Cell phone radiation causes brain tumors in mice and rats
It’s no secret that cell phone radiation is linked to negative health effects. That’s why the SAR value was introduced and radiation levels regulated. But what is interesting is that…
Monocropping pays its price: 100% of commercial bananas will be genetically modified
There’s only one species of banana sold commercially: The big Michel (or rather it’s follow-up, Cavendish). This is because it’s the only banana resistant to a certain plague that killed…
Happiness in a Consumer Society
What does ‘happiness’ mean to you? This beautiful short film may show you what a consumer society considers ‘happiness’ to be… but is that really happiness? Or could happiness mean…
Tea consumption is associated with controlling gene expression
It looks like tea affects which segments of our genes are expressed – and which aren’t. That may explain why tea is often associated with various healing properties. In particular,…
Want some gluten-free wheat?
An Italian company has invented a way of treating wheat so that it no longer contains the allergens that celiac (gluten-allergy) patients react to. That means, you can eat gluten-free…
Regenerate your teeth
Stem cells are a magical tool that can fix almost any problem with your health, because stem cells can develop to become any type of cell in the body depending…
Meet the mesentery, now considered a human organ
The mesentery – which encloses the intestines and attaches them to the wall of the abdomen – seems not to be a fragmented set of incoherent parts, but actually one…
Could collaborative consumption raise the happiness index?
While the concept of collaborative consumption is very old – European records contain Roman legal constructs and definitions for collaborative consumption – the recent popularity growth of collaborative consumption in…
Potential new health fad: red algae
Looks like someone rediscovered red algae and wants to put it on the US health food map. Red algae is a known superfood due to its high nutritional density, but…
Case Study: Cuba’s holistic approach to health
Cuba’s health system works because it does one thing that other system’s don’t: It “fosters a holistic approach centered around on a relationship with a primary-care physician.” The holistic approach…