A review on the use of the preservative thimerosal in vaccines slated to be presented on Thursday to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s outside vaccine committee cites a study that does not exist, according to the scientist listed as the study’s author. The report, titled “Thimerosal as a Vaccine Preservative” published on the … Read more
Indigenous and riverine communities in the Loreto region of the Peruvian Amazon have “chronic exposure” to mercury, according to a new study — and experts say the biggest culprit is gold mining in the region. The test results released this month by the Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation at Wake Forest University (CINCIA) in the … Read more
If you’ve recently witnessed a 10-year-old smear their face with an $80 anti-wrinkle cream — either in real life or in any number of “Get Ready With Me” TikTok videos — you’re probably already aware of the “Sephora kids” skin-care trend that has young people clamouring for anti-aging products thanks in part to what they see on social media. … Read more
Investigators in India are studying the black boxes of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner after recovering them from the aircraft wreckage to ascertain the cause of last week’s plane crash that left at least 270 people dead. The black boxes will provide cockpit conversations and data related to the plane’s engine and control settings to investigators … Read more
Although they are very rare, cancers of the appendix are on the rise, a new study finds. An analysis of a National Cancer Institute database found that compared with older generations, rates of appendix cancer have tripled among Gen X and quadrupled among millennials, according to the report, published Monday in the Annals of Internal … Read more
Nearly five million smuggled seahorses were seized globally by authorities over a 10-year period, Canadian researchers found, warning it’s only the “tip of the iceberg” in an illegal trade that is likely far larger in scale. To track how widespread the issue is, researchers at the University of British Columbia pored over public seizure reports … Read more