Mandell is currently working towards a medical degree from the University of Central Florida. His main passions include kayaking, playing soccer and tasting good food. He covers mostly science, health and environmental stories for the Scientific Origin.

Anti-inflammatory Food List: What to Eat and What to Avoid

Inflammation is a natural condition in the body, which plays an important part in...

Iron-rich foods for anemia

If you suffer from iron deficiency anemia, you might be looking to increase your...

15 amazing health benefits of turmeric

Turmeric is a spice with many preventive and curative health benefits. Beyond providing an...

25 foods to eat to cleanse and protect your lungs

Our diet greatly affects the health of our lungs. After all, the lungs are...

How to naturally stimulate your thyroid

The thyroid gland serves as a pivotal element in regulating the body’s metabolic processes,...

How to boost your memory naturally and improve cognitive functions

Our concentration and cognitive functions in general (such as memory) can be supported and...

There is a direct link between high consumption of red meat and colorectal cancer

Researchers have highlighted the specific damage caused by high consumption of red meat (processed...

Bees like alcohol and suffer from withdrawal syndrome when deprived of it

In flower nectar, fermentation can result in alcohol, which could make the flowers more...

11 Tips to stop farting so much

Farting is a very normal process in the body in which excess air/gas escapes...

What are hormones and what do they do?

Adrenaline, insulin, melatonin… they are words that you often come across on this site...

Leisure reading improves verbal skills

Reading, especially leisure or recreational reading, has real benefits for the brain and improves...

What to eat to reduce the risk of dementia?

Diet is thought to play a role, if not decisive, at least significant in...

Is it OK to take painkillers on an empty stomach?

Medication should usually not be taken on an empty stomach. But does this also...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe reveals Bennu’s secrets

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe continues on a mission to unravel mysteries and help tell the...

More than 30 million corona infections worldwide

Data from Johns Hopkins University shows that more than 30 million coronavirus infections have...

Penile cancer: causes, symptoms, prevention & treatment

Penile cancer is a rare malignant tumor of the penis which manifests itself most...

10 tips to stop comparing yourself to others

While comparing ourselves with others may seem natural, even healthy, in order to integrate,...

Polio is officially eradicated from the African continent, according to WHO

Wild poliovirus (WPV), the pathogen responsible for polio, has officially been “eradicated” from the...

The Atlantic ocean harbors at least 10 times more plastic than thought

We know that most of the waste in the ocean is plastic. And while...

Animal tears and human tears are quite similar according to new study

It’s not just people who produce tears. Many animals also produce eye moisture to...

Mastectomy: types, reasons and results

Mastectomy, or breast removal, is a non-conservative breast surgery, consisting of removing the entire...

Indian company offers ‘First-day period leave’ to women on their menstruations

In the event of severe menstrual pain, employees of an Indian food delivery service...

The first magnetic map of the Sun’s atmosphere

Recently, researchers published the very first magnetic map of the solar corona, part of...

Columbus did not introduce syphilis to Europe

Syphilis and its sister diseases may have been prevalent in Europe earlier than previously thought....

Scientists warn of invisible ‘digital information crisis’

In 150 years, there will be as many bits on Earth as atoms. Digital...

The impact of air conditioners on the environment

The hotter it is, the more air conditioners there are… and the more air...

Can you eat seafood and fish during pregnancy?

Seafood and fish are both delicious and nutritious. They also contain some great nutrients...

9 signs you might be suffering from depression

Depression is a disease that can be treated well when taken care of early....

Amenorrhea: causes, symptoms, prevention & more

Amenorrhea is the absence of menstruation in a woman of childbearing age. Amenorrhea occurs...

Asthma: causes, symptoms, treatment and more

Asthma is a disease characterized by a more or less important inflammation of the...

Near-earth asteroid discovered by two Indian teenage girls

Two young Indian women have made an exceptional discovery as part of a project...

Type 1 diabetes: causes, symptoms, prevention and treatment

Type 1 diabetes accounts for 5-10% of all diabetes cases. This form of the...

Is prostate cancer related to diet?

What if diet also had a role in the proper functioning of the prostate?...

9/11 first responders are at higher risk of dementia

19 years ago, on September 11, 2001, two planes hijacked by members of the...

Coronavirus: the race for a vaccine

The American company Moderna is today launching phase 3 of clinical trials on 30,000...

Sleep apnea: causes, symptoms and treatments

Sleep apnea is manifested by involuntary stops in breathing, “apnea”, which occurs during sleep....

Is sleepwalking dangerous?

Usually sleepwalking (somnambulism) is neither bad nor dangerous. But it is nonetheless important to...

Woman becomes allergic to husband’s sperm after getting a dog

This is a truly amazing case: a woman was made allergic to her husband’s...

Tetanus: Causes, Symptoms, Vaccination and Risks

Tetanus is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. This bacterium normally occurs in the...

The F-35 Lightning II fighter plane is “afraid” of lightning!

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II aircraft, which has been in service for fifteen years,...

Inventor creates innovative battery out of basalt salt

By 2030, 70% of our electricity will be generated by wind and solar energy,...

Cigarette butts: the incredible pollution of the seas and oceans

A colossal amount of cigarette butts is dumped into the seas and oceans every...

Planet X not needed to explain the gravity of some kuiper belt objects according to new research

About four years ago, scientists came up with a particularly interesting theory: our solar system...

HIV positive patient in remission without undergoing a bone marrow transplant

At an international AIDS conference, researchers revealed that an HIV patient was in remission...

NGO wants to use olivine to capture billions of tons of carbon dioxide!

An NGO wants to use “green sand” to capture a large amount of CO2....

Woman with two uteri becomes pregnant with four babies in two different wombs

This is an extremely rare case, “one in 50 million”, said doctors to Kelly...

The most dangerous postures for sleeping, according to Chinese doctors

The importance of sleep in the life of humans is no longer to be...

Beware of the e-prophets

We have all seen at least one of these disturbing videos, which have gone...

Horror movie fans are better prepared for pandemics

The line between fiction and reality is thin: according to a recent American study,...

Can animals predict earthquakes?

Do some animals actually have a kind of sixth sense allowing them to feel...