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New Research: COVID-19 Vaccines Saved 20 Million Lives Worldwide in the First Year

Lead Image: According to a new modeling study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have prevented 20 million deaths worldwide in the first year of the vaccine program. First modeling study to quantify the impact of COVID-19 vaccines on a global scale estimates that 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths were prevented in the first year after vaccines were introduced (December 8, 2020 – December 8, 2021). A further 599,300 deaths could have been averted if the World Health Organisation’s target of vaccinating 40% of the population in every country by the…

Why Did Mars Dry Out? Mystery Deepens As New Study Points to Unusual Answers

Lead Image: Billions of years ago, a river flowed across this scene in a Mars valley called Mawrth Vallis. A new study examines the tracks of Martian rivers to see what they can reveal about the history of the planet’s water and atmosphere. Credit: NASA/JPL Caltech/University of Arizona Study led by University of Chicago scientist deepens the mystery about the climate of early Mars. Mars once ran red with rivers. The telltale tracks of past rivers, streams, and lakes are still visible today all over the planet. But about three billion years ago, they all dried up—and no one knows…

8 Anti-Aging Vitamins and Nutrients That Actually Work, Ranked

While nothing works as dramatically as what is shown in this artist’s concept, there are vitamins and nutrients that help slow the aging process. Vitamins are sometimes overlooked in the fight against aging compared to the vast variety of creams and serums, but research shows that vitamins are a key part of slowing the aging process. While topical serums and creams may slow the appearance of aging in areas where they are applied, they cannot fight the aging happening within your body, and some anti-aging ingredients cannot be absorbed through the skin, making topical application pointless. Vitamins, meanwhile, work from…

Demystifying the Dark Art of Electrolyte Design for Next-Generation Batteries

A University of Chicago scientist is demystifying the dark art of electrolyte design. Creating the Building Blocks for Next-Generation Batteries With more than a trillion tons of carbon dioxide now circulating in the atmosphere, and global temperatures projected to rise anywhere from 2 degrees to 9.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.1 to 5.4 degrees Celsius) in the next 80 years, switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy is a pressing issue demanding critical attention. To make the transformation, humanity will need entirely new energy storage technologies. Lithium-ion batteries, the current standard, rely on flammable electrolytes and can only be recharged about a…

How to Boost Your Immune System With 5 Common Vitamins

Vitamin deficiencies can weaken your immune system. Boosting the levels through diet or supplements can help boost your immunity. Feeling under the weather? Worried about catching a bug the next time one begins to make its way through your family and friends? Post-pandemic, many people are realizing that their immune system could do with a boost. Our immune system is our first line of defense against the viruses and bacteria we encounter every day, so it pays to make sure yours is fighting fit, and one of the key ways to maintain immune health is by supplementing with immune-boosting vitamins…