How does grapefruit interact with drugs?
Grapefruit and grapefruit juice can affect the amount of medication that reaches the bloodstream. But why?
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A new drug shows promise for hot flashes due to menopause
Two clinical trials found that the nonhormonal drug elinzanetant eased hot flashes and improved sleep, two common menopause symptoms.
Asteroid slams into Earth triggering stunning green ‘fireball’ above the Philippines — 8 hours after it was 1st spotted
On Wednesday (Sept. 4), astronomers spotted a never-before-seen asteroid, 2024 RW1, around eight hours before it entered Earth’s atmosphere. The “harmless” space rock quickly burned up as predicted, creating a bright green streak across the night sky before spectacularly exploding.
1,500-year-old gold coins from Byzantine Empire discovered in medieval dwelling in Bulgaria
Archaeologists in Bulgaria have discovered a medieval house that contained even older gold coins, which date to the reign of the Byzantine emperor Justinian the Great.
A next-gen pain drug shows promise, but chronic suffers need more options
A new painkiller nearing approval called suzetrigine may prove to be an opioid alternative. But for many with chronic pain, treatment must go beyond pills.
Radical quantum computing theory could lead to more powerful machines than previously imagined
Scientists have just theorized how to connect quantum processors over vast distances to form a giant quantum computing network that acts as a single machine.
Want to avoid getting sick? Adopt these immune-boosting behaviors
After a summer with plenty of outdoor play, the school year brings a major shift. Students suddenly spend more of their days indoors surrounded by other students. It’s usually only a matter of weeks before someone gets the sniffles. And…
NASA’s newly unfurled solar sail has started ‘tumbling’ end-over-end in orbit, surprising observations show
A NASA spacecraft erected a large, foil solar sail in orbit around Earth last week, after a failed attempt days earlier. However, subsequent observations of the spacecraft show it is “tumbling or wobbling” through space, which may have also impacted…
Why are some people’s mosquito bites itchier than others’? New study hints at answer
A previously unrecognized type of immune cell may be responsible for the itchy feeling brought on by bug bites and other allergic reactions.
Vikings in Norway were much more likely to die violent deaths than those in Denmark
Viking Age skeletons in Norway were much more likely to bear signs of lethal violence than those in Denmark, possibly because society in Norway was less stratified and centralized.
