Michael Franco

4 days ago | newatlas.com | Michael Franco

If you've ever taken a course of antibiotics, your infection might have cleared, but your gut might take longer to recover. That's because the disease-fighting pills blast all of the bacteria in your gut, whether they're helpful or not, and it can take time for this community to rebuild itself after completing a course of the medication. This can lead to gastrointestinal distress including diarrhea, gas, and other types of stomach upset.

5 days ago | newatlas.com | Michael Franco

Seeking to bring a more dirt-bike-like sensibility to eFoiling, Unifoil has just released an update of its handlebar-equipped electric sea-slicing machine. The video makes it look like more fun than you should be allowed to have on the water. In 2021, South African firm Unifoil released a unique consumer-level electric hydrofoiling board called the Hydroflyer.

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Michael Franco

A new study has uncovered a previously unknown link between the immune system and the fear response, and how psychedelics can play a role in suppressing it. The finding could improve the treatment of both mental, emotional and physical afflictions. Research into the effects of psychedelics continues to make significant inroads in terms of the methods in which the mind-altering substances can improve our health.

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Michael Franco

Over the course of 18 years, a truck mechanic from Wisconsin injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. His actions were considered stunts by some over those years, but his blood has just helped lead the way toward a universal antivenom. When you watch Tim Friede's now decade-old homemade videos on his YouTube channel, showing him getting bit by the world's deadliest snakes – and surviving – you might not instantly think of him as a pioneer in the world of immunology.

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Michael Franco

For some common medical conditions, timing is everything when it comes to taking medications. Now, a customizable capsule engineered at UC San Diego could simplify complicated dosing schedules thanks to a unique staged release system. In recent years, research has emerged that analyzes the intake of certain substances based on our bodies' biological clocks, also known as circadian rhythms.