For all the attention, invention and investment that the U.S. intelligence community devotes to spy satellites, communications intercepts, and new technologies such as artificial intelligence, the raid that killed ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was launched by the same old-fashioned tool that led to Osama bin Laden: human intelligence. After years of trying in vain to get a real-time […]
According to the “Heart of the Matter,” American physiologist Ancel Benjamin Keys can be credited with originating and cementing the saturated fat/cholesterol theory of heart disease. In the 1950’s, Keys produced research that showed perfect correlations between cardiovascular disease and the dietary consumption of fat in several prominent Western countries. But, there was a problem […]
The human body needs both plant and animal sources of omega-3 fats, but they are not interchangeable. Plant-based omega-3 provides alpha linoleic acid (ALA), which the body inefficiently converts to EPA and poorly converts to DHA. Plant-based sources of omega-3 include flaxseed, walnuts, pumpkin seeds and chia seeds. These help to boost ones overall ALA intake. Fish […]
NASA plans to send Dragonfly, a drone, to Saturn’s biggest Moon, Titan, the agency said Thursday, announcing the space agency’s latest high-profile mission to explore the solar system for clues on humanity’s origins. “Today I am proud to announce that our next New Frontiers mission, Dragonfly, will explore Saturn’s largest moon, Titan,” NASA administrator Jim […]
$NFLX, $DIS After a law was passed in Georgia to save the lives of pre-born babies with detectable heartbeats, many in Hollywood grabbed their leftist playbooks and began clamoring for a boycott of the state. Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), Disney (NYSE:DIS) and a smattering of left coast companies threatened to pull production away from Georgia if the […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FLASH: “Machines are only as smart as their human programmers” Hedge fund investors learned that the hard way last year when data-crunching computers that invest $220-B based on historical price trends did worse than most human managers. The losses were so bad that investors pulled billions of dollars out of […]
Pet parents, especially those with older dogs, often don’t realize (or perhaps just do not want to think about) how quickly furry family members age compared to us. Many are surprised to learn their “still acts like a puppy” pet is technically a senior or geriatric dog. There is a general guideline many veterinarians use […]
Your Dog May Help You Live Happier Longer The US is home to nearly 70-M pet dogs, and their owners enjoy unconditional love, loyal companionship and often lovably quirky personalities as a result. These intangible benefits of dog ownership are what make them the most popular pet in America Yet, some of the benefits of pet […]
FLASH: The 1st 1,000-Year-Old Human Might Already Be Alive The world’s 1st 1,000-year-old human might already be alive, according to researcher Aubrey de Grey, and AI (artificial intelligence) firm SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel agrees, Inverse reported. The belief is based on an assertion AI technology can predict how drugs interact with the body and scientists will […]
The Human Body is Mostly Water! The human body is amazing, did you know that we’re made of mostly water? Yep, up to 73% of a newborn baby’s weight may be due to water. Remember “a pint’s a pound the world around,” so a 7-pound infant is packing about 5 pounds of H2O The body […]
A Medical ‘Black Market’ May Happen with Human Cloning A black market is any illegal service or commodity that is high in demand that eventually makes its way to the unreported economy. Dr. Charles Foster of the University of Oxford believes this will happen with human cloning. “I expect that there will be a black market […]
Canada Quietly ‘Begging’ for Help in its Dispute with Saudi Canada is quietly ‘begging’ allies including Germany and Sweden for help with resolving its dust-up with Saudi Arabia, a government source confirmed Thursday. The senior official said Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland had spoken with her counterparts in the 2 European nations. Germany and Sweden previously […]
Human Life Span Has No Limit The limits of human existence might not be as limited as thought. A person’s risk of death slows and even plateaus above 105 anni, a new study reports, challenging previous research saying there is a cutoff point past which the human life span cannot extend. Longevity pioneers that make […]
Life Extension, the Search for Immortality About 25% of children born today are expected to live beyond 100 anni, and research shows the number of Centenarians in the US has been 2X’ing each 10 years since the 1950’s The fascination with longevity is an enduring one and the search for “the Fountain of Youth” has […]
Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Latest Entry, ‘We Race’ the Comic Book $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) has branded many products, but its latest entry is something new: a Web Comic. Now, fans Ferrari and motor sports can follow the comic series called “We Race,” which Ferrari has blessed. The the web comic series comes from illustrator Riccardo Burchielli and […]
Most People are ‘Blind to the Facts” We need to stay sharp , to constantly challenge, and to not accept the status quo. Willful blindness has afflicted mankind for centuries. We prefer the familiar to the unfamiliar. We crave conformity That is human nature, but we cannot fix a problem we refuse to acknowledge. We often […]
The Agriculture Revolution Is Coming, Food Under the Lights $MRK, $F, $CPB, $SLTK, $AMZN, $GOOGL Humans have needs, but we need some things more than others. Back in the 1940’s, American psychologist Abraham Maslow classified human needs into a hierarchy, often shown as a Pyramid. At the foundation are our physiological needs are air, water, […]
Presidents Trump and Duterte ‘Candid in their Dealings’ President Donald Trump lauded his “great relationship” with the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, after meeting in Manila. President Trump arrived in the Philippines Sunday for his 1st face-to-face meeting with President Duterte, whose been accused of ordering thousands of extra-judicial killings in his war on […]
Robert Mueller Being De-Fanged Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference has lost 1 of the FBI’s leading investigators. Peter Strzok, a bureau veteran who spent most of his career working on counterintelligence cases, was brought onto the case in mid-July. He has now been assigned to the FBI’s human resources division. Last […]
Anxiety is America’s #1 Mental Health Problem An estimated 40-M Americans, about 18% of the population over 18 anni, struggle with anxiety, including more than 50% of all American college students Anxiety is the new depression, recent research shows anxiety, a condition characterized by constant and overwhelming worry and fear, is now 800% more prevalent […]
The Importance of Being Calm in the Chaos Stress is often regarded as a psychological issue, but stress is definitely not all in our heads. When the chaos that is life starts to get oppressive, excess stress hormones are released, including cortisol, epinephrine and norepinephrine. This is supposed to happen, as the body is getting […]
Your Pet’s Health and You Some veterinarians are opposed to the idea of weekend or online courses that offer pet parents or any interested party an animal nutrition certification of some kind, I am not one of them. I believe the more knowledge people gain about how nutrients work in the body, the better food […]
You Cannot Use Guess Work When Preparing Food for Your Pet A recent issue of a pet food industry journal listed popular trends in what is called the “Natural” pet food market. For those who might not be aware, the term “Natural” has become a meaningless marketing buzzword in both the human and pet food […]
Anti-aging: NAD+, a Metabolite, Headed for Human Trials Medical researchers have discovered a naturally occurring compound the human body produces that can speed DNA repair, combat disease, and may turn back the clock on aging. The compound called NAD+, which is present in all cells plays a Key role in regulating protein interactions that control […]
Macao Researchers Develop Room Temperature Storage Technology for Stem Cells he University of Macao (UM) researchers developed a new way to store stem cells at room temperature for a minimum of 7 days without the loss of viability and biological activities, the university’s said in a press release Thursday. UM said its researchers from Faculty […]
US President Trump Understands the GCC Region and Iran Gulf monarchies say Barack Hussein Obama did not do enough to tackle perceived meddling by Iran in Bahrain Bahrain’s foreign minister said this week that US President Donald Trump understood the region and the threats posed by their common adversary Iran better than Barack Obama. Speaking […]
The Muslim Brotherhood: Peddling Sharia as Social Justice “Allah is our Objective; the Prophet is our Leader; the Quran is our Law; Jihad is our Way; dying in the way of Allah is our highest Hope”. — the Muslim Brotherhood Motto. NOTE: PLEASE URGE YOUR CONGRESSMAN AND YOUR SENATORS TO SUPPORT THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD TERRORIST […]
Stem Cell Treatment is Controversial, The Research Takes Time US President George W. Bush (43) issued an executive order banning federal funding for new sources of stem cells developed from pre-implantation human embryos in Y 2001, bringing to a virtual halt research in the US. Then a few years later Shinya Yamanaka, and Kazutoshi Takahashi […]
Vow to Eat Healthy this Year, Halt the Aging Process $FB, $TWTR Take note: Magnesium is vitally important for biological function and optimal human health. If you are lacking in cellular magnesium, it can lead to the deterioration of your cellular metabolic function, which can cause more serious health problems. Magnesium is vital for the […]
The High Cost of Sleep-Deprivation Science may still be discovering the mechanisms behind why sleep is so important to your health. Sleep is a Key pillar of good health, equally important as healthy Real foods, pure water and exercise. An increasing number of studies demonstrate how sleep relates to our sleep-wake cycles and plays a […]
Neuroscientists Helped Compile an “Accurate Map of the Human Brain” Doctors have had reliable charts of the human body and its organs: blood circulation, digestive system, nerves and the like, but always with 1 frustrating Grey Zone: the Brain. Wednesday, a team of neuroscientists, computer specialists and engineers said they had compiled what “could be […]
Extreme Weather Strains Australian Firefighting Resources Australia’s firefighting resources will come under increasing strain as climate change causes Northern and Southern hemisphere bushfire seasons to overlap. Dozens of Australian firefighters have traveled to the United States to help fight more than 70 wildfires as the nation weathers one of its worst wildfire seasons in recent […]
