For decades, people have claimed that radiation from cell phones could cause brain cancer. Because the technology is constantly evolving and still relatively new, there was no definitive answer to determine whether we should be concerned. Over the last 30 years, researchers have conducted over 5,000 studies to come up with a definitive answer. The…
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Throughout my lifetime, tattoos have grown in popularity. When I was growing up, the only time you saw one was on grizzled old Navy vets. Today, they’re almost everywhere. Roughly one-third of Americans, men and women combined, have at least one. However, researchers in Europe warn that anyone with a tattoo has an increased chance…
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Years ago, there was an Indiana restaurant chain called Sunshine Cafe. And their slogan branded them as a place where it was always sunny and 72 degrees. There are still a few around. I thought about them yesterday when reading an article about global warming. Scientists have determined that the optimal temperature for living entities…
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved tomatoes. Back then, we didn’t have any varieties of the fruit. Take that back; we did have cherry tomatoes, but usually only when you visited a restaurant with a salad bar. I’m trying to remember when I first learned about Beefsteak, Roma, or the Heirloom variety….
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Last Friday, we discussed the happiest and unhappiest states in America. This week, researchers released data on the healthiest state. They look at factors like life expectancy, obesity, substance abuse, and chronic disease. I was surprised by last week’s rankings for happiness. Regarding health, the results were, in many ways, what I expected. And while…
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Technology has helped advance so many things in science and medicine over the years. And experts feel that artificial intelligence will play a significant role in future advances. It might already be doing that if we can believe scientists from South Korea. Some researchers have reported that thanks to AI, they can now detect autism…
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I love digging into stories on the internet about research projects that try to make some sense of our world. And since I spend so much time reading these articles, the algorithms of websites like Google and Facebook feed me daily. Just the other day, I found some research that tracked the smartest states across…
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I’ve never given this much thought, but the folks at Charmin say many people have an issue tearing their toilet paper. They’ve spent years studying the subject and feel they have a solution to fix this issue. It’s starting to hit stores, and it’s called smooth-tear toilet paper. Instead of being perforated in a straight…
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As we age, many of us pay more attention to our health. When something doesn’t feel right, you wonder if it’s a health problem or just a one-off issue. One topic many think about is heart health. Researchers have studied heart attacks for a long time. And they believe they’ve identified the telltale signs that…
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I’m always fascinated when scientists can identify new forms of life. They often identify fossils of creatures that lived tens of thousands of years ago with the dinosaurs. Recently though, they found another new species. This one still lives in the ocean’s depths near Antarctica. It’s a distant relative of the starfish, and researchers think…
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