The steep expenses we face aren't merely coincidental. As Matthew Herfield, Co-Founder and CEO of prescription discount card provider BuzzRx, explains, several factors contribute to high prescription drug costs in the United States, ranging from manufacturer research costs and poor health plan cover...
Bottled water companies have always promoted their product as "safer," but that's far from the truth when you look into the science and facts. In the United States, bottled water is under weaker regulations than tap water, and when it comes to chemicals, microbes, and radioactive material, testing f...
Portugal's Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, José Manuel Fernandes, has announced that his country will revoke the implementation of Nutri-Score. Quoted in Público magazine, the minister stated that the "last-minute" order from the previous administration that proposed the implementation of N...
On May 22nd, the world celebrated International Biodiversity Day. The 2024 edition of International Biodiversity Day, themed "Be part of the Plan," was a call to action for all stakeholders to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. This framework, also know...
Several supply chains have been severely damaged by the COVID-19 epidemic, with the dry ice supply chain being one of the most severely hit. The need to transport and store vaccines at extremely low temperatures of –70°C has resulted in a significant demand for dry ice, placing an unparalleled bu...
When it comes to heart care, the stakes are as high as the risks involved in traditional diagnostic procedures. Heart failure, affecting over 64 million people worldwide, typically necessitates invasive tests like catheterization to measure the pressures inside heart chambers—a procedure not witho...
Anavex Life Sciences, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule treatments for debilitating central nervous system diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Rett syndrome, recently announced that oral treatments of the investigational drug Anavex 2-73 (also known as blar...
Home wellness technology has come a long way, and seniors looking to remain independent in their homes can use it to age in place. If you have not been keeping an eye on advances in this technology, you might be surprised at how much it can help you with everyday tasks.
Triplebar Bio Inc., a global biotech partner in driving sustainable food production, and its strategic partner, FrieslandCampina Ingredients, a global leader in proteins and prebiotics, have announced a breakthrough in lactoferrin production. By harnessing innovative precision fermentation technolog...
Yuri Milner's Breakthrough Junior Challenge has named its 2023 winner: 17-year-old Sia Godika from India. Godika won the ninth annual science competition for teenagers with her video about Yamanaka factors. She has earned prizes worth a total of $400,000 for herself, her science teacher, and her sch...
This article celebrates the top 10 small publishers of open access journals, with a special emphasis on Extrica, a standout in this distinguished group.
You see the ads all the time, whether online or on TV, promising you can earn money or gift cards by taking online surveys. To many viewers, this doesn't sound realistic simply because it's easy, and many believe that if it sounds too easy, then it can't be real. Here's a closer look at the survey a...
