By Mayukh Saha Nepal has a 5-day celebration for “Diwali” just before we engage in Halloween celebrations. While 4 days are devoted to other celebrations and “pujas”, the second day of the festival, Kukur Tihar, is dedicated solely to celebrate the human-dog bond. Diwali is…
By Amanda Froelich Imagine beginning your day with a fresh, steaming cup of psilocybin-infused coffee. Before long, such a routine could be possible – at least in the city of Denver, Colorado. Following the historic decriminalization of psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” Sträva Craft Coffee has…
By Carrie Ijichi, Nottingham Trent University Would you brush off a serious injury as “just a scratch”? Perhaps you’re the opposite and a stubbed toe is unbearable. Anyone who follows sports will be used to seeing rugby players spending 90 minutes pretending they’re unhurt while…
An Italian study, conducted on twenty-three thousand people and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, shows that regular consumption of this spice is linked to a reduction of death risk for cardiac and cerebrovascular causes Chili pepper is a common guest…
Northwestern University synthetic biologists developed a simple, inexpensive new test that can detect dangerous levels of fluoride in drinking water. With one drop of water, test detects fluoride levels that exceed EPA standards Test costs pennies to make, is easy to read and requires no…
By John Vibes For years, professional athletes have been subjected to drug tests that screen for cannabis. The practice has continued even as the substance has become legally available in many states while being scientifically and clinically proven to be safer than alcohol and opiates,…
By Amanda Froelich Believe it or not, Illinois is where you’ll want to be this New Year’s Eve. Once the ball drops, dispensaries in the state will open their doors and begin legally selling recreational marijuana. The controversial herb was legalized for recreational use mid-2019….
By Manuel García Aguilar Scientists have tried for a long time to recreate human abilities artificially, such as in the case of artificial intelligence—AI—which has recently taken big steps by using hardware for deep learning and neural networks to imitate the synapse process in the…
Reductions in air pollution yielded fast and dramatic impacts on health-outcomes, as well as decreases in all-cause morbidity, according to findings in “Health Benefits of Air Pollution Reduction,” new research published in the American Thoracic Society’s journal, Annals of the American Thoracic Society. The study…
By Mayukh Saha Breaking bones isn’t a very good thing, is it? But you know what’s worse? Having a plaster cast that feels like bricks on your hand. You can’t move, you can’t breathe properly; the pores in your hand do not get air. And…
By Tyler Durden Four years after learning their longtime spokesman was a giant pedophile, Subway has suffered yet another embarrassment after a Canadian court threw out a $210 million lawsuit against journalists who tested the company’s meat, only to discoer that Subway chicken contains as…
By John Vibes Pharmaceutical companies and other private entities have been making significant investments into psychedelic therapies, especially psilocybin, the active ingredient in many of the most popular “magic mushrooms.” Psilocybin was first designated as a “breakthrough therapy” by the FDA last year. And now,…
By Matt Agorist Last year, the world grieved when a 23-month-old baby boy died after he was held hostage by the British government against the wishes of his parents who may have been able to save his life. The denial of medical care to baby…
By Manuel García Aguilar One of the biggest challenges modern medicine has had to face is finding successful cancer treatments. And recently, treatment advances across the spectrum of cancers have continued at a rapid pace. Lung cancer experienced significant treatment breakthroughs in 2018, primarily in…
Research undertaken by King’s College London and St George’s, University of London has found that introducing certain foods early to infants can prevent them from developing an allergy despite low adherence to an introduction regime. In a series of papers published today in the Journal…
In a Maternal & Child Nutrition analysis of published studies on the dietary habits of women who were trying to conceive or were pregnant, most studies indicated that women do not meet nutritional recommendations for vegetable, cereal grain, or folate intake. Pregnant women did not…
By Elias Marat Doctors have made a tremendous step forward in the fight against prostate cancer, using targeted ultrasound pulses to successfully eliminate the disease entirely in 65 percent of cases with few side effects. The new method, detailed in a study presented at the…
Superbugs including E. coli and Staphylococci have been found in more than nine out of ten in-use beauty products – study The vast majority of in-use make-up products such as beauty blenders, mascara and lip gloss are contaminated with potentially life threatening superbugs, new research…
Brushing teeth frequently is linked with lower risks of atrial fibrillation and heart failure, according to a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Previous research suggests that poor oral hygiene leads to…
By Amanda Froelich Scientists are puzzled by a recent discovery in Siberia. An 18,000-year-old puppy, believed to be just two months old when it died, was found in permafrost in the vicinity of the Indigirka River in Siberia, northeast of Yakutsk. According to The Siberian…
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