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Denver-based company Sträva Craft Coffee has revealed it has begun developing tea and coffee products infused with microdoses of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms. Following the recent psilocybin decriminalization … Continue reading Psychedelic psilocybin microdoses in morning coffee proposed by Denver-based company
Cancer cells often deploy specific “don’t eat me” signals to hide from immune cells. A breakthrough new study from Stanford University has homed in on a previously undiscovered signaling protein that, if effectively inhibited, may lead to new treatments for breast, ovarian, and other difficult-to-treat cancers.
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Continue Reading Breakthrough discovery of signal cancers use to hide from immune system
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A new study is building on the growing association between the liver and Alzheimer’s disease. Suggesting a correlation between blood-based liver function biomarkers and several neurological signs of Alzheimer’s, the research hypothesizes the neurodegenerative disease has broader metabolic effects in organs other than the brain.
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Continue Reading Association between liver dysfunction and Alzheimer’s disease found in new study
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In one of the largest, and most detailed studies of its kind conducted to date, a team of researchers examined data from over 150,000 US war veterans and found eight specific genetic regions that seem to confer an increased risk of developing… Continue reading Large veteran study homes in on genetic risk factors for PTSD
An exciting new study, led by scientists from King’s College London, has discovered a new type of cell in the liver. The research describes the cell as having “stem cell-like properties,” with the potential to regenerate damaged liver cells a… Continue reading Discovery of liver cell with stem cell-like properties could eliminate need for organ transplants
A radioactive cloud spread over Europe in late 2017. Despite official denials, all the evidence pointed to Russia. A new study tracking over 1,000 atmospheric measurements suggests an unreported nuclear accident did likely occur at the Mayak facility in the Southern Ural mountains of Russia.
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Continue Reading Despite denials, study claims 2017’s mysterious radioactive cloud did come from Russia
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In its 12th year the iPhone Photography Awards presents a collection of winning images that highlight the incredible quality of modern smartphone photography. Anchored by a beautiful grand-prize-winning shot of two children in Tanzania, the u… Continue reading Sublime smartphone snaps of the 2019 iPhone Photography Awards
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cracking down on a number of companies selling cannabidiol (CBD) products accompanied by unsubstantiated health claims. The latest target is a company called Curaleaf, which sells CBD products th… Continue reading FDA cracks down on rogue CBD products touting unproven health claims
German photographer Lizzy Petereit has won this year’s Macro Art Photo Project with a lovely close-up of an Anemone flower. Other celebrated images in the impressive competition include an extraordinary snap of a tiny snout-nosed beetle, and surreal cross-section of a developing fig fruit.
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Continue Reading Zoom in on the winners of the 2019 Macro Art photography awards
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An impressive new study from scientists at the University of Utah has described how an impaired immune system can alter the composition of the gut microbiome resulting in metabolic disease and obesity. Demonstrated in mouse experiments, the r… Continue reading New research uncovers compelling link between gut bacteria, obesity and the immune system