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A new study has found that, whether you do it at 35 or 75, quitting cigarette smoking will add years to your life. The findings go to prove that you’re never too old to reap the benefits of stopping smoking.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Heal… Continue reading Quit smoking at 35 for 8 years more life – but what if you’re 75?
Inspired by the color-changing skin of squids and other cephalopods, researchers have developed a flexible screen capable of storing and displaying encrypted images without using electronics – just tiny magnetic particles.Continue ReadingCategory: Tech… Continue reading Squid-skin-inspired screen displays encrypted images using only magnets
A poll of Americans aged 50 and over on their use of cannabis has provided some interesting insights into how often they use the drug, how and why they use it, and the behaviors they engage in while under the influence.Continue ReadingCategory: Health … Continue reading 21% of older Americans used cannabis in the past year
More than 15 million Americans may be putting their liver health at risk, simply by trying to better their overall health. New research has revealed the extent of the damage being caused by taking popular botanical supplements including turmeric, green… Continue reading Turmeric and green tea among six supplements putting people in hospital
Maintaining some semblance of privacy in a society where cameras are increasingly prevalent is becoming harder and harder. But the unwanted eyes aren’t just a problem out in public – nowadays the monitoring is coming from inside the house, too. Be it o… Continue reading Odd ‘smart’ camera turns people into stick figures
A new device has been shown to protect wearers from airborne viruses while leaving their face mask-free. It blocks microbes via a curtain of air which has itself been pretreated to kill any viruses present within it.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables,… Continue reading ‘Air curtain’ hard hat works like an invisible face mask
Age-related hearing loss was primarily thought to be caused by damage to or destruction of hair cells. A row of inner hair cells in the snail-like cochlea converts sound vibrations into electrical signals that are transmitted to the brain via the audit… Continue reading Better-than-normal hearing unlocked by gene tweak
Much has been made of the global rise in antibiotic resistance and its impact on the delivery of effective treatment, with good reason. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials, an umbrella term for medi… Continue reading Your doctor is prescribing antibiotics that won’t help – and may harm
A small research group from the University of Michigan has developed a three-legged skating/shuffling robot called SKOOTR that rolls as it walks, can move along in any direction and can even rise up to overcome obstacles.Continue ReadingCategory: Robot… Continue reading Omnidirectional tripedal robot scoots, shuffles and climbs
Men who engage in recreational activities such as golf, gardening and woodworking are at higher risk of developing ALS, an incurable progressive nervous system disease, a study has found. The findings add to mounting evidence suggesting a link between … Continue reading Golf, and other men’s hobbies, drive a 300% increase in ALS risk