Species of gut bacteria linked to enhanced cognition and language skills in infant boys | University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

Credit: CC0 Public DomainJuly 13, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- A University of Alberta-led research study followed more than 400 infants from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) at its Edmonton site. Boys at o ...

First actionable clock that predicts immunological health and chronic diseases of aging | Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Credit: CC0 Public Domain July 12, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- Researchers from the Buck Institute and Stanford University have created an inflammatory clock of aging (iAge) that measures inflammatory lo ...

Cheaters drawn to the opportunity to cheat | Max Planck Society

Common warning: when there are crowds in city centers, pickpockets find easy prey. But in other areas of life, too, some people take advantage of an opportunity to steal or cheat with no qualms . An ...

A fermented-food diet increases microbiome diversity and lowers inflammation | Stanford University Medical Center

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain July 12, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- A diet rich in fermented foods enhances the diversity of gut microbes and decreases molecular signs of inflammation, according to r ...

Alexa, Artificial Intimacy, and Living Lives of Quiet Desperation — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 12, 2021 More than 100 million Amazon Echoes have already been sold across the globe. Researchers believe many consumers purchase the artificial intelligence device ...

Kneeling against Racism: Solidarity in EURO 2020 Should Not be ‘Controversial’ | Ramzy Baroud

French footballer Kylian Mbappé kneeling down against racism. (Photo: video grab) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 9, 2021 Another football "controversy" has started when football players partic ...

Somewhere in Astoria: A Personal History of Sorts — Mickey Z.

The iconic Hell Gate Bridge Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 8, 2021 I’ve had a couple of folks request that I write an article about the history of Astoria because I’m so identified — and self-iden ...

What We Can Still Accomplish | John Michael Greer

July 7, 2021 (EcoSophia.net} -- One of the unexpected benefits of posting my reflections on the future of industrial society in public is that quite often I get advance warning of events on the horiz ...

Are your illusions blocking your power? — Mickey Z.

Still photo and quote from Harold and Maude (1971) Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 5, 2021 We awaken each morning after a couple or many hours in the astral and, in a flash, we must recall who we a ...

Terror Birds? Stop Letting ‘Scientists’ Name Things! — Mickey Z.

Titanis walleri (credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 2, 2021 I recently learned about Titanis walleri — a huge, flightless, carnivorous bird that lived in the early Pliocene to early Pl ...

Whispers From Antiquity | John Michael Greer

June 30, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- One of the things I find fascinating about the deepening twilight of industrial society is how rigid our modern notions of technology have become. Most people these d ...