Health

The Kek Wars, Part Four: What Moves In The Darkness | John Michael Greer

Aug. 8, 2018 (EcoSophia.net) -- In last week’s thrilling episode of The Kek Wars, we saw how a band of outsiders linked by the network of online forums loosely called “the chans,” and armed with the tools of chaos magic, found themselves in the midst of a cascade of meaningful coincidences and strange happenings, more or less clustered around Pepe the Frog, the ancient Egyptian god Kek, and the t ...

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A glimpse back at life before the big surrender… | Mickey Z.

By Japanexperterna.se from Japan (Person looking at smartphone in the dark) CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Aug. 2, 2018 Not so long ago… check that: It doesn’t feel ...

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Potential link between brain trauma and degenerative brain disease revealed | Elisa Zanier

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Aug. 1, 2018 (MedicalXpress) -- A landmark study published in the journal Brain from the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research of Milan and the University of Gl ...

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Fat consumption is the only cause of weight gain | Laura Graham

Credit: CC0 Public Domain July 13, 2018 (MedicalXpress) -- The only thing that causes weight gain is fat consumption, a new study finds. Scientists from the University of Aberdeen and the Chinese Aca ...

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More than half of Amazonian armadillos carry leprosy | John Spencer

Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). Credit: Richard Truman, USPHS Public Domain (2014).June 28, 2018 (MedicalXpress) -- The bacteria that causes leprosy, a chronic disease that can lead to ...

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Key difference between humans and other mammals is skin deep | Ashley A. Ross et al

Human skin structure. Credit: WikipediaJune 11, 2018 (Phys.org) -- While humans and other species share some of the same genetic information, new research found that humans are unique among mammals w ...

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Mutation links bipolar disorder to mitochondrial disease | Tomoaki M. Kato et al

Abstract rendition of the paper's themes.Mutations in the gene ANT1 may confer a risk for bipolar disorder through a complex interplay between serotonin and mitochondrial signaling in the brain. Cred ...

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Stress in infancy 'dramatically alters' body's organs | Ethan A. Everington

The GABAA receptor CREDIT: Wikipedia May 29, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Scientists have found the first evidence suggesting emotional stress in infancy has significant and far-reaching effects on the body an ...

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Genes, environment and schizophrenia -- new study finds the placenta is the missing link | Daniel R. Weinberger

Fetus in utero, between fifth and sixth months. Image credit: Wikipedia.May 28, 2018 (MedicalXpress) -- Hiding in plain sight, new research shines a spotlight on the placenta's critical role in the n ...

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The Wired Guide To Crispr | Megan Molteni

A CRISPR protein targets specific sections of DNA and cuts them. Scientists have turned this natural defense mechanism in bacteria into a tool for gene editing. Credit: Jenna Luecke and David Steadma ...

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A bit of dark chocolate might sweeten your vision | E.j. Mundell

Credit: CC0 Public Domain April 26, 2018 (MedicalXpress) -- It may not replace prescription glasses, but a few bites of dark chocolate might offer a slight and temporary bump up in vision quality, ne ...

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