“It is likely that Kahneman’s book [Thinking Fast and Slow], or at least some of his chapters, would be very different from the actual book, if it had been written just a few years later. However, in 2011 most psychologists […]
“Neuroscientist and Stanford University Associate Professor Dr. Andrew Huberman educated us on how we can maintain neuroplasticity as we age.” | learn more
“Over the last four years, Neta Raab and Ido Bachelet have received hundreds of padded cardboard boxes containing frozen poop from wild animals on five different continents.” | learn more
WOW! “DNA isn’t the only builder in the biological world – there’s also a mysterious bioelectric layer directing cells to work together to grow organs, systems and bodies, says biologist Michael Levin. Sharing unforgettable and groundbreaking footage of two-headed worms, […]
“The results, recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, are decidedly mixed with the primary depression measure revealing no significant difference between the two treatments, but a number of secondary measures notably favoring psilocybin.” | learn more
Two new clinical trials are taking “food as medicine” to the next level. “The researchers hope the diet will render tumors more vulnerable to the drug, which blocks a growth-promoting pathway in cells. “It’s very outside of the mainstream thinking,” […]
“A new type of compostable plastic is embedded with enzymes that, when triggered, quickly break the material down to its constituent molecules.” | learn more
“3D printing holds the promise of changing the healthcare industry for the better by offering products such as smarter drugs and hyper-customized prosthetics. …[In] the near future, it might become commonplace for doctors to treat patients with printed organs. In […]
“Daily injections of insulin are a hassle for the hundreds of millions of people with diabetes. An oral pill would be much easier to swallow (pun intended), and now researchers from New York University Abu Dhabi have developed a new […]
“In this issue of JDST, Alva and colleagues present for the first time, development of a continuous ketone monitor (CKM) tested both in vitro and in humans.” | learn more