JJackadded this to HealingGenes Gene Increases Risk for Pot Addictionscientificamerican.com - Karen Weintraub Danish researchers have for the first time identified a gene that increases the risk for cannabis use disorder. About 10 percent of people who ingest …
JJackadded this to HealingCeliac Disease New Pill Will Let People With Celiac Disease Eat Gluten-Filled Meals Of Their DreamsPopular ScienceSoon celiacs could enjoy a delicious meal of pizza and beer. All Hoon Sunwoo wanted was to drink a beer with his friend. But his friend has celiac disease, an autoimmune condition in which a person generates
JJackadded this to HealingAlzheimer's Disease Blood pressure pill has potential to slow down Alzheimer’s diseaseThe Telegraph - By Laura DonnellyA cheap blood pressure pill could slow down Alzheimer's disease by improving flow of blood to parts of the brain linked to memory, research suggests. Dutch research found that those given the pills for
JJackadded this to CodingiPhone Warning Issued For Apple's 1.4 Billion iPad And iPhone UsersForbes - Gordon KellyWith Apple’s (admittedly ugly) iPhone 11 now coming together quickly and recent iOS 12 releases looking rock solid, the company has been on something of a roll. But that just changed. Israeli forensics
JJackadded this to HealingNarcolepsy A Drug Meant For Narcolepsy Can Boost Brain FunctionPopular ScienceIn 1998, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug modafinil as a treatment for narcolepsy, a condition in which the brain has trouble regulating its sleep-wake cycle that results in sudden
JJackadded this to EvolutionScience The Evolution of Sex Could Have Provided a Defense Against Cancer Cellssmithsonianmag.com - Jon Kelvey Why organisms began having sex, rather than simply reproducing asexually as life did for billions of years—and still does, in the case of …
JJackadded this to HealingProstate Cancer New prostate cancer test will give men 'peace of mind' that they will never develop the disease, scientists sayThe Telegraph - By Henry BodkinA new one-off prostate cancer test at the age of 55 promises to give men “peace of mind” that they will never develop the disease, scientists have revealed. The 10-minute scan, which could be rolled out
JJackadded this to General SciEnvironment Scientists Discover Rare, 'Undisturbed' Pockets of Seawater From The Last Ice AgeScienceAlert - PETER DOCKRILL Scientists have discovered a 'unique archive' of ocean water that still exists virtually undisturbed from the last Ice Age some 20,000 years …
JJackadded this to HealingScience Vaping these popular flavors may cause 'significant' health damageslashgear.com - Brittany A. Roston A new study out of Stanford University School of Medicine warns that vaping flavored nicotine liquids, including versions that don’t contain …
JJackadded this to HealingSuper BugHong Kong cases of ‘public enemy No 1’ superbug more than double in 2018, prompting Hospital Authority to unveil five-pointscmp.com - Victor Ting The number of Hong Kong patients diagnosed with a superbug that has been dubbed “public enemy No 1” more than doubled last year, with fears the …
JJackadded this to HealingFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAutism Autism is caused by kinks in 'supporting' DNA - not specific genes, major study findsdailymail.co.uk - By Dailymail.com Reporter Since the human genome was first mapped in 2003, scientists have been searching for specific genes that cause autism. But a new study by Princeton …
JJackadded this to HardwareAutos 1950s engine tech was as efficient as today’s. So why didn’t we use it?Digital Trends - Adam Kaslikowski The engine in your car right now is terrible at its job. Your motor only has to do one thing: convert gasoline into mechanical energy by burning it. …
JJackadded this to NeuroDepression Research Says These 5 Surprising Things Can Reduce Depression In Men But Not In WomenBustle - Kristine Fellizar According to the National Institute of Mental Health, over 17 million adults in the United States have experienced at least one major depressive …
JJackadded this to QuantumScience The geometry of an electron determined for the first timephys.org - University of Basel Physicists at the University of Basel have shown for the first time how a single electron looks in an artificial atom. A newly developed method …
JJackadded this to NeuroScience Scientists Find a Volume Knob for Emotional MemoriesWIRED - Megan Molteni Steven Ramirez says you can save the Black Mirror references. He’s already heard his work compared to nearly every dystopian movie about memory—from …
JJackadded this to BotanyFungi Fossil Discovery Pushes Back the Origin of Fungi by Half a Billion Yearssmithsonianmag.com - Antonis Rokas Biologists don’t call them “the hidden kingdom” for nothing. With an estimated 5 million species, only a mere 100,000 fungi are known to scientists. …
JJackadded this to HardwareTechnology This engineered wood radiates heat into space, potentially slashing cooling costssciencemag.org - Robert F. Service Households in the U.S. Southwest spend about $400 per year to cool their homes, about twice the national average. Now, a new type of wood that …
JJackadded this to TeachingPlay buttonSoftware Development The programmer who created Python isn’t interested in mentoring white guysQuartz - Dan KopfGuido van Rossum is one of the world’s most influential programmers. Van Rossum is the author of the general-purpose programming language Python, which he started working on in 1989, and is now among most
JJackadded this to AstronomyGeek An Astounding Amount of Water Has Been Discovered Beneath the Martian North PoleGizmodo - George Dvorsky Using ground-penetrating radar, scientists detected a massive reservoir of frozen water sandwiched by layers of sand beneath the northern polar ice …
JJackadded this to NeuroScience Scientists Discover a Major Lasting Benefit of Growing Up Outside the CityInverse - By Emma Betuel "It’s only the last few hundred years that we have moved into cities." The escape of a trip into mountains or a day lying by the beach may feel like …
JJackadded this to NeuroEsketamine Now there’s a nasal spray that rapidly crushes depressionbgr.com - Mike Wehner Depression affects the lives of a great many people and, while there are plenty of options on the table as far as treatment, many are slow-acting and …
JJackadded this to HealingHealth (UK) Cannula sleeves: 'Simple solution for dementia patients'BBC News - Sherie RyderWhen singer Sharon Wallace volunteered at a hospice in her local area, she noticed how small things can make a huge difference. "It can be heartbreaking when you see people affected by dementia," she "They're
JJackadded this to BiophysicsScience Computerized Model Reveals Details Of How Human Cells DivideNPR - Richard HarrisHow do we grow from a single fertilized egg into a fully grown person with trillions of cells? Our cells divide, of course! And it's no mean feat. Each time a cell divides, it must duplicate our 23 pairs
JJackadded this to HardwareScience This is the world's rarest form of gold. New clues are revealing why.National Geographic - Maya Wei-HaasMore than 130 years after its discovery, scientists just got their first high-tech peek at the unexpected crystal structure inside the Ram's Horn. In 1887, as Colorado's gold production neared its peak,
JJackadded this to TeachingMoney I took Yale's 'most popular class ever'—and it completely changed how I spend my moneyCNBC - Dave Schools, Contributor "Money doesn't buy happiness." For most of my life, I've found this idea impossible to justify. Anyone who says a million dollars won't make them …
JJackadded this to Healing New Entry in 'Burgeoning Field' of Prostate Cancer Therapymedscape.com CHICAGO — The prostate is not large — about the size of a walnut, to use a common analogy. A novel ablative technology for prostate cancer doesn't …
JJackadded this to Biophysics Giant lasers crystallize water with shockwaves, revealing the atomic structure of superionic icephys.org - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) used giant lasers to flash-freeze water into its exotic superionic phase and record …
JJackadded this to HardwarePlastic $2.5 trillion 'Holy Grail' found? Breakthrough discovery could lead to 100 percent recyclable plastics, scientists sayFox News - Chris CiacciaPlastic pollution in the world's oceans may have a $2.5 trillion impact, negatively affecting "almost all marine ecosystem services," including areas such as fisheries, recreation and heritage. But a from
JJackadded this to HardwareInnovation A Scientific Accident May Wean the World Off Fossil FuelsInverse - By Chris Howard and Mitch Watts Nanoribbon batteries could make electric cars even better. Some of the most famous scientific discoveries happened by accident. From Teflon and the …
JJackadded this to Economics Specific People Are Weirdly Good at Predicting the Futurefuturism.com - Dan Robitzski If a world-renowned expert makes a prediction about the future, there’s a good chance that they’ll be wrong. Historically, scientific evidence …
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