(Natural News) There was an ambitious new startup, called Nectome, that promised to help people evade death through brain uploading at some point in the future. It received backing from the Silicon Valley startup incubator YCombinator as well as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and it seemed to have a solid plan all around…. … Read more
(Natural News) Californians may soon be seeing a cancer warning on their coffee cup whenever they order the brew. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle has just proposed that coffee should come with a warning about the popular drink’s supposed “dangers to health“. The proposed ruling zeroes in on the carcinogen acrylamide, which is… … Read more
(Natural News) When you read the recent Earth Day article by Michael Bastasch on The Daily Caller, the first thing you might be tempted to do is check the date to see if it was written on April 1. The advice is so incredibly bad and contrary to everything we know about the environment that… … Read more
(Natural News) The medical industry is attempting to immerse itself in virtual reality (VR) technology in the hopes that it will improve patient outcomes. From remote surgeries to VR medical learning, the technology appears to have a variety of applications in health care. A more recent use found is using VR as a distraction tool… … Read more
(Natural News) Does size matter? When it comes to wind turbines, the answer is — yes it does. Indeed, that appears to be the consensus based on all the research that has been conducted on them so far: The bigger the wind turbines are, the more they will be able to offer their unique benefits…. … Read more
(Natural News) Studies suggest that eating around 15 almonds each day can help lower bad cholesterol levels and reduce the risk for diabetes, according to a report published by GreenMedInfo.com. In the report, one of the clinical studies investigated the effects almonds have in improving the levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) cholesterol. The researchers recruited 150… … Read more
(Natural News) Dates share a history with some of the world’s earliest civilizations. People have been enjoying them for so long — well over 5,000 years — that no-one remembers the history of how we first came to enjoy this delectable fruit. One thing is for sure: People consume dates not only for their flavor but also… … Read more
(Natural News) There really is no doubt about it: Sometimes eating out just feels like a necessary indulgence. With the hectic pace of modern life, at times the idea of cooking dinner can feel like an insurmountable obstacle. Stopping at the drive thru on the way home or taking the family out to dinner might… … Read more
(Natural News) Cognitive improvements gained from practicing meditation can last for a minimum of seven years, according to a study published in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement. Researchers at the University of California – Davis based the initial study on The Shamatha Project, which is an investigation of the cognitive, psychological, and biological impacts of meditation. They… … Read more
(Natural News) What is your learning style? Are you someone who learns visually, or do you seem to pick up concepts better when you actually act them out? If you’ve never quite been able to figure out where you fall into the most common learning style categories, take heart: New research shows that learning styles… … Read more