Articles from ‘elocal magazine’

Diabetes is one of the most pressing health concerns of our time, and now Swedish scientists have demonstrated a new potential way to manage the disease. It turns out the eye might be a useful place to implant insulin-producing cells to control blood sugar levels. · In patients with type 1 diabetes, the immune system mistakenly attacks the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, leaving the body unable to regulate blood sugar levels and…

A fiery debate has been raging about the possible link between covid-19 vaccines and ‘turbo cancers.’ · The subject was thrust into the spotlight after an article published in The Atlantic in Sept 2022, told the story of well-known Belgian immunologist Michel Goldman, who thought the covid-19 vaccine had accelerated his lymphoma. · Knowing that chemotherapy would render him immunocompromised, Goldman rushed out to get vaccinated and boosted…

The revolt of the gladiator Spartacus in 73-71 BCE remains the most successful slave revolt in the history of Rome. The rebellion is known as the Third Servile War and was the last of three major slave revolts which Rome suppressed. The story of Spartacus has been told by historians, novelists, and filmmakers up to the present day when it enjoys a wide following as a very popular television series but admiration for the hero of the Third…

Porsche and Austrian shipyard Frauscher have taken the first production model of the 850 Fantom Air for a spin on the waters of Lake Garda in Italy, an electric sports boat that's is built around drive technology from the upcoming Porsche Macan electric SUV. · "The eFantom offers everything that Frauscher and Porsche products have always promised: outstanding performance and luxurious experiences, the highest quality and exclusive, timeless…

A new study has found that exposure to light at night messes with our internal body clock, increasing the risk of mental illness, while daytime light exposure reduces that risk. The findings offer a simple and effective, non-pharmacological means of improving mental health. · Our internal body clock, or circadian rhythm, regulates cycles of alertness and sleepiness by responding to the changes in light in our environment. While other cues such…

The frosty U.S. and China decoupling talk is getting real as pandas are getting recalled from zoos across the country and across the world. · It’s called “panda diplomacy” and it’s thought to have started as early as the Tang Dynasty in the 7th century when Empress Wu Zeitan sent a pair of bears (believed to be pandas) to Japan. This Chinese policy of sending pandas as diplomat gifts was revived in 1941, on the eve of the United States…

A massive rift that opened in northeast Ethiopia in 2005 appears to herald the first continental breakup since modern humans evolved, triggering volcanos, sinking land, and a flood of seawater. · Over the course of a couple days in September 2005—amidst a flurry of volcanic eruptions and hundreds of earthquakes—the ground in northeast Ethiopia split wide open. For millions of years, a bubble of molten rock had been percolating below the Earth…

Australian National University (ANU) physicists have combined nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and molecular biology to design a novel method that looks for Alzheimer’s disease protein markers in blood. These markers are tell-tale signs of early neurodegeneration, and early detection is so far the best defense we have in order to effectively intervene in Alzheimer’s progression. While there’s no cure for the disease, a 20-year jump on…

US regulators will consider clinical trials of a system that mimics the womb, which could reduce deaths and disability for babies born prematurely. · Care for babies who are born extremely preterm has improved survival significantly, but long-term health problems remain. · A hairless, pale-skinned lamb lies on its side in what appears to be an oversized sandwich bag filled with hazy fluid. Its eyes are closed, and its snout and limbs jerk as if…

Missouri v. Biden has been described as one of the most consequential lawsuits of its time. · Filed by the Attorneys General of Missouri and Louisiana on May 5, 2022, the lawsuit accuses the Biden administration of exerting undue pressure on social media companies in efforts to mitigate disinformation. · Among the plaintiffs are professors who were censored on social media such as psychiatrist Aaron Kheriaty, and epidemiologists Martin…