By Kevin Bryan Cancer, the second leading cause of death globally, has caused an estimated number of 9.6 million deaths in 2018, which is about 1 in 6 of total deaths. Cancer’s defining feature is the rapid multiplication of mutated cells, which …
Read More »Keeping Fit into 2019
By Edward Mims 2019 has just begun, and it’s the traditional time to make resolutions for the rest of the year. Resolutions seem outdated and unachievable to many, because making an unfamiliar change for an entire year seems too big of a …
Read More »New Evidence Shows It’s Far More Likely for Life to Exist Elsewhere in the Universe
By: Erick Xu Miguel Nuevo, George Cooper and Scott Sandford are the first NASA researchers at the Ames Astrophysics and Astrochemistry Laboratory in Mountain View that provided experimental evidence showing that DNA sugar can be formed in space. In December 18, 2018, …
Read More »Pseudoscience and Your Health
By Kevin Bryan From phrenology, which claimed to be able to determine human character and mental abilities by the shape of the head, to “patent medicines” in 1800s America, which claimed to cure any number of illnesses, pseudoscientific solutions to human ailments …
Read More »New Year, New You
By Kevin Bryan New Years is a time of joy for many people, when whole families and communities will gather in one place to celebrate the advent of the next year. Many people enjoy New Years because they hope to start anew …
Read More »Leave Scabs Be!
By Allen Bryan You are running outside on a bright summer morning, and all of a sudden, you trip and fall. As you get up, you see blood dripping from your knee. Even as you are looking at it, your body is …
Read More »You Can’t Beat Beets
By Allen Bryan Most people despise beats as a vegetable, but what people do not fully understand is the health benefits of beets. Not only are they full of essential everyday nutrients such as vitamin B, iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, and copper, …
Read More »Thinking With Your Stomach
By Kevin Bryan Have you ever heard the old phrase “thinking with your stomach”? Well, it turns out to be truer than we thought. Recent research shows that the stomach has a much more direct and rapid interaction with the brain than …
Read More »Soda: Diet or Not?
By Allen Bryan Soda and sugary drinks are everywhere: stores, schools, and even gyms. We are told to steer clear of sugary drinks like soda because they are empty calories. Enjoying a refreshing soda once and awhile will not greatly affect your …
Read More »Pesticides
Every person has eaten inorganic fruits or vegetables at some point in his or her life. However, many people do not understand the difference between organic and inorganic foods. Inorganic products are foods that have been in contact with pesticides. Pesticides include …
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