Search
Total number of posts: 23661
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...
Ebola medicine made from tobacco shows promise
The fear of an Ebola epidemic with no cure is spreading even faster than the virus itself. But there’s promising news. Mapp Biopharmaceuticals Inc., a small biotech lab in southern California, has developed an experimental medicine for life-threatening virus made out of tobacco. And it appears Read More...
Coal ban in China could bring clear skies in 2020
The pollution of China’s coal fired electricity plants travels around the globe and even reaches California on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. So it’s really good news that Beijing's Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau has announced a plan to ban all coal use in 2020. Coal is Read More...
Innovation makes biofuel competitive energy source
Biofuel crops can reduce or offset greenhouse gas emissions by directly removing carbon dioxide from the air as they grow and store it in crop biomass and soil. Fuels from bioenergy crops are thus considered emission-neutral when burnt. The challenge is to get a good energy yield from the crops. Read More...
Fish, just once a week, protects against brain damage
The omega-3 fatty acids in fish oils work wonders for our hearts and our brains. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have found that a weekly meal of baked or broiled fish will improve your brain’s health, even regardless of how many omega-3 fatty acids it has. The Read More...
“Global cooling” makes us less social. The answer? More kindness.
Italian psychologist and author of The Power of Kindness, Piero Ferrucci warns against the dangers of “global cooling”. As the pace of our lives increases and there’s more and more technology around us, our communication tends become less and less personal. That is why Ferrucci argues that we Read More...