Archive for the 'Health' Category
Endocrine Disruptors and Sperm Function
May 13th, 2014Via: EMBO: A plethora of endocrine-disrupting chemicals interfere with human sperm function in a way that may have a negative impact on fertilization. These are the findings of a German – Danish team of researchers from the Center of Advanced European Studies and Research in Bonn, Germany, and the University Department of Growth and Reproduction, […]
Innovative Prosthetic Arm From Segway Inventor Cleared by U.S.
May 10th, 2014Via: Bloomberg: A prosthetic arm made by a company founded by Segway inventor Dean Kamen was approved for sale by U.S. regulators, who called it the first such device able to respond to multiple simultaneous commands from a wearer’s brain. Electrodes attached to the arm detect muscle contractions close to the prosthesis, and a computer […]
Inside the Strange New World of DIY Brain Stimulation
May 9th, 2014Via: Wired: With easy access to the research, the equipment, and each other, self-experimenters aren’t consulting their doctors or waiting for scientific consensus. They’re zapping first and asking questions as they go.
Women Who Avoid Sunshine Have Double the Mortality Rate from All Causes vs. Women Who Sunbathe
May 7th, 2014Warning: Nothing that appears on Cryptogon should be considered medical advice. Vitamin D3 supplementation has made an incredibly positive impact on my life. I used to get absolutely shocking hay fever-like symptoms. I write “hay fever-like” because the symptoms would be exactly like hay fever, but during times when pollen counts have been low. A […]
Scientists Create 1st Living Organism From Artificial DNA
May 7th, 2014Via: U.S. News and World Report: Move over, Frankenstein! Your 21st-century counterpart has just been announced. In true sci-fi fashion, a team of researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in La Jolla, Calif., has created a brand-new bacteria based on a genetic structure found nowhere on Earth. According to lead researcher Floyd Romesberg, the […]
Pot Effectively Treats MS Symptoms
April 30th, 2014Via: CBS: Medical marijuana is becoming mainstream: 21 states and the District of Columbia allow it. But until Monday, little was known about whether it can effectively treat neurological disorders. Sixty-nine-year-old Gloria Gates has multiple sclerosis. She can no longer walk and is often in severe pain. “One thing that is just intolerable for me […]
The Antibiotics that Could Kill You
April 26th, 2014Via: CNN: In 2010, Americans were prescribed 258 million courses of antibiotics, a rate of 833 per thousand people. Such massive usage, billions of doses, has been going on year after year. We have few clues about the consequences of our cumulative exposures. We do know that widespread antibiotic treatments make us more susceptible to […]
North Dakota Finds More Radioactive Oil Waste
April 24th, 2014Via: AP: North Dakota confirmed Thursday the discovery of a new radioactive dump of waste from oil drilling, and separately a company hired to clean up waste found in February at another location said it removed double the amount of radioactive material originally estimated to be there. The Canadian company hired to clean up the […]
Man Prefers $50 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand to One That Cost $42,000
April 21st, 2014Via: 3dprint.com: After some time had passed, Simon decided to meet up with Delgado once more, this time to work on the setup of the tendons within the Beast. To his amazement, Delgado had told him that the 3D printed hand has been functioning better than the myoelectric device, and he had preferred it to […]
NJ Mumps Victims Were Vaccinated
April 19th, 2014In other news: Measles Outbreak Traced to Fully Vaccinated Patient for First Time. Via: ABC News: An outbreak of mumps among New Jersey college students has highlighted the “weak sister” in the MMR vaccine. At least eight students at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken have contracted the contagious virus despite having received two […]
