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Commonly prescribed antibiotics prescribed to people with penicillin allergies have been found to cause birth defects when used during pregnancy; particularly heart defects. Macrolides, commonly prescribed to treat illnesses such as strep throat, are a group of antibiotics that are extracted from other bacteria. Soil-borne bacteria to be exact. As mentioned before, they are commonly…
A number of tea manufacturers have recently replaced their paper teabags with plastic ones. Not only will the use of plastic be bad for the environment, a new study has highlighted that they release billions of microplastics and “nano sized” plastics into the tea… which you’re consuming. Researchers from McGill University in Montreal heated the…
The USA employed Nazi scientists after WW2. The program, called Operation Paperclip, was exposed in media outlets like the New York Times in 1946. Some of these scientists were involved in Project MK-ULTRA. Von Braun, who was the main subject of controversy, was appointed director of the Development Operations Division of the Army Ballistic Missile…
People say lack of oxygen, because you’re tired, and some even say it’s contagious. So, what’s up with yawning? Causes of yawning, even if you’re not tired The most scientifically backed theory about why we yawn is brain temperature regulation. A 2014 study published in Physiology & Behaviour looked at the yawning habits of 120…
Scientists have proven that taking a bath 90 minutes before going to bed can help you get a better nights sleep. Scientists/researchers at the University of Texas in Austin have been analysing thousands of studies on “water-based passive body heating” or bathing and showering with hot water. They found that bathing between one and two…
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