“Dr. Doom” Roubini Says Binance Is Same As FTX But Worse, Here’s Why
Prominent Bitcoin critic Nouriel Roubini has tweeted to his followers that he believes the Binance exchange to be equal to FTX but only “much worse and shady”. Roubini is Professor of Economics, who worked at the Stern School of Business, New York University, and is chairman of Roubini Macro…#prominentbitcoin #bitcoincritic #roubini #binance #ftx #nourielroubini #associatesllc #sternschool #macroassociates #roubinimacro (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
100 years after his birth, Kurt Vonnegut is more relevant than ever to science
When American novelist Kurt Vonnegut addressed the Bennington College class of 1970—1 year after publishing his best-selling novel,
Slaughterhouse-Five
—he hit the crowd with his signature one-two punch.
“I fully expected that by the time I was 21, some scientist … would have taken a color photograph of God Almighty and sold it to
Popular Mechanics
magazine,” he said. “What actually happened … was that we dropped scientific truth on Hiroshima.”
This weary skepticism for the scientific endeavor rings through many of Vonnegut’s 14 novels and dozens of short stories. For what ...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 10, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Coping With the Side Effects of Kidney-Cancer Treatment
Not long ago, the treatment options available to people with metastatic kidney cancer were few and feeble. Surgical removal of the affected tissue was an effective and often durable fix for people with cancer that was confined to the kidneys. But for the roughly 30% to 40% of people with kidney cancer that spreads to other parts of the body, the prognosis was dispiritingly grim.
Fortunately, things are much different today. “Since the early 2000s, we’ve had a class of drugs called blood-vessel inhibitors, and these made an immediate impact,” says Dr. Primo Lara, a professor, clinician, and director of the...
Source: TIME: Health - October 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized Cancer healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
NIH to study whether MAGIC MUSHROOMS can help smokers quit
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, University of Alabama Birmingham, and New York University will launch the project in December and recruit 66 smokers. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. weighs crackdown on experiments that could make viruses more dangerous
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Source: ScienceNOW - October 19, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Anti-insulin protein linked to longevity and reproduction in ants
An insulin-suppressing protein may be the fountain of youth for ants and provide clues about aging in other species, according to a study led by New York University researchers. Published in Science and supported in part by the U.S. National Science … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - October 17, 2022 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Fentanyl Test Strips Highlight Rift in Nation ’s Struggle to Combat Drug Deaths
Proponents say the ability to check drugs for the presence of lethal fentanyl may save lives. But critics say the strips enable drug use. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jan Hoffman and Desiree Rios Tags: your-feed-science Drug Abuse and Traffic Tests (Drug Use) Opioids and Opiates Fentanyl States (US) Medicine and Health New York University Bronx (NYC) harm reduction Heroin Deaths (Fatalities) Source Type: news
What to Know About ‘ Rainbow Fentanyl ’ and Its Risks for Kids
In late August, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a warning to the public to look out for an “alarming emerging trend”: colorful pill and powder versions of the potent opioid fentanyl, known as “rainbow fentanyl.” “This trend appears to be a new method used by drug cartels to sell highly addictive and potentially deadly fentanyl made to look like candy to children and young people,” the agency said.
While fentanyl does threaten young people’s lives—especially if they’re not aware they’re taking it—some drug experts caution that focusing j...
Source: TIME: Health - September 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Study found that 'magic mushrooms' in treatment DOUBLED alcoholics chances of kicking the habit
Scientists at New York University said magic mushrooms could help 'jolt' the brain out of 'dependent and unhealthy habits'. They are currently illegal in the United States. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tattoo ink can contain cancer causing chemicals, experts warn
Scientists at State University of New York investigated 56 tattoo inks, and found many contained chemicals that could cause cancer. The industry is largely unregulated. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Psilocybin May Help Treat Alcohol Addiction, Study Shows
By the time Jon Kostas was 25, he was desperate to beat his alcohol addiction. He had started drinking at age 13 and had cycled through different treatments—going to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, taking pharmaceutical medications, and trying in-patient rehab—but nothing worked. Ever since 2015, however, when he took part in a clinical trial that combined talk therapy and psilocybin—the psychedelic active ingredient in magic mushrooms—Kostas has quit drinking. “I’m forever grateful and indebted,” he says. “This saved my life.”
A randomized clinical trial, published Aug....
Source: TIME: Health - August 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized Addiction healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
How the Monkeypox Virus Does —and Doesn ’ t —Spread
Until recently, monkeypox rarely spread from person to person. In 2005, a study declared a cluster of six cases in the Republic of Congo “the longest uninterrupted chain of human monkeypox fully documented to date.”
That has changed, to say the least. So far this year, more than 25,000 monkeypox cases have been recorded across 83 countries—and human-to-human transmission is clearly happening at large scale.
How does monkeypox spread among people? Research is ongoing, and findings around monkeypox transmission may develop over time. But here’s what the latest science suggests.
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Source: TIME: Health - August 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate monkeypox Source Type: news
The Best Way to Slow the Spread of Monkeypox
Only July 23rd, World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). It was a contentious decision, with WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus making the final call and overruling the WHO’s Emergency Committee. The advisory committee’s disagreements mirrored debates unfolding among public officials, on social media, and in opinion pages over the last several weeks. Is monkeypox a public health emergency when it’s “just” spreading among gay and bisexual men and trans women? To what degree do cisgender men, women, and kids need to...
Source: TIME: Health - July 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Céline R. Gounder Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news
Why It ’ s Way Harder to Get Tested for Monkeypox Than It Should Be
In June, when it became clear that the U.S. monkeypox outbreak that had begun a month before was not going to just peter out, federal officials met the outbreak with confidence. The pool of at-risk people seemed to be relatively shallow—mostly limited to men who had sex with other men, anyone who had other close contact with a confirmed or suspected case, and anyone who had recently traveled to a country where monkeypox was known to be circulating. A testing infrastructure for monkeypox was already in place through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its Laboratory Response Network (LRN), a ...
Source: TIME: Health - July 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized Disease healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
3 Reasons to Avoid Farmed Salmon
Not so long ago, Atlantic salmon was an abundant wild species. Born in the rivers of northeastern United States and Canada, after a couple years in freshwater they embarked on an epic migration, navigating 2,000 miles across the Atlantic to feed and mature off western Greenland. Millions of salmon travelled up to 60 miles a day, fending off predators and feeding on zooplankton and small fish. When the time came, instinct and the earth’s magnetic fields led these magnificent fish back to spawn in the precise rivers of their birth.
Today, wild salmon are an endangered species, gone from most rivers in the U.S. There ar...
Source: TIME: Health - July 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins Tags: Uncategorized freelance Sustainability Source Type: news
