Endometriosis Shot, Bee Puzzles, Lemonade Kidney Stones

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Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

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🗓️ 20 April 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Today you’ll learn about how scientists are working on developing an injection to treat endometriosis, how bees solve puzzles, and how lemon juice is able to block the formation of kidney stones.

Endometriosis Shot

“An antibody injection could one day help people with endometriosis.” By Meghan Rosen. 2023.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/antibody-injection-help-endometriosis
“Endometriosis.” World Health Organization. 2021.
- https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/endometriosis#:~:text=Endometriosis%20is%20a%20disease%20characterized,other%20parts%20of%20the%20body.
“A long-acting anti-IL-8 antibody improves inflammation and fibrosis in endometriosis.” By Ayako Nishimoto-Kakiuchi, et al. 2023.
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abq5858

Bee Puzzles

“Bumblebees solve puzzles by watching other bees, just like humans do.” By Sarah Knapton. 2023.
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/07/bumblebees-solve-puzzles-watching-bees-just-like-humans-do/
“Bumblebees feel pain too, and their rights ‘should be protected’.” By Olivia Rudgard. 2022.
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/27/bumblebees-can-feel-pain-rights-should-protected/
“Watch: Bumblebees play with balls just for fun.” Sarah Knapton. 2022.
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/27/watch-bumblebees-play-balls-just-fun/

Lemonade Kidney Stones

“Here’s how lemon juice may fend off kidney stones.” by Meghan Rosen. 2023.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lemon-juice-get-rid-kidney-stones
“Kidney stones grow and dissolve much like geological crystals.” by Aimee Cunningham. 2018.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/kidney-stones-grow-and-dissolve-much-geological-crystals
“Lemon-Derived Extracellular Vesicle-like Nanoparticles Block the Progression of Kidney Stones by Antagonizing Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Renal Tubular Cells.” by Lei Zhang, et al. 2023.
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c05099

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity daily from Discovery.
0:08.8	Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff. I'm Nate.
0:11.5	And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time
0:13.6	welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind.
0:17.1	If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about how
0:20.6	scientists are working to develop an injection to treat endometriosis,
0:24.8	how bees solve puzzles, and how lemon juice is able to block the formation of kidney stones.
0:31.2	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity. With
0:34.1	without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity. Starting off today's show strong with some potentially groundbreaking medical news.
0:38.9	Okay, I'm always here for that. A team of researchers led by Tokyo based pharmacologist Iyako Nishimoto
0:45.8	Kakiuchi have developed an antibody injection that may help ease the symptoms of
0:50.8	endometriosis. Okay, that is actually great news.
0:55.0	What has taken them so long?
0:57.0	Well, that's a great question, and it's possible that half of you out there are rejoicing
1:02.0	and the other half are half of you out there are rejoicing and the other half are like
1:04.4	Endometriosis what the heck is that but the odds are you probably know someone who suffers from it so
1:10.7	before we talk about the breakthrough let's rewind a bit and talk about this painful condition.
1:17.0	I am actually fascinated to hear you tell me everything you know about end of matriosis.
1:22.0	I understand your skepticism. I have not
1:25.2	known much about it for very long because endometriosis is a disease that can
1:30.5	affect anyone with a uterus.
1:34.0	And in fact by some estimates roughly 10% of all people with a uterus suffer from it,
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