Monthly Archive: January 2019
By Rich Haridy – There is a hypothesis that the bacteria that causes gum disease can travel into the brain and promote inflammation and neurodegeneration, resulting in Alzheimer’s disease. (Credit: blueringmedia/Depositphotos). A provocative new study, published in the prestigious journal Science Advances, is suggesting the …
By Michael Irving – – A new method of communication involves beaming an audible message to a specific person across a room using lasers. (Credit: Andreus/Depositphotos). In the modern day, we’re used to being able to send messages to specific people over …
NASA research finds a new direction in searching for signs of life in the Universe. By Paul Ratner – NASA-funded research says retinal, not chlorophyll, gave the early Earth its color The two pigments co-evolved but retinal came first We should be looking …
A new study from Oregon State University makes it clear: it’s you. By Derek Beres – Researchers discovered that the more attention you give a cat, the more likely they are to return it. Cats are territorial; being in their home environment greatly …
No snuggling, either. Mr Pokee the Hedgehog – thetimes.co.uk. By Peter Hess – After an unwitting human kissed Sonic the Hedgehog in 2006, you would’ve thought we’d learned our lesson. But 13 years later, humans are as foolish as ever, and now the …
By Rich Haridy – A new study has discovered “super-donors” who have broad microbial diversity in their microbiome, leading to more successful results in fecal transplant treatments. (Credit: MaryValery/Depositphotos). A new study, led by researchers from the University of Auckland, has described the …
By C.C. Weiss – The Pure 5000 Zetros is fairly compact as far as Action Mobils go, but it still looks huge and imposing. (Credit: Action Mobil). The expedition vehicle specialists at Action Mobil are filling out their Pure lineup with an …
By David Nield – Samsung has shown off its folding phone in prototype form. (Credit: Samsung). You might have heard that one of the smartphone trends of 2019 is going to be foldable phones, devices with displays you can actually bend all …
By Rich Haridy – – A new study solidifies the link between sleep disruption and an increase in the toxic proteins that are thought to contribute to the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. (Credit: photographee.eu/Depositphotos). A new study from researchers at Washington University …
By Nick Lavars – Led by professor of oncology Ron Levy, a team at Stanford has come up with a promising new cancer treatment. (Credit: Steve Fisch). Harnessing the body’s natural immune defenses to take the fight to cancer, known as immunotherapy, is an …
