Month: December 2017

PICK ONE: There are either two genders, or an infinite number of genders … Which option is rooted in biological reality?

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(Natural News) Liberals, you have a choice to make: There are either two genders, or an infinite number of genders; pick one. It’s unfortunate that we are even having discussions like this in the first place, but nevertheless, there is an ongoing debate in this country regarding whether a person’s sex and gender is defined by biology… … Read more

New level of intelligence: A new AI can teach itself with a “reinforcement learning algorithm” resulting in “superhuman” abilities within hours

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(Natural News) It has been two decades since DeepBlue defeated Garry Kasparov in a match, but chess players were surprised by another development. The AlphaZero algorithm, a collaboration between Google and DeepMind, has recently shattered records. Even though DeepMind’s AlphaZero played against itself for only four hours, it managed to “synthesize the chess knowledge of one and a… … Read more

Are carbs killing you? Global study finds death rates higher among carb eaters; scientists say we should be eating more fats

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(Natural News) Since the 1970s, we’ve been conditioned to believe that dietary fats cause heart disease and it is what makes us fat. However, it’s eating too many carbohydrates that cause many diseases, as is evident in the obesity and diabetes epidemic of our time. In addition to that, a study published in the peer-reviewed… … Read more

How an active lifestyle determines your “structure” for life: Muscle activity determines skeletal health, according to recent research

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(Natural News) Our bodies are both wonderful and mysterious at the same time – just when we think we already know everything about it, a new discovery comes and blows us out of the water. Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science may have done just that, with two studies stating that our muscles play an active… … Read more

Healthy diet found to help reduce, delay symptoms of MS

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(Natural News) A diet that incorporates “fruits, vegetables, and whole grains” has countless benefits, from improved overall health to weight loss. But according to a recent study, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) can also reduce their symptoms with a healthy diet. Multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease, develops when an individual’s immune system accidentally attacks its own central nervous… … Read more

Your ears are not equal: Research finds people process information better from the right side

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(Natural News) Everyone the world over knows Shakespeare’s “lend me your ears” quote from the play Julius Caesar, but a recently published study from audiology researchers from Auburn University may change that definition to just lending your right ear. The study, which was presented at the 174th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, revealed that people rely on… … Read more

Education and intervention: New training lab uses virtual reality to dissuade teens from smoking

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(Natural News) Virtual reality has a wide variety of uses, ranging from augmenting entertainment experiences to helping pilots train for actual flight. Now, research scientists from the Yale Center for Health & Learning Games are working towards newer, more noble applications for this technology. One of these is smokeSCREEN VR, the virtual reality adaptation of… … Read more