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March 11, 2023

Brain benefits of mushrooms: new evidence

In 2023, a multinational group of researchers reported new evidence regarding the brain benefits of Lion���s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) mushrooms. The scientists distilled an extract from the mushrooms, called Hericene A, a...

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Published on March 11, 2023 06:07

March 7, 2023

Weekend reading- Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel Garcia Marquez knows it. You want love! We all do.��

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Published on March 07, 2023 06:38

March 2, 2023

Mental Masturbation

Debunking pseudoscience--

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Published on March 02, 2023 06:38

February 28, 2023

The Gut Brain Axis and psychiatric disorders.

In 2020, Canadian scientists reviewed evidence from twenty-one pertinent medical journal articles and discovered a link between the bugs that live in your gut and certain functions of your brain. The trillions of microor...

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Published on February 28, 2023 07:43

February 24, 2023

Billionaires betting on cyborgs

It���s not only zombies coming for your brain: the billionaires also want a piece of the action. The height of augmented humanity rests between our ears: brain computer interface (BCI). It���s closer to reality than you thin...

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Published on February 24, 2023 06:51

February 21, 2023

Autism Update

Genetics

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Published on February 21, 2023 07:28

February 20, 2023

Weekend fiction reading- The Plague

After surviving these last two strange years, you probably have strong feelings about Albert Camus��� existential masterpiece. Depending on which side of the line you fall, it���s either a must read or a novel to be burned b...

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Published on February 20, 2023 07:45

February 13, 2023

Weekend Reading: The Road- C. McCarthy

You���re just about the last man standing in a nightmarish world. Even at noon, the sky is ashen and cold. It���s so cold. On the road. Shepherding the person for whom you���re living to somewhere better. But not really believ...

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Published on February 13, 2023 05:58

February 12, 2023

New Research��� Botox effects on the brain:

If used properly, Botox can have beneficial effects. The FDA approved Botox to treat a bunch of ailments, including severe muscle spasms and migraine headaches. But its popularity really took off once the plastic surgeon...

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Published on February 12, 2023 10:22

February 10, 2023

Buried by Facebook

If you���re trying to build a platform, advertise a business, spread a message, etc. on Facebook, you���re contending with opaque and capricious algorithms.

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Published on February 10, 2023 08:07