While most attention is on fossil fuels, the US is blocking progress on an adaptation playbook, a matter of life or death for many Africans Although the phase out of…
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Wasabi Compound Enhances Memory – Neuroscience News
Summary: A recent study investigated the impact of 6-MSITC, a compound found in wasabi, on cognitive functions in older adults. Over 12 weeks, participants took either a 6-MSITC supplement or…
Inca quarries and road network found in Cañete
Archaeologists have discovered Inca quarries and a road network in Cerros de Quilmaná and Cerro Quinta Freno, in the province of Cañete, Peru. According to a press release announced by…
Wasabi shows memory-boosting powers in study
Wasabi, that green condiment that spices up your sushi, may possess memory-boosting powers, a new Japanese study suggests. Lead researcher Rui Nouchi, an associate professor at Tohoku University’s Institute of…
The health benefits of volunteering
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Volunteers make an immeasurable difference in people’s lives. The act of volunteering also benefits a person’s health as well. Research has shown that volunteering offers significant…
Technology built the cashless society. Advances are helping the unhoused so they’re not left behind
A vendor selling Street Sense, a local paper that covers issues related to the homeless and employs unhoused individuals as its vendors, takes a donation for a paper while wearing…
4 east African countries are going for nuclear power—why this is a bad idea
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The east Africa region has the fastest growing population in Africa. Between 2013 and 2017, its growth rate was twice the African average. The region is…
Dutch initiative must turn the tables
We’ve had enough “transparency” and “dialogue” around fossil fuel subsidy reform. It’s time to change the defaults In 1964, US Supreme Court’s Justice failed to define pornography, but concluded that…
Metabolic biomarkers may aid mood disorder diagnosis
Metabolomic profiling may improve the differential diagnosis of mood disorders, according to a proof-of-concept study published online Oct. 25 in JAMA Psychiatry. Jakub Tomasik, Ph.D., from the University of Cambridge…
The longstanding mystery of Mars’ moons—and the mission that could solve it
Credit: NASA The two small moons of Mars, Phobos (about 22km in diameter) and Deimos (about 13km in diameter), have been puzzling scientists for decades, with their origin remaining a…
