Carly Cassella

Articles by Carly Cassella

Surprising Find Inside Kidney Stones Suggests We Were Wrong About How They Form - ScienceAlert

Health February 5, 2026

For the first time, scientists have discovered evidence of bacteria hiding in 'noninfectious' kidney stones. These hardened clumps of small crystals are made from chemicals in urine and are thought οΏ½...

Carbon Dioxide 'Pulses' Clears Toxins From Parkinson's Brains in Recent Study - ScienceAlert

Health February 1, 2026

Manipulating how much carbon dioxide a person breathes can crank up the brain's 'sewage system', researchers have found. The proof-of-concept study, led by neuroscientists at the University of New MοΏ½...

Forever Chemicals Linked to Multiple Sclerosis in Concerning New Study - ScienceAlert

Health February 1, 2026

People who are exposed to certain forever chemicals may be at greater risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new research. No one knows why that is, but it could help explain why, οΏ½...

A Brain Parasite Infecting Millions Is Far Less Sleepy Than We Thought - ScienceAlert

Health January 30, 2026

A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have recently fouοΏ½...

Boosting One Vitamin May Have a Surprising Effect on Your Poop Schedule - ScienceAlert

Health January 28, 2026

How often a person poops has a surprising link to one vitamin in particular. A genetic investigation on the rate at which food passes through your digestive tract, known as gut motility, has found sοΏ½...

Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 Years - ScienceAlert

Health January 24, 2026

The first known outbreak of syphilis in Europe began at the turn of the 16th century, but on the distant continent of South America, the pathogen's history goes much deeper than that. A 5,500-year-oοΏ½...

Not All Sitting Is Equal. One Type Was Just Linked to Better Brain Health. - ScienceAlert

Health January 23, 2026

Excessive sitting isn't good for a person's physical or mental health, but there's a type of sedentary activity that may not shrink our brains or cost our cognition to the same extent. A systematic οΏ½...

Surprise Hair Loss Breakthrough: A DNA Sugar Gel Sparks Robust Regrowth - ScienceAlert

Health January 15, 2026

In 2024, scientists stumbled upon a potential new treatment for hereditary-patterned baldness, the most common cause of hair loss in both men and women worldwide. It began with research on a naturalοΏ½...

Menopause Hormone Therapy Is Not Linked to Dementia Risk, Review Suggests - ScienceAlert

Health January 12, 2026

There is no strong evidence that replenishing hormones after menopause is linked to dementia, according to a sweeping meta-analysis. The systematic review is the most rigorous investigation to date οΏ½...

Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes With 4 Risk Factors - ScienceAlert

Health January 10, 2026

Heart attacks and strokes rarely occur without warning. According to health data from more than 9 million adults in South Korea and the US, nearly everyone who develops heart disease and suffers a mοΏ½...