting that get it down. Instead, it’s taking the high road and adjusting for headwinds. CC…
Marisa Tomei Stars as a Doctor Witnessing Life After Death in This Freaky Short
Horror platform Alter first added horror short Laboratory Conditions for Halloween viewing—but it’s so good we wanted to share it anyway. Spider-Man’s Marisa Tomei stars as a doctor whose hunt…
Can a Virus Age You?
The following is an excerpt from Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature’s Secrets to Longevity by Nicklas Brendborg. Available for sale January 17, 2023 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Bookshop.org. CC…
Long Covid Symptoms Often Fade for People Who Had Mild Infection, Large Study Finds
Illustration: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Research from a team in Israel appears to offer encouraging news: The majority of symptoms tied to long covid might fade away over time for those who…
Incredible treatment allows paralyzed mice to walk again
A new treatment is giving hope that paralysis from spinal cord damage could one day be reversible.
Fascinating graphics show how far we’ve come with COVID-19 vaccine rollout, and how far we have to go
COVID-19 vaccines are here. Now we just have to get them to people. So far, several COVID-19 vaccines have been approved around the word. Thanks to a worldwide research effort…
How to prove whether one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine could save lives
One vaccine dose is better than none, right? Well, that depends. On Dec. 30, the United Kingdom approved its second vaccine, one developed by Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.…
3 surprising drugs being repurposed to fight COVID-19
It’s been a year since the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Wuhan, China, and in that time, we’ve gone from not even having a name for the disease…
How a fake coronavirus sample could help scientists tackle the real thing
When Dr. Soo Khim Chan runs what appears to be a regular virus sample through a COVID-19 test, she knows that if all goes well, it will come back positive.…
It’s all in the wrist: Wearables are helping to treat disease and disability
Doctors are using devices to fight epilepsy, Parkinson’s, and more