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A new medicine for autism: love
While the cause for autism has eluded scientists for generations, a new method of treatment makes living with the disorder more manageable. Researchers in Japan have found that a single dose of oxytocin, known as the “love hormone” for its roll in emotionally bonding lovers as well as mothers Read More...
Peruvian bank gives Lima a energy efficient light show
The intersection of architecture and energy efficient lighting is on display in Lima, Peru where a collaboration between Phillips and the Peruvian bank, Banco del Crédito de Peru’s has created one of the world’s largest interactive LED displays. People passing by can touch a big screen in Read More...
Mothers who live in green spaces have bigger babies
Being in nature improves your mood and it positively impacts seasonal depression. But health benefits of nature go even further. A new study has found that mothers who live in or around green areas have babies with significantly higher birth weights. The study, published in Occupational and Read More...
Running adds years to your life regardless of distance or speed
Running makes you live longer according to a new study published in the journal American College of Cardiology. The interesting part of the findings is that speed and distance don’t impact the years running adds to your life. The study followed 5,500 adults for 15 years and discovered those who Read More...
Turn the television off, and your life on
Many of us are addicts, turning the television on in the evening out of boredom or to seek distraction from everyday life. Then, hours later, we find we are still bored. It’s like yawning: your body is actually screaming for oxygen, and you’re better off going for a run than crawling into bed. Read More...
Trees save lives and billions in health care expenses
We know that trees eat greenhouse gases, and spit out breathable oxygen, but how much air pollution do they ingest, and how do humans benefit? The U.S Forest Service just released the first broad-scale estimate of how big an impact trees have on U.S. citizens and the economy. The study, published Read More...
Barge designed to clean waterways
Many rivers, sees and oceans are terribly polluted. John Kellett of Clearwater Mills has come up with a solar-powered trash-collecting barge that is essentially a giant conveyor belt that scoops up trash from waterways, and then deposits it in an onboard dumpster. The new trash collecting Read More...
Doctors teach the body to cure cancer
The main cancer treatments have serious negative side-effects on the healthy parts of the body. Radiation and chemotherapy damage healthy cells, and surgery often leaves cancer in the body, allowing it to return. But increasingly doctors are using the body’s own immune system as an effective Read More...
Protection of wild life stops child labor and slavery
Environmentalists often talk about the tragic loss of animal and plant life because of the destruction of nature. A new study of UC Berkeley ecologists, led by Justin Brashares and published in Science, shows that the damage even leads to human tragedy. The study discovered a direct link between Read More...
Six seconds exercise lowers blood pressure and improves fitness
A new study conducted by researchers at Abertay University has found that short six-second intervals of high intensity exercise can lower blood pressure and improve overall fitness in elderly. The study, which only looked at pensioners, had 12 participants go all-out on an exercise bike for six Read More...