New cause for common hypertension discovered – as well as a cure

Scientists in the UK have discovered a gene variant that causes a common type of high blood pressure – and most importantly, found a cure. A simple surgical procedure saw patients with previously severe hypertension needing no drugs or further treatmen… Continue reading New cause for common hypertension discovered – as well as a cure

Hackers Look to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research

The Russia-linked APT29 has set its sights on pharma research in Western nations in a likely attempt to get ahead on a cure for coronavirus. Continue reading Hackers Look to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research

Silver solutions and essential oils among fake COVID-19 cures warns FDA

Colloidal silver, herbal supplements and essential oils are among a number of products currently being fraudulently promoted as cures for COVID-19, as the US Food and Drug Administration targets seven companies peddling unproven treatments.Continue Rea… Continue reading Silver solutions and essential oils among fake COVID-19 cures warns FDA

Miracle Mineral Solution, aka industrial bleach, is no autism cure, FDA warns

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is, not for the first time, warning the general public to avoid consuming a product called Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS). Despite over a decade of health warnings and cases of death, the sham product, wh… Continue reading Miracle Mineral Solution, aka industrial bleach, is no autism cure, FDA warns

Ebola virus is no longer incurable, Congo trial reports over 90 percent success

A randomized clinical trial taking place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been terminated early due to the extraordinary success of two drugs being investigated to treat the Ebola virus. Four new treatments were being tested in the… Continue reading Ebola virus is no longer incurable, Congo trial reports over 90 percent success

Entry-Level SLA Printer Gets Upgrades, Prints Better

Fused-deposition modeling (FDM) printers have the lion’s share of the 3D-printing market, with cheap, easy-to-use printers slurping up thousands of kilos of filament every year. So where’s the challenge with 3D-printing anymore? Is there any room left to tinker? [Physics Anonymous] thinks so, and has started working on what might be the next big challenge in additive manufacturing for the hobbyist: hacking cheap stereolithography (SLA) printers. To wit, this teardown of and improvements to an Anycubic Photon printer.

The Photon, available for as little as $450, has a lot going for it in the simplicity department. There’s no need to …read more

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