A chemical compound in essential oils improves the healing process in mice when topically applied to a skin wound; a finding that could lead to improved treatments for skin injuries in humans. The chemical compound, beta-carophyllene, is found in lavender, rosemary, ylang ylang, and other spices.
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Chemical compound in essential oils shown to improve healing
IU researchers have discovered that a compound in essential oils improves healing in mice when applied to a skin wound.
An vaccine against Zika virus protected the fetus in pregnant rhesus monkeys. The trials could support approval of the vaccine, currently in phase II clinical trials in humans.
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Zika Vaccine Protects Fetus in Pregnant Monkeys
An experimental vaccine against the Zika virus reduced the amount of virus in pregnant rhesus macaques and improved fetal outcomes. The work could help support development and approval of the
Regular cannabis use is linked to enlarged left ventricles and early signs of impaired heart function. Research is preliminary but suggests frequent cannabis use causes structural and functional changes in the heart.
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Inverse
Frequent marijuana use could literally change a person's heart
This early study isn't conclusive, but its findings could have grave implications.
Scientists present an approach to encode medical history on a patient using quantum dots in the skin, which are invisible to the naked eye yet detectable when exposed to near-infrared light, with success on rats and synthetic human skin. This may lead to decentralized data storage and biosensing.
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Biocompatible near-infrared quantum dots delivered to the skin by microneedle patches record vaccination
Vaccines prevent disease and save lives; however, lack of standardized immunization recordkeeping makes it challenging to track vaccine coverage across the world. McHugh et al. developed dissolvable microneedles that deliver patterns of near-infrared light…
A USC analysis of tens of thousands of cannabis-related posts on Twitter found that social bots regularly perpetuated bogus health claims on the platform, illustrating how false statements may drown out solid science on social media.
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Social media bots often tweet fake health claims about cannabis
USC researchers analyzed thousands of tweets and found that social bots frequently shared false information about cannabis’s health benefits.
Healthy Diet Could Save $50B in Health Care Costs. Study examining 10 dietary factors finds that unhealthy diets account for almost 20 percent of heart disease, stroke and diabetes costs in the U.S.
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Stronger 2005 U.S. air quality standards resulted in large health returns, study finds. Researchers compared, over time, health outcomes in counties complying with the standards to outcomes in counties that were not. This new approach builds upon past research, providing new evidence of causality.
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Light pollution can suppress melatonin production in humans and animals.Melatonin synchronizes the day-night-rhythm in animals and humans. It adjusts the circadian clocks of cells, tissues and organs, and regulates other seasonal processes like reproduction.
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Light pollution can suppress melatonin production in humans and animals
Researchers from Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) in an international team have analyzed data on the impact of light pollution on melatonin formation in humans and vertebrates.
Impacts of Green New Deal Energy Plans on Grid Stability, Costs, Jobs, Health, and Climate in 143 Countries: a transition to 100% Wind-Water-Solar energy should reduce private and social costs substantially without the need for nuclear power, fossil fuels with carbon capture, or bioenergy.
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BBC News 中文 | 无论在YouTube还是Instagram，一代新型“网红”潮流似乎已经袭来。他们是虚拟人物，却时常以假乱真，如同现实人类一样聊天。未来，人们的偶像会是一群虚拟人类吗？ telegra.ph/虚拟网红来袭当你的偶像不是真的人类-12-22
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虚拟“网红”来袭：当你的偶像不是真的人类
无论在YouTube还是Instagram，一代新型“网红”潮流似乎已经袭来。他们是虚拟人物，却时常以假乱真，如同现实人类一样聊天。未来，我们的偶像会是一群虚拟人类吗？ “绊爱”（Kizuna AI）在YouTube上有230万粉丝。她几乎每天都会发布视频，面对镜头讨论生活、爱情和电子游戏。 但她实际上是一个由电脑生成的虚构角色，外表是一个年轻女人，声音来自一名演员。她自称是先进的人工智能。 她也是近段时间风靡日本的虚拟YouTube博主之一。 虚拟视频博主们拥有卡通的外表，运用廉价的运动传感技术生成。…
Parents’ socioeconomic status and children’s inherited DNA differences are powerful predictors of educational achievement. However, new research (n=5,000) suggests that having the genes for school success is not as beneficial as having parents who are highly educated and wealthy.
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Genes and family are biggest predictor of academic success, study suggests
Whether children will enjoy academic success can be now predicted at birth, a new study suggests.
Scientists discovered that the dermal sheath surrounding growing hair follicles is a previously unknown smooth muscle in mice. Experiments suggest that this is similar in human hairs. Blocking its contraction with drugs may allow men to maintain the hair they have now, instead of slowly losing it.
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Hair growth finding could make baldness 'optional'
"The future of hair loss looks very promising and this study shows that baldness may soon be optional," said Dr. Michele Green.