Survival Stuff #2
Weather forecasting is about to get a whole lot more accurate thanks to Google DeepMind’s GenCast AI-powered prediction model. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2024 Dec 10 – GenCast, an AI-powered weather prediction tool, can crank out 15 days of highly accurate weather forecasts …
InulinMCT promotes weight management while also bolstering gut health. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Dec 08 – An innovative combination of readily available natural products has shaped up to be an alternative to drugs like Ozempic to tackle obesity, type 2 diabetes, liver …
Dark chocolate trumps milk chocolate (and no chocolate) in this new study. Depositphotos. – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Dec 07 – Dark chocolate has been extensively studied for its cardiometabolic health benefits, but findings have been inconsistent, spurring heated debates over whether this treat …
A novel dementia drug protects against the destruction of key brain cell structures. Original images via Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Dec 04 – Filamon Limited, an Australian biotech company focused on developing next-gen anti-inflammatory drugs, has announced its breakthrough dementia treatment. ALPHA-003 …
A 1.5-million-year-old fossil site in Kenya reveals footprints of multiple hominin species co-existing. Kevin Hatala/Chatham University – By Michael Irving 2024 Dec 02 – There’s plenty of evidence that ancient hominin species crossed paths on many occasions – but it’s never been quite as …
AI not only assists and accelerates chip design – it’s also essential to building the processors we use today. Synopsys View 6 Images – By Abhimanyu Ghoshal 2024 Nov 30 – Human intelligence and our collective wisdom are already becoming limiting factors in the …
Fox nuts have been a superfood and traditional medicine staple in Asia for thousands of years. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Nov 28 – If you’ve never heard of fox nuts, you’d be forgiven for assuming that they don’t sound particularly palatable. But …
Making the gut healthy after a stroke reduces long-term effects on the brain DALL-E. – By Paul McClure 2024 Nov 27 – Injecting a natural hormone directly into the gut reduces the cognitive impairment that accompanies a stroke in the long term, according to …
Nuts notch up another win with a new study showing their power to keep people healthy after the age of 70. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2024 Nov 21 – Adding another plus in the “nuts are good for you” column, new research shows …
Microfluidics makes use of tiny channels to speed up analyses of biomolecules such as DNA and proteins. Thom Leach/Science Photo Library via Getty Images – By Blanca H. Lapizco-Encinas, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology Published: 2024 Nov 26 – When you …
