Ayman YoussefLoneliness May Warp Our Genes, And Our Immune Systemsverified_publisherNPR - Angus ChenLoneliness has been linked to everything from heart disease to Alzheimer's disease. Depression is common among the lonely. Cancers tear through their bodies more rapidly, and viruses hit them harder and more frequently. In the short term, it feels like the loneliness will kill you. A study suggests …
Ayman YoussefWhy is the U.S. bringing down the hammer on FIFA?verified_publisherCNNCNN — In recent years, FIFA has made news not just for enforcing rules on the soccer field, but also for allegedly breaking them off it. The body that governs soccer, the most popular sport in the world, is a multibillion-dollar behemoth. Great power, yes. Great responsibility? Not so much, critics …
Ayman YoussefA Robot That Can Perform Brain Surgery on a Fruit Fly (Published 2015)verified_publisherThe New York Times - John MarkoffSTANFORD, Calif. — On a small darkened platform a handful of fruit flies wander aimlessly. There is a brief flash of light and a robotic arm darts downward, precisely targeting a fly’s thorax, a moving target roughly the size of a pinhead. The fly seems unfazed, appearing not to notice that it has …
Ayman YoussefCould electric biorocks save coral reefs?verified_publisherBBC Future - Katie SilverIn Indonesia, ecologists have created ‘biological rocks’ on the ocean floor using an ingeniously simple technology. Katie Silver investigates.
Ayman YoussefThe Invention That Could End ObesityBuzzFeed - Joel OliphintA Michigan surgeon invented an apparatus that he believes tricks the brain into thinking the stomach is full. His Full Sense Device could be a lifesaver for millions of obese Americans and raises questions about how hunger — our most basic human impulse — even works. Bonnie Lauria was miserable. She …