By Amando Flavio Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine, United States, have published a new research paper warning that taking hay fever and sleeping drugs could shrink the brain and raise dementia risk. Hay fever is an allergy caused by pollen or dust in…
By Brandon Turbeville According to researchers from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), the cannabinoid Type 2 receptor, also known as a CB2 receptor, plays a vital role in processing brain signals. Up until this point, the CB2 receptor was considered to be part…
By Christina Sarich Maui’s State Department of Transportation just agreed not to spray Monsanto’s Roundup along roadways. All purchases of the glyphosate-based, carcinogenic weed killer have been halted, according to Maui Mama. What’s more, the department is about to change the signs on all of their…
By righteous A successful lawsuit filed under the Freedom of Information Act has revealed how over the course of the past several years, the Center for Disease Control has been sanctioned 6 different times, in secret, by the United States government. The sanctions revolve around…
By Jason Erickson As the dangers of SSRIs offered by Big Pharma continue to be documented, science is finally confirming what many natural health advocates have been arguing for years, namely that many of the illegal substances that have been propagandized to be shunned by…
By Brandon Turbeville Hugh Grant, Monsanto’s CEO, is having a rough time these days. He’s upset about the state of the country and uncivilized debates. More specifically, Grant is upset over the “heated rhetoric” surrounding the GMO debate in America. “The thing that drives [me]…
By Chris “Kikila” Perrin The bees are disappearing. It is as simple as that. In what is most certainly an issue that defies political boundaries, the growing prevalence of honeybee colony collapse disorder (CCD) transcends partisan politics and legislative rhetoric. With the honeybee being one of…
By Jason Erickson Ingestible medicine continues to be a controversial, but quickly arriving technology. In this video you will see a product of researchers at MIT, the University of Sheffield, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology – a tiny origami robot that can unfold itself…
By Carey Wedler Americans are prone to obsessing over seemingly frivolous headlines. Over the past year, we’ve seen the media drive emotional feeding frenzies on everything from the Starbucks red cup scandal to the superficial Confederate flag saga that ultimately glossed over the true foundations of racism in the U.S….
By Jake Anderson A new study suggests the popular painkiller Tylenol does more than reduce pain — it can actually reduce your ability to imagine other people’s pain. Researchers at Ohio State University conducted three experiments on college students to test whether acetaminophen, the active…
By Joshua Krause Everyone knows it by now. Whenever we eat processed meat, in the back of our minds we know that there may be “stuff” in there that isn’t what we paid for. But rest assured, there is more to these mystery meats than…
By Elizabeth Montag Former Facebook employees who managed the “Trending News” section of the site are accusing the behemoth social media platform of censoring news stories and “injecting” others to artificially inflate their popularity. Unsurprisingly, in light of these accusations, the developing story appears to have…
By Brianna Acuesta This Indian restaurant owner cooked meals to send to 170,000 people after a deluge hit his city during monsoon season. Food scarcity is a huge epidemic throughout the world, and oftentimes those it affects increases when natural disasters hit. One such area…
By number23 Cage-Free and Free-Range: The 15 Things The Egg Industry Does Not Want You To Know The meat and poultry industry is the largest segment of U.S. agriculture. However, while the meat industry has seen a steady decline over recent years, the same cannot…
By Amanda Froelich Centenarian Ida Keeling recently made headlines when she set a world record for the fastest 100M by a woman 100 years or older. When the average individual thinks of a centenarian, they are tempted to picture a slow and idle elder. That…
By Claire Bernish Medical errors kill more people in the United States than anything else except heart disease and cancer, a stunning new study has found. Scientists from Johns Hopkins finally quantified the number of deaths from medical mistakes — such as incorrect diagnoses, medication…
By Daisy Luther One of the best ways to buy fruits and vegetables when they’re out of season is to hit the frozen food aisle at your local market. Unfortunately, if you buy your produce in that form, then this massive frozen vegetable recall probably…
By Chris Veritas Agent AstorJane, directed by Christopher Nolan, is a clever foray into the Bond/Bourne film genre. Though in a slight twist, the protagonist is a woman (played by Eva Green) who is always dieting. This nuance leads to such acerbic remarks as, “I’m…
By Michaela Whitton United Kingdom — A controversial deal between tech giant Google and the National Health Service (NHS) will allow artificial intelligence units access to 1.6 million confidential medical records. Since 2014, Google has partnered with several scientists in an attempt to understand human health, but…
By Claire Bernish Asbestos. Though you’re likely familiar with the insidious minerals used in fireproofing and a number of other applications, first responders to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and residents in the area know intimately the dangers it can pose. Once…
