Year: 2017

Newsweek Mysterious Skeletons Bearing Horrific Injuries Show Early Ritual Violence in the AndesNewsweekA team of archaeologists has uncovered early evidence of ritual violence in Peru’s northern highlands, providing new clues to what lay behind the development of bloody ceremonial mutilation in ancient Andean civilisation. According to an article …Prehistoric hazing: Ancient Andeans willingly engaged in … Read more

Ars Technica Gun waiting periods prevent hundreds of murders, according to 45-year studyArs TechnicaIf all 50 states adopted wait periods, we’d save around a thousand more each year. Beth Mole – 10/17/2017, 7:12 AM. Enlarge · Getty | Anadolu Agency · reader comments 0. Share this story. A few days to cool off and think … Read more

BBC News Restaurant chain ‘cut sugary drink sales’ with price riseBBC NewsAn increase in the price of sugary drinks in restaurants and the offer of healthier alternatives could encourage customers to cut back on sugar, a study suggests. In Jamie’s Italian restaurants, sales of sugar-sweetened soft drinks declined by 9 …Here’s why sugary drink sales … Read more

Bellevue Reporter Bellevue City Council permanently bans safe injection sites for illegal drugsBellevue ReporterThe Bellevue City Council unanimously voted to permanently ban safe injection sites for illegal drugs at a council meeting Monday. This past summer, the council had enacted an interim official zoning control for a citywide ban on Community Health … and more » View … Read more

Fortune The Deadly Link Between Sugar and CancerFortuneCancer cells are nasty little anarchists. They go where they shouldn’t, subvert authority, co-opt law-abiding cells around them, and break a ton of biological rules in their mindless quest for destruction. They’re also weird. And one of the most …Hazy Cancer–Sugar Association Becomes ClearerGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology NewsIs … Read more

Fox 59 One in nine American men is infected with oral HPV, study showsFox 59About one in nine American men is infected with the oral form of human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a new study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. Nationwide, rates for oral HPV infections are 11.5% of men and 3.2% … Read more

HealthDay Could ‘AI’ Become a Partner in Breast Cancer Care?HealthDayTUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Machines armed with artificial intelligence may one day help doctors better identify high-risk breast lesions that might turn into cancer, new research suggests. High-risk breast lesions are abnormal cells …AI used to detect breast cancer riskBBC NewsMachine learning identifies … Read more

CNN How to break carb cravings, once and for allCNN(CNN) If you’re like many people I know, the thought of giving up pasta and bread in an effort to shed a few pounds (or more) might seem like an unfair punishment — perhaps even a tease, especially when those foods seem to be on everyone … Read more