3 Researchers Awarded The 2015 Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine
Epigraph: Allah sends down water from the sky, so that valleys flow according to their measure, and the flood bears on its surface swelling foam. And from that which they […]
There may be flowing water on Mars. But is there intelligent life on Earth?
theguardian: by George Monbiot — While we marvel at Nasa’s discoveries, we destroy our irreplaceable natural resources – so we can buy pre-peeled bananas and smartphones for dogs ‘Think of what would change if we valued terrestrial water as much as we value the possibility of water on Mars.’ […]
Canadian Pediatric Society updates advice on circumcision
…………….. In its new policy statement released Tuesday, the CPS says it does “not recommend the routine circumcision of every newborn male.” While that basic advice has not changed since […]
Honey Bees Could Carry The Cure To Your Next Bacterial Infection
healthy-holistic-living.com How The Honey Bee Helps Health issues are constantly on the rise, water shortages are growing issues. Yet, what could be considered to be one of the most health threatening epidemics facing society today, passes by without so much as a whisper from main stream media. What is this epidemic you ask? […]
Growing up on a farm provides protection against asthma and allergies
ScienceDaily — Significant insights for development of vaccine against asthma Growing up on a farm provides protection against asthma and allergies. Credit: © ambrozinio / Fotolia Researchers at VIB (a leading life sciences institute in Flanders, Belgium) and Ghent University have successfully established a causal relationship between exposure to so-called […]
‘Guilting’ teens into exercise won’t increase activity
ScienceDaily: by Kristen Morales — Middle-schoolers who feel they can make their own decisions about exercising are more likely to see themselves as a person who exercises, which in turn makes them more likely to exercise, said Rod Dishman, a professor of kinesiology in the UGA College of Education. Credit: […]
Real-life ‘Jurassic Park’? Siberian lab set to clone extinct mammals
Source: RT.com Real-life ‘Jurassic Park’? Siberian lab set to clone extinct mammals Russian scientists have begun their quest to clone pre-historic animals, including but not limited to a woolly mammoth, […]
Scientists call for urgent debate on ‘designer babies’ as GM technology advances
Scientific research bodies in the UK are calling for an urgent debate on the ethical implications of genetically modifying human embryos to cure diseases and create “designer babies.” Britain’s leading […]
Forgiving others cuts depression risk in women
Source: Business Standard The researchers found that older women who forgave others were less likely to report depressive symptoms regardless of whether they felt unforgiven by others….. The researchers said […]
100 Wonderful Ways To Live To 100
Want to add more and better years to your life? Now is the time. We’re living longer than ever: The average American that was born in 2013 will be […]
Religious people cope better with cancer than non believers, a study suggests.
Those with the greatest faith said they had better physical health, greater ability to carry on doing everyday tasks and fewer physical symptoms of cancer Religion and spirituality were a […]
Get more sleep, government tells middle aged
The Telegraph: by Sarah Knapton — The government is to launch a new campaign asking middle aged people to make seven lifestyle changes including getting more sleep Middle-aged people will be encouraged to get more sleep as part of a government campaign to help them live more healthy lifestyles and reduce the […]
Darwin not first to discover heterostyly in plants: study
Documents dating back to the 16th century show that naturalist Charles Darwin was not the first to discover the existence of heterostyly – floral forms that differ in male and […]
Religion Better for Mental Health Than Sport, Study Finds
Newsweek: Researchers from the London School of Economics (LSE) and the Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands studied the impact of various social activities on depressive symptoms in older […]
THE AMAZING EFFECTS COCONUT OIL HAS ON YOUR BODY!
The Spirit Science: by Saso Denkovik Coconut oil is one of the few foods that can truly be described as a superfood. Coconut oil contains a unique combination of fatty […]
Innovations by Muslims that shaped the modern world
Most people have the erroneous opinion that Coffee comes from Italy when in reality, Yemen is where the ubiquitous brew has its true origins. Along with the first university, and […]
Scientists answer Questions about Science and Religion
These answers have been taken from the workshop, organized by Christine Legare at the University of Texas at Austin, aimed to encourage a sophisticated, evidence-based look at the psychology behind […]
Easy DNA Editing Will Remake the World. Buckle Up.
Source: Wired.com Spiny grass and scraggly pines creep amid the arts-and-crafts buildings of the Asilomar Conference Grounds, 100 acres of dune where California’s Monterey Peninsula hammerheads into the Pacific. It’s […]
WE NEVER REALLY DIE: THE SCIENCE BEHIND ETERNAL CONSCIOUSNESS
thespiritscience: by Saso Denkovic — A book called “Biocentrism: How life and consciousness are the keys to understanding the true nature and the universe” stirred the Internet, stating that life does not end when the body dies, but it lasts forever. The author of this book, scientist Dr. Robert Lanza, […]
Shelter from the storm in Europe
Jun 29,2015 – by Mohamed A. El-Erian Dark clouds are lowering over Europe’s economic future, as three distinct tempests gather: the Greek crisis, Russia’s incursion in Ukraine and the rise of populist political parties. Though each poses a considerable threat, Europe, aided by the recent cyclical pickup, is in a […]