How Safe Is #Melatonin, and How Does the #Sleep Aid Work? Experts Explain
Melatonin supplements have become a ubiquitous sleep aid, but research shows that benefits are modest, and the heart health #effects of long-term use are #unknown
By Lori #Youmshajekian
Personalized #mRNA #Vaccines Will Revolutionize #Cancer Treatment—If Funding Cuts Don’t Doom Them
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
By Rowan Moore #Gerety
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/personalized-mrna-vaccines-will-revolutionize-cancer-treatment-if-federal/
Fascinating read about the deliberate design and consideration for lifecycles measured in millennia. In this case, the storage of nuclear waste. Given the possible repercussions of breaking containment, the thought put into questions like future understanding of language is appreciated.
Raccoons are showing early signs of domestication
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/raccoons-are-showing-early-signs-of-domestication/
#ScienceQuickly by #ScientificAmerican:
Can #Vaccines Help Defeat #Cancer?
Host Kendra #PierreLouis speaks with reporter Rowan #MooreGerety about how #mRNA #vaccines, first successfully developed to protect against #COVID, are now being tested to treat cancers such as pancreatic cancer.
Webseite der Episode: https://www.sciencequickly.com
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The Slippery Slope of Ethical Collapse—And How Courage Can Reverse It
Your brain gets used to wrongdoing. It can also get used to doing good
How to Train Your Brain to Act Morally
#EthicalCollapse #Courage #ScientificAmerican #Brain #Morality #SelfTraining #BetterWorld
Rubin Observatory Discovers Surprise 'Tail' on Iconic Galaxy
Archaeologists Uncover a Monumental Ancient Maya Map of the Cosmos
#COVID Is Beginning to Surge Globally—What Are the Symptoms, and How Serious Is It?
By Katie #Kavanagh & Nature magazine
Limited COVID surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say
#SARSCoV2 infections have been #rising in the past month — global cases increased by more than 19,000 last month compared with the previous month, according to data posted on the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 dashboard.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-is-beginning-to-surge-globally-what-are-the-symptoms-and-how-serious/
#Measles Elimination Status Threatened in #US and #Canada | #ScientificAmerican
A meeting of the Pan American Health Organization this week will address the resurgence of measles in the Americas
By Stephanie #Pappas edited by Tanya Lewis
If current trends continue, #NorthAmerica could soon become a #hotspot for permanent measles transmission. Canada could lose its measles-free designation this week, and the U.S. may not be far behind.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/measles-elimination-status-threatened-in-u-s-and-canada/
Scents of Arabia: Interdisciplinary approaches to ancient olfactory worlds
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-archaeology-is-reviving-the-smell-of-history/
A classic graphic reveals nature's most efficient traveler
#ScientificAmerican - H9N2 #BirdFlu Virus Could Pose Human #Pandemic Risk, Experts Warn
Experiments suggests #H9N2 has adapted to human cells, but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet
By Rachel #Fieldhouse & #Nature magazine
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/h9n2-bird-flu-virus-could-pose-human-pandemic-risk-experts-warn/
‘No Kings’ Protesters Reject Political Violence, Survey Shows
How to See Comet Lemmon and the Orionids Meteor Shower Peak
The Parrando Paradox
This might have been formalised by Parrando, but it is no surprise. It has been exploited in scientific, financial and political processes for many years. Global rather than point optimisation.
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The graph comparing the efficiency of different means of transportation updated by Scientific American #cycling #science #scientificAmerican #velo #bike #dataviz
A classic graphic comparing #animallocomotion, updated for #ScientificAmerican’s 180th anniversary, reveals that #bicycles make #humans some of the most #energyefficient #landtravellers. While humans aren’t streamlined like fish, bicycles allow us to glide and minimise energy expenditure, similar to swimming. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-human-on-a-bicycle-is-among-the-most-efficient-forms-of-travel-in-the/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
The travel efficiency graph has been updated!
#BikeTooter #scientificamerican
AI Can Predict Cat Health From Litter Box Visits
