(John Vibes) A study conducted in China by researchers from the Yale School of Public Health in the United States has shown that air pollution causes a “huge” reduction in intelligence. While the research did take place in China, which is known to have very serious pollution problems, the researchers suggest that 95% of the global population is breathing unsafe air at levels that would cause a significant reduction in intelligence.
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New Plastic “Zeoform” Turns Hemp Into Almost Anything
(Joe Martino) What if today’s plastics could be made from materials which were not only sustainable, but non-toxic? At the moment, our plastics are made from oil, which means not only are we putting toxic chemicals into our atmosphere, but we are also filling our environment with products that cannot bio-degrade.
Exposed: Those 11,000 “Scientists” Warning about an Impending “Climate Emergency” Are Just “11,000 Random People,” Investigation Reveals
(Ethan Huff) Scientific “consensus” is a popular buzzword commonly used by climate fanatics to “prove” that man-made climate change is a real thing. But is there really even a consensus as these hysterics claim? Not even close.
Can Sweating Remove Toxins from the Body? A Look at the Research
(Grace Olson) Since the 1990s, scientists have determined that harmful toxins from the environment accumulate within the tissues of the body. Now, researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada found that sweating helps remove these toxins, specifically a flame retardant chemical called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Published in Biomedical Research International, the researchers highlighted that studying sweat, along with blood, is crucial to understanding the toxic compound.
Is Your Cat in Pain? Its Facial Expression May Hold a Clue
(The Conversation) They say that eyes are windows to the soul. Indeed, research suggests this might also be true for our four-legged friends. Since the days of our most celebrated natural historian, Charles Darwin, humans have been interested in how animals communicate via their facial expressions, and how different species might express themselves in similar ways.
MRI Study Associates Screen Time Exposure In Children To Lower Brain Development
(John Vibes) According to a new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, too much screen time for young children could be linked to slower brain development. The study’s lead author Dr. John Hutton, a pediatrician and clinical researcher at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, says that this is the first known study to examine how screen time affects the actual structure of a child’s growing brain.
The Benefits of Phycocyanin: Blue Spirulina For Energy, Pain, Athletes and Cancer?
(Michael Wright) You might be thinking to yourself, ‘what are the benefits of phycocyanin and what is blue spirulina?’ We’ll review the impressive science below.
Low Magnesium Linked to Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
(Dr. Mercola) Magnesium1 is involved in hundreds of biochemical reactions in your body,2,3 and deficiency can contribute to significant health problems. Two common pathologies associated with magnesium deficiency are Type 2 diabetes4,5 and heart disease.
Experiences of God – Whether Spontaneous or Via Psychedelics – Bring Lasting Mental Health Benefits
(Nikki Harper) Research from John Hopkins University and the Council of Spiritual Practices has confirmed something we may have instinctively guessed at – a spiritually significant encounter with whatever you believe to be god brings mental health benefits which can last for decades after the encounter.
Breakthrough Prostate Cancer Treatment Uses Ultrasound Waves To Eliminate Tumors
(Elias Marat) Doctors have made a tremendous step forward in the fight against prostate cancer, using targeted ultrasound pulses to successfully eliminate the disease entirely in 65 percent of cases with few side effects.
Growing Evidence Suggests That The Universe Is Connected By Giant Structures
(Mayukh Saha) It has been found out that the vast galaxies in this Universe can actually traverse large areas of space. This completely negates the cosmological notion of galaxies being unable to move on their own and throws things in a new loop.
What Your Friends’ Brains Look like When They Think of You
(Science Daily) If you ever wondered what’s going on in your friends’ brains when they think about you, new research may provide a clue.
Controversial Review of The Female Orgasm Suggests a New Role For The Clitoris
(Justin Deschamps) Sex is arguably one of the most ancient and important activities human beings engage in. And yet, there is almost no serious research done about it. In particular, we know very little about the orgasm and what all the various effects are on human consciousness, at least in the mainstream. The following study explores a new perspective on the female orgasm, which at one time was considered completely vestigial.
Psychology of Déjà Vu or “Postdiction Bias”
(Neuroscience News) For many, déjà vu is just a fleeting, eerie sensation that “I’ve been here before.” For others, it gets even eerier: In that moment of unsettling familiarity, they also feel certain they know what’s going to happen next – like, a girl in a white shirt is going to pass me on the left.
Doesn’t Stomach Acid Eat Bacteria? Researchers Successfully Identify the Hiding Place of H. Pylori, a Bacteria Linked to Stomach Ulcers, Cancer
(Evangelyn Rodriguez) The bacterium known as Helicobacter pylori is notorious for its ability to colonize humans and cause stomach ulcers. While an H. pylori infection rarely causes any symptoms, there are some cases where the bacterium causes open sores to form in the stomach or triggers severe inflammation — an event that could eventually lead to gastric cancer.