Health And Fitness
Headspace vs. Calm: The Meditation Battle That’s Anything But Zen (#GotBitcoin)
Headspace vs. Calm: The Meditation Battle That’s Anything But Zen (#GotBitcoin) A pair of apps preach relaxation to millions of customers—but still badly want to beat each other. Headspace vs. Calm: The Meditation Battle That’s Anything But Zen The two smartphone apps taking meditation mainstream exude a Zen vibe and trumpet…
Food, The Gut’s Microbiome And The FDA’s Regulatory Framework
There Is Rapid Growth In The Number Of Products That Claim To Affect The Gut Microbiota And Benefit Health. New understanding of how our gut microbial communities (microbiota) transform dietary ingredients into metabolic products that affect human biology is altering our definitions of the nutritional value of foods (1, 2). Food,…
I Downloaded My DNA This Week (#GotBitcoin)
One of the features that all these DNA companies like 23andme, Ancestry, etc. provide is the ability to download the raw data from a genetic scan. I Downloaded My DNA This Week (#GotBitcoin) I Downloaded My DNA This WeekI took a test a couple years ago as part of a…
Plastic Water Bottles, Which Enabled a Drinks Boom, Now Threaten a Crisis (#GotBitcoin?)
Evian’s Water Bottling Plant In Évian-Les-Bains Facing a consumer backlash and stricter regulation, companies are trying to do what’s eluded them for years: make a better bottle. Plastic Water Bottles, Which Enabled A Drinks Boom, Now Threaten A Crisis Bottled water, which recently dethroned soda as America’s most popular beverage, is…
Deformities Alarm Scientists Racing to Rewrite Animal DNA (#GotBitcoin?)
Deformities Alarm Scientists Racing to Rewrite Animal DNA Unintended consequences have included enlarged rabbit tongues and extra pig vertebrae, as bioethicists warn of hubris. Deformities Alarm Scientists Racing to Rewrite Animal DNA The purported birth last month of the world’s first gene-edited human babies, claimed by a Chinese scientist, spurred a…
Billionaire is Turning Heads With Novel Approach To Fighting Cancer (#GotBitcoin?)
Billionaire is Turning Heads With Novel Approach To Fighting Cancer The following is a script. Dr. Sanjay Gupta is the correspondent: Cancer has outwitted scientists and doctors for decades. More than 1,500 people still die of the disease every day in this country. But scientists will tell you they have…
Over-Diagnosis And Over-Treatment Of Cancer In America Reaches Crisis Levels (#GotBitcoin?)
Debate Among Doctors Looks at Whether Zealous Screening Leads to Over-treatment. Over-Diagnosis And Over-Treatment Of Cancer In America Reaches Crisis Levels Early detection has long been seen as a powerful weapon in the battle against cancer. But some experts now see it as double-edged sword. While it's clear that early-stage cancers…
Fighting Cancer By Releasing The Brakes On The Immune System
Cancer immunotherapy comes in several forms. The drugs sparking the most interest are called checkpoint inhibitors. Fighting Cancer By Releasing The Brakes On The Immune System They work by releasing the natural brakes on the immune system, enabling its foot soldiers, called T cells, to attack tumors. “It’s the most…
Cancer Super-Survivors Use Their Own Bodies To Fight The Disease (#GotBitcoin?)
Cancer Super-Survivors Use Their Own Bodies To Fight The Disease (#GotBitcoin?) Collaborations Provide Major Advance in Cancer Treatment Researchers may have solved a puzzle about which patients will benefit from immunotherapy. Cancer Super-Survivors Use Their Own Bodies To Fight The Disease (#GotBitcoin?) A collaboration between an immunologist helping his stepmother fight cancer…
Ayurvedic (Holistic) Medicine Has 5000 Years of Experience Over Western Medicine (#GotBitcoin)
Ayurveda is a 5,000-year-old system of natural healing that has its origins in the Vedic culture of India. Ayurvedic (Holistic) Medicine Has 5000 Years of Experience Over Western Medicine (#GotBitcoin)Although suppressed during years of foreign occupation, Ayurveda has been enjoying a major resurgence in both its native land and throughout…
The Next Big Thing In Medical Lab Tests Will Focus On C-Reactive Proteins And Telomere Length Measurement
What Are Telomeres? The Next Big Thing In Medical Lab Tests Will Focus On C-Reactive Proteins And Telomere Length Measurement Repeated DNA that forms protective caps at the ends of our chromosomes, telomeres perform a similar role to the plastic tip at the end of a shoelace. Like these plastic…
Ultimate Resource On “Havana Syndrome” Including New Cases of The Mysterious Illness (#GotBitcoin)
Canada said Thursday another Cuba-based diplomat is experiencing mysterious health symptoms, prompting officials to review their diplomatic presence in the country. Ultimate Resource On "Havana Syndrome" Including New Cases of The Mysterious Illness (#GotBitcoin) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1meGH0Dts9M[/embed] The envoy is experiencing mysterious health symptoms, prompting Ottawa to review its diplomatic presence in…