Megadgets

A ban on the insecticide-soaked seed coating enforced by the Italian government last year seems to have worked wonders, judging from the freshest data collected on the ground by researchers.

Modafinil’s moment.

New clinical research has shown that one pill has the ability to shrink almost every kind of cancer tumor……in mice. Up next, human trials.

Scans suggest that there’s more to heart disease than a modern diet.

Great podcast interview with Commander Mark Divine, the founder of SEALFIT and a Navy Seal Officer.

Just finished up with my morning meditation session. I’ve been trying to develop the habit for the last few weeks and for the most part have been able to carve out a couple of minutes in my schedule to meditate. Good thing too because as it turns out meditation research has found yet another benefit. [...]

Using technologies common to the semiconductor industry, a team of investigators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Liquidia Technologies has created a polymer nanoparticle that can encapsulate large loads of therapeutic molecules that may have use in treating prostate cancer. The research, led by Joseph DeSimone, co-principal investigator of the Carolina [...]

Build a viable and workable tricorder, one that has the ability to capture key health metrics and detect at least 15 different diseases, the device must also be wireless and must not weigh over 5 pounds, the person or organizations that create such a device in accordance to THESE CRITERIA  and they will be awarded the [...]