“We might call them superstitions or spells, but they genuinely drum anxiety away.” Anthropologist Dimitris Xygalatas writes about the prior research into superstition as well as his most recent experiments that demonstrated that “those who performed the ritual were faster to recover from that anxiety. Their heart-rate variability…
“On the surface, the 45-year-old Aoki doesn’t seem like the person to hang out with for insights into the promise and perils of longevity science—he has I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD tattooed on the back of his neck. But earlier this year, Aoki took an epigenetic test popular…
“The editors [of Nature Aging] speak to Louise Aronson, geriatrician and Pulitzer Prize finalist, about how old age is perceived and defined, and the influence of social determinants on health.” ~ learn more
“The North Face pulled an elaborate marketing stunt on TikTok and delivered some rain gear via helicopter to a woman in New Zealand, whose complaint about the brand went viral on the platform.” ~ learn more
“Shutting Disco down resulted in the loss of millions of investor capital from friends, family, close connections, and funds I respect and trust. A few key decisions led to our downfall. Below are some reflections on what went wrong at Disco, with the intention of helping other founders…
The first use case they’re building toward is an improved skin model for testing topical products. “Scientists have 3D-printed hair follicles in human skin tissue cultured in the lab. This marks the first time researchers have used the technology to generate hair follicles, which play an important role…
“Published in Brain, the study shows that that the memory impairments in people with Alzheimer’s could be transferred to young animals through transplant of gut microbiota.” ~ learn more and original paper
“Next, the team tried out the compound in four different mouse models of pain: injury induced; inflammatory; chemotherapy-induced; and trigeminal nerve pain, which is a type of chronic pain affecting the face. … In all cases, the CBD3036 significantly reduced the pain experienced by the mice and had…
If anyone can explain to me how this works I would be grateful. “This proof-of-principle biosensing device demonstrates the feasibility of “simultaneous determination of glucose and nitrite in artificial saliva,” according to the NKUA scientists who hope it will help doctors diagnose a variety of conditions.” ~ learn more
“In their paper, "Ultra-processed foods and cardiometabolic health: public health policies to reduce consumption cannot wait," published in BMJ, the authors point out that while there is convincing evidence that processed foods have adverse health risks, efforts to reduce, change or eliminate these food formulations lack sufficient support.” ~ learn…