Study: Yoga and meditation can change your stress-related genes
Inflammation can temporarily boost the immune system, and can be protective against infection and injury. But in today’s society, in which stress is primarily psychological, the body’s inflammatory response can become chronic and can impair both physical and mental health. In a new scientific Read More...
Google bets AI and human oversight will curb online extremism
Google has outlined a four-step approach to combatting pro-terrorism content online. To start, the tech giant is pouring more energy into machine learning research that could improve its ability to automatically remove terrorist videos while keeping innocently-posted clips online. Google will Read More...
How to change your perspective on stress and turn it into a good thing
We tend to view stress as a negative thing, but it doesn’t always have to be that way. In fact, stress may actually be good for you if you learn to embrace it and use it properly. See here how you can harness the power of stress to your Read More...
How California and China plan to push for millions of zero-emission vehicles
California has long been the nation's leader in zero-emission vehicles, with initiatives dating more than two decades. Now the Golden State is partnering with China, the world's largest car market, to accelerate that country's zero-emission goals. The state announced a new initiative with China, in Read More...
Bosch building $1.1B self-driving chip plant, its biggest investment ever
Tier one auto industry supplier Bosch is investing heavily in where the market is headed, with a newly-announced $1.1 billion facility that will produce semiconductors used in self-driving cars, smart homes and smart-city infrastructure. Bloomberg reports that this is the biggest single investment Read More...
Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy
A federally funded research effort to revolutionize water treatment has yielded an off-grid technology that uses energy from sunlight alone to turn salt water into fresh drinking water. The desalination system, which uses a combination of membrane distillation technology and light-harvesting Read More...
Probiotics could improve survival rates in honeybees exposed to pesticide
Honeybee populations responsible for pollinating a third of the global food crop could be protected from massive die-offs known as colony collapse disorder by easily administered probiotics, according to Canadian researchers. The scientists examined how the probiotic lactobaccili might Read More...
How Uber and Airbnb became poster children for the disruption economy
Also in town for the festivities were two other hustling San Francisco startup jockeys, Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp. They had used a website to find more comfortable accommodations, but on Inauguration Day they couldn’t get a cab and had to sprint miles in the wicked cold to get to the mall Read More...
Broccoli extract helps obese patients combat Type 2 diabetes
A promising new study suggests that doctors might soon be prescribing a pill containing an antioxidant found in broccoli to obese patients with Type 2 diabetes. Swedish scientists discovered that sulforaphane, a powerhouse antioxidant found in the vegetable, helped overweight people reduce blood Read More...
Acupuncture could serve as a drug-free pain reliever in emergency rooms
The world’s largest randomized controlled trial of acupuncture in emergency departments found that it is a safe and effective alternative to pain-relieving drugs. Although it's not a common pain reliever in the emergency room, a trial at a hospital in Melbourne found acupuncture provided Read More...