Aging really is ‘in your head’
Scientists answer hotly debated questions about how calorie restriction delays aging process September 3, 2013 By Lee Phillion Among scientists, the role of proteins called sirtuins in enhancing…
First estimate of total viruses in mammals ( Minimum of 320,000 viruses )
Contact: Timothy S. Paul tp2111@columbia.edu 212-305-2676 Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health First estimate of total viruses in mammals Minimum of 320,000 viruses; identifying them could help mitigate disease…
NSA and GCHQ unlock encryption used to protect emails, banking and medical records • $250m-a-year US program works covertly with tech companies to insert weaknesses into products • Security experts say programs ‘undermine the fabric of the internet’
US and UK spy agencies defeat privacy and security on the internet James Ball, Julian Borger and Glenn Greenwald The Guardian, Thursday 5 September 2013 15.00 EDT Through covert partnerships with…
The Psychiatric Drug Crisis / 20% of Americans now regularly take mind-altering drugs prescribed by their doctors
Posted by Gary Greenberg It’s been just over twenty-five years since Prozac came to market, and more than twenty per cent of Americans now regularly take mind-altering drugs …
Good hygiene may be to blame for soaring Alzheimer’s
Modern cities and improved hygiene could be behind rising rates of Alzheimer's in Britain and the rest of the developed world, scientists have said. Countries where everyone has access to…
Couple had two children taken away from them for A YEAR because military vet dad was taking medical marijuana prescribed to him by a doctor to treat his PTSD
Michael Lewis and his partner Lauren Taylor had their two young son taken from them by local welfare officials The official had determined that Lewis' medical marijuana was a hazard…
Chinese chief engineer ‘tortured to death by six Communist Party investigators who dunked his head underwater trying to extract confession’
Yu Qiyi held in detention for 38 days on suspicion of corruption in a land deal Coroner said he had inhaled fluids that caused his lungs to malfunction 'Shuanggui' interrogations …
Up to 13 surgery patients at risk from brain disease that SURVIVES sterilization after one man died during operation
One patient had brain surgery in May then died in August from fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Incurable condition can survive standard sterilization Up to 13 people in several states may have…
‘Catastrophe’ as 114 million Chinese suffer diabetes thanks to economic boom
Shocking survey shows 11.6pc of people suffer from rampant diet-related disease, with around one third of the world's diabetics living in China Thursday, 05 September, 2013 [Updated: 7:42AM] Bloomberg and…
Hacked, slashed and castrated: How ‘cannibal’ cult leader ‘Black Jesus’ Steven Tari met his death
Papuan cult leader had been on the verge of an unexplained Israel trip before his grisly demise Kathy Marks Monday, 2 September 2013 Papua New Guinea’s self-styled “Black Jesus” died…
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