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Cyberchondria or Coincidence? How Iatrogenic Death Shadows the Growth of the Internet
1% of all Google searches are health queries. Cyberpsychologist Mary Aiken explains how artificial intelligence diagnostics lead to psychosomatic symptoms, and potentially explain the fourfold increase in iatrogenic death in the US since 1999.
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Having Career or Relationship Anxiety? Change Your Patterns, Not Yourself
Who are you? Good question. Harvard professor Michael Puett explores the idea of the "self", and how what you believe to be your true nature may actually just be patterns you've fallen into.
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Breakthrough Tech: Scientists Use Swarms of Nanorobots to Precisely Target Cancer Cells
Researchers announce a potential breakthrough in using nanotechnology to fight cancer.
Scientists Create Wireless Neural Dust to Monitor Health and Treat Disorders
Researchers create tiny implants that promise new medical treatments via breakthrough brain-machine interaction.
Cockroach milk: The superfood of the future is now
Researchers find an unlikely source for the next superfood.
Marijuana Could Be Key in Curing Alzheimer’s Disease, Find Researchers
Researchers find that a compound within marijuana may potentially protect from the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
Some Painkillers May Actually Prolong Pain, Suggest Researchers
A new study raises troubling questions about the use of commonly prescribed opioid painkillers.
Your Lifetime by the Numbers
A fascinating international study takes a look at what the average person does in a lifetime, broken down by days and percentages.
Science: Magic Mushrooms Found to Help Depression
A first study of its kind finds that psilocybin-containing "magic" mushrooms can be effective in treating depression.
One Minute of Exercise Per Day Is All You Need, Say Researchers
Brief bursts of intense exercise give the same health benefits as a long moderate workout.
Want to Be Zen as F*Ck? Try Rage Yoga.
"Rage Yoga" is a new yoga movement that includes drinking beer, yelling out obscenities and a heavy metal soundtrack.
Humanity Vs Aliens: They Could Wipe Us out with Diseases
Neil deGrasse Tyson and others consider whether alien diseases have the potential to wipe out humanity and maybe already have in the past.
To What Extent Does Comfort Food Ease Anxiety?
Bad days, break-ups, or stress-filled meetings may have you craving some comfort food to ease your anxiety. But don't reach for that chocolate bar just yet.
Why We Shouldn’t Completely Destroy Smallpox
My grandfather used to keep all sorts of things in the trunk of his car: Fishing gear, duct tape, aluminum foil, a large chain, a defused WWII hand grenade. When we asked why he squirreled away such a random assortment of items, he would shrug and say, "Just in case."
That, in a nutshell, is why we should never destroy the smallpox virus. Just in case we need it someday.
How Many Americans Die at Work?
Most Americans don't think twice about workplace safety. Perhaps they should. In newly updated numbers for 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 4,628 Americans met their demise while on the job.
A Possible Cure for Ebola Virus Infection?
Editor’s Note: This article was provided by our partner, RealClearScience. The original is here. Ebola is one of the scariest viruses on Earth. Along with Marburg and a few other […]
We Should Approve ‘Three-Parent’ Embryos
This article originally appeared on RealClerScience. You can read the original here. The government of the United Kingdomrecently announced its intention to draw up regulations for an innovative and controversial in vitro […]
Court’s Gene Patent Decision Not Based on Biology
The U.S. Supreme Court determined that biotechnology companies are not allowed to patent genes. The Court has not gone far enough.