Bloggers
Environmental Death
Illegal logging in community forests, Oil drilling in indigenous territories, Mining concessions in native soils, These have become our warzones.
Aug 9, 2019
Earth & Environment
More than 100 years of Arctic sea ice volume reconstructed with help from historic ships’ logbooks
Results from the newly created 110-year record of Arctic sea ice volume show an unexplained slight decline (black line) in the early 20th century.
Aug 9, 2019
Health
One cell at a time, researchers create a blueprint of liver cells in health and disease
In every tissue throughout our bodies, various cell types are communicating and coordinating their efforts to perform vital functions and maintain health.
Aug 9, 2019
Earth & Environment
Researchers uncover 2.5 billion years of continents breaking up, getting back together
A new study of rocks that formed billions of years ago lends fresh insight into how Earth's plate tectonics—the movement of large pieces of Earth's outer shell—evolved over the planet's 4.56-billion-year history.
Aug 9, 2019
Social Sciences
Forget ‘Obamageddon’, ‘Prepping’ is now part of mainstream American politics and culture
Long considered an extreme reaction to fears of Armageddon and imminent nuclear disaster, ‘preppers’ in the US have traditionally been portrayed as motivated by extreme right-wing or apocalyptic views.
Aug 8, 2019
Health
Police violence a leading cause of death among specific U.S. groups, ‘sobering’ study finds
Violence at the hands of police is a leading cause of death for young men in the United States, finds a new study involving Washington University in St.
Aug 7, 2019
Earth & Environment
In the future, this electricity-free tech could help cool buildings in metro areas
Engineers have designed a new system that can help cool buildings in crowded metropolitan areas without consuming electricity, an important innovation at a time when cities are working to adapt to climate change.
Aug 5, 2019
Bloggers
Incorporating Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in modern day society: over-the-counter supplement and TCM formulae
Note: I did not have any formal training in TCM practices. The TCM ingredients described below are mostly plant-based.
Aug 3, 2019
Bloggers
Our Elephant Graveyard
Browsing through the foliage You selectively suppress The spindly growths of youth, Maintaining gaps of light Through frequent visitations To clumsily prune each trunkful Of frail and wasteful biomass.
Aug 1, 2019
Health
Psoriasis therapy linked to reduced coronary inflammation in patients with the skin condition
Researchers have found that anti-inflammatory biologic therapies used to treat moderate to severe psoriasis can significantly reduce coronary inflammation in patients with the chronic skin condition.
Jul 31, 2019
Health
Expectant mothers can mitigate the impact of marijuana on baby's brain development
A team of researchers led by members of the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus found that choline, an essential…
Jul 31, 2019
Brain & Behavior
Analysis reveals economic cost of Alzheimer's disease and dementia are 'tip of the iceberg'
A new research review highlighting the hidden costs of dementia suggests that traditional measures only show the 'tip of the iceberg' of the cost impact on society.
Jul 30, 2019
Social Sciences
Study examines how picture books introduce kids to politics, portray leaders, issues, democracy
Politics have been known to put adults to sleep, but political engagement could be part of children’s bedtime stories as well.
Jul 29, 2019
Bloggers
Incorporating Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in modern day society: thoughts of a fellow molecular biologist
In June 2018, World Health Organization (WHO) released new International classification of Diseases (ICD 11), in which Chapter 26 includes now the standardized wordings for diseases and diagnoses from TCM perspectives.
Jul 29, 2019