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Cancer tumor destroyed with frequencies, without invasive surgery
Canadian teenager Jack Campanile had a benign tumor on his leg tumor called osteoid osteoma, which caused him great amounts of pain. The traditional method of removing osteoid osteoma involves invasive surgery that would cut open his leg, and remove both the tumor and the effected area of bone the Read More...
Smog-eating paint helps clean the air in polluted cities
Millions of people die every year prematurely because of the air pollution that suffocates many modern cities. Getting rid of the burning of fossil fuels to produce energy is the ultimate perfect solution to this problem. In the mean time there are clever innovations like a paint that breaks down Read More...
How to find more time in your day and beat the scarcity trap
We all wish there were more hours in the day; it would make us more productive, right? Not necessarily. If you approach the day, and the hours you’re awake in the right way, there are more than enough hours in any day. Getting out of the scarcity sand trap can be hard, but is made easier with a Read More...
Beyond the social network
In August 2013 Facebook launched Internet.org, a partnership between Facebook and Airtel Africa, a leading telecom provider, that aims to bring free Internet to those without connectivity in developing countries. The first Internet.org app has just been released for a trial run in Zambia, and Read More...
Digital currencies promise to serve and empower people
There’s hardly anything that can have a deeper impact when it comes to changing the world for the better than a more fair and just money system. The current financial system works best for established institutions and a few individuals—that 1% is not such a bad guess. But in this field as well Read More...
The better you are fed as a baby, the healthier you will be as an adult
Eating well goes a long way when it comes to your health. And it starts very early. New research published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health has found that infants will benefit from a well balanced diet years into life. Scientists from Queensland University of Technology in Read More...
Germany tops list of most energy efficient countries
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has been ranking the largest 16 economies in the world according to their energy efficiency. Germany leads the list and other European nations as well as Japan and even China and India beat the US. The ranking took into account national Read More...
Pepsi leads partnership to fight plastic pollution
Most Americans throw away about 185 pounds of plastic a year—of that only about 42% is recycled. All the plastic that’s wasted ends up in waterways, oceans and landfills. A new partnership of PepsiCo and The Nature Conservatory addresses this challenge. The joint initiative will place recycling Read More...
Sugar pills as effective as Tylenol for treating back pain
While Tylenol is the go-to drug for many when they’re experiencing back pain, new research suggests that acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, might be just as effective at curing back pain as a placebo. The study published in Lancet medical journal took 1,600 people who experienced Read More...
Sugar pills as good as Tylenol for low back pain
The next time you tweak your back, think twice before heading to the medicine cabinet. Acetaminophen, best known as the active ingredient in Tylenol, is the most popular drug in the world for treating low back pain. But a new study shows that it doesn’t help any more than a placebo, or inert Read More...