By John Vibes “ICE shops,” the Falkirk-based ice cream store, recently announced that they will become the first shop in Scotland to sell CBD-infused ice cream. The pioneering product is the result of a partnership between ICE Shops owner Kyle Gentleman and Elaine Grant, the director of a local family-owned […]
By Mac Slavo Australian researchers have found odd bone spurs growing out of the skulls of young people. These “horns” are said to be due to the increasing use of smartphones. Since the research was published, unusual formations have captured the attention of Australian media, and have variously been dubbed […]
By Joe Martino In Brief The Facts: Musk’s SpaceX has begun launching satellites into Earth’s orbit that will provide 5G infrastructure to the world. They will be launching hundreds more over the year. Reflect On: Are we acting too quickly on dangerous technology without safety testing? Are we as humans […]
By Elias Marat In a particularly unnerving trend that has unfolded on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, hundreds of carcasses belonging to marine mammals such as whales and dolphins have been washing up on beaches in the United States, in what scientists are calling “unusual mortality events.” The mass […]
World Trade Center (WTC) responders with prostate cancer showed signs that exposure to dust from the World Trade Center site had activated chronic inflammation in their prostates, which may have contributed to their cancer, according to a study by Mount Sinai researchers in Molecular Cancer Research in June. Inflammation has […]
By Jason Erickson Predictive medicine – or “precision health” as it is sometimes known – is a trend in healthcare that is growing exponentially. As I’ve reported previously, Amazon and Google are among the many companies that are heavily investing in this area. Since predictive medicine relies upon real-time monitoring […]
By S.M. Gibson Half of all plastic produced on Earth between 1950 and 2016 has occurred since the year 2000 and the resulting plastic trash is now finding its way into every crevice of the planet—and our bodies. A new study—carried out by the University of Newcastle in Australia—has revealed […]
A Washington State University research team has developed a drug delivery system using curcumin, the main ingredient in the spice [easyazon_link identifier=”B01DBTFO98″ locale=”US” tag=”natblaze-20″]turmeric[/easyazon_link], that successfully inhibits bone cancer cells while promoting growth of healthy bone cells. The work could lead to better post-operative treatments for people with osteosarcoma, the […]
Researchers demonstrate common neural code for information and money; both act on the brain’s dopamine-producing reward system. “We can look into the brain and tell how much someone wants a piece of information, and then translate that brain activity into monetary amounts,” they said. Can’t stop checking your phone, even […]
By Ron Paul Last week, the House of Representatives voted in favor of a Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill amendment to repeal the prohibition on the use of federal funds to create a “unique patient identifier.” Unless this prohibition, which I originally sponsored in 1998, is […]