Electronic Sensors Printed Directly on the Skin
• Mike Orcutt via TechnologyReview.comNew electronic tattoos could help monitor health during normal daily activities.
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Bionic Muscles Toughen Up
• Katherine Bourzac via TechnologyReview.comHybrid materials made of cardiac cells and carbon nanotubes might patch damaged hearts and provide muscle for robots made of living tissues.
Scientists pinpoint what pain looks like in the brain
• The RawStory.comScientists said Wednesday they have figured out how to recognize pain in brain scans, possibly paving the way for future tests that could accurately gauge its severity.
Google Searches For Mental Illnesses Increase During The Winter
• Rose Pastore via PopSci.comA new study suggests seasonal changes have a much bigger impact on mental health than previously thought.
New Stanford Technique To Make Brains Transparent
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comA new technique turns mammalian organs transparent, so scientists can see inside.
Brain Scans Offer Precise Measurement Of Human Pain
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comA new study is a first step toward a objective way to measure physical pain.
Building A Better Bed Bug Trap
• Brooke Borel via PopSci.comNew research shows that tiny hairs on bean leaves impale the pests through the feet. A synthetic version may eventually add to the anti-bed bug arsenal.
Couch Potatoes May Be Genetically Predisposed to Being Lazy, Rat Study Suggests
• ScienceDaily.comStudies show 97 percent of American adults get less than 30 minutes of exercise a day, which is the minimum recommended amount based on federal guidelines.
New one-pill, $10-per-month anti-retroviral AIDS treatment debuts in South Africa
• The RawStory.comSouth Africa’s health minister on Monday launched a new single dose anti-AIDs drug which will simplify the world’s biggest HIV treatment regime to just one life-saving pill a day.
Do Brain Games Work?
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comThink you can make yourself smarter with brain-training software? New studies suggest that so-called brain games don't improve players' thinking or IQ, they just make you better at playing the games, the New Yorker reported.
Yes, Your Mind Can Control Your Body Temperature
• Colin Lecher via PopSci.comTibetan nuns prove the physical effects of spiritual activity.
360. Turning Children into Medicated Zombies
• http://www.lewrockwell.com,Peter Breggin, MD, talks to Lew Rockwell about the Big Pharma-public school scheme.
Melissa Harris Perry warns U.S. getting ‘sputniked’ on brain research
• Eric W. Dolan via RawStory.comOn her show Sunday morning, MSNBC host Melissa-Harris Perry warned the United States was falling behind in brain research.
Wash Radiation, Heavy Metals and Other Health Harming Poisons Down the Drain with a Detoxifying Soak
• http://wakeup-world.com, Carolanne WrightTherapeutic baths are a simple, inexpensive and effective way to keep the body and spirit in top form.
Hepatitis Scare at NYC Restaurant Sparks Call for Vaccines
• http://abcnews.go.com, By GILLIAN MOHNEYDessert is off the menu at one New York restaurant, after the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found that one employee working in the pastry kitchen of the Alta restaurant had been infected with Hepatitis A.
How Toxic Dumping Led To Tragedy In A Small Seaside Town
• Dan Fagin via PopSci.comAn excerpt from Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation, a new book about a town in New Jersey devastated by industrial pollution
The Newest Defense Against Biological Warfare? This Cube
• Kelsey D. Atherton via PopSci.comIn 15 minutes, this device can identify biological threats in a sample of blood.
Brain Wave Sensor Shields You From Phone Calls When Your Mind Is Too Busy
• Dan Nosowitz via PopSci.com"My mind is occupied. Please call back later."
Device Finds Stray Cancer Cells in Patients’ Blood
• Susan Young via TechnologyReview.comA microfluidic device that captures circulating tumor cells could give doctors a noninvasive way to diagnose and track cancers.
SARS-like virus seems to cause deadly lung infection
• The RawStory.comA new and deadly virus that has killed 11 of the 17 patients treated for it in the Middle East and Britain appears to cause an infection deep in the lungs, researchers said.
China reports tenth case of H7N9 bird flu
• The RawStory.comChinese authorities on Thursday reported a man in the eastern province of Zhejiang has been infected with the H7N9 strain of bird flu, the tenth human case of the disease which has claimed three lives.
Scientists use 3D printer to make tissue-like material
• The RawStory.comBritish scientists have used a custom-made 3D printer to make living tissue-like material that could one day serve medical purposes, according to findings released Thursday.
Almost third of US West Coast newborns hit with thyroid problems after Fukushima nuclear disaster
• http://rt.comResearchers have discovered that the Fukushima nuclear disaster has had far-reaching health effects more drastic than previously thought: young children born on the US West Coast are 28 percent more likely to develop congenital hyperthyroidism.
Scientists find antibody ‘roadmap’ to AIDS vaccine in African patient
• The RawStory.comScientists on a quest for an antibody-based AIDS vaccine said Wednesday they found promising clues in the uncommonly “robust” natural immune response of a patient in Africa.
Over Time, Nuclear Power Would Kill Fewer People Than Petroleum
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comUsing nuclear power for energy instead of coal has prevented almost 2 million pollution-related deaths around the world, and could save millions more lives in the future, according to a new paper.
These Are Immune Cells Grown In Space
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comScientists have been studying them to understand how astronauts' immune systems may change in space.
Italy bans minors from buying electronic cigarettes
• The RawStory.comItaly on Tuesday announced plans to raise the legal limit for buying electronic cigarettes to 18 years from a previous 16, citing the high dose of nicotine inhaled when using the smokeless product.
Obama launches $100 million brain-mapping project
• The RawStory.comUS President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced a $100 million project to map the intricate inner mysteries of the human brain, targeting cures for diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Why Butter Is a Health Food
• Lewrockwell.comButter is a health food. There, I said it.
New coronavirus is potentially more deadly than SARS
• http://www.rawstory.com, By David FergusonResearchers from the University of Hong Kong warned that a new coronavirus that has emerged from the Middle East has the potential to be deadlier than the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus, which kiled 774 people between 2002 and 2003.
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