5 New Approaches to Helping Smokers Quit Smoking
Smoking has been linked to all sorts of health issues, including lung disease, heart disease, strokes, and various types of cancers. Now, considering that the CDC estimates that there are about 30.8 million adult smokers in the U.S., this means that there are millions at risk of serious health conditions. Fortunately, while many people still […]
The Best Fitness Trackers for Every Lifestyle
The newest generation of fitness trackers don’t just count your steps anymore. The tough competition between manufacturers has led to an expansion of their functions for a wider variety of wellness-related activities. We take a look at some of the best.
Amazing New Technology Reduces Symptoms of Celiac Disease
Researchers have developed technology that just might allow people afflicted with celiac disease to eat food with gluten without suffering painful consequences.
Killer Combination: Pandemics in the Age of Social Media and Fake News
“When it took hold in a house, it often happened that no one remained who had not died,” Baldassarre Bonaiuti wrote of the Black Death in 1348. “And it was not just that men and women died, but even sentient animals died. Dogs, cats, chickens, oxen, donkeys, and sheep showed the same symptoms and died […]
This 16 year old has probably changed the future for millions!
I’m always fascinated by what one – just one – motivated person can do. Sure, results usually require teams, but there is always that one standout personality that drives that result. As you’re about to see and read, Kavya Kopparapu is one of those remarkable people. At just 16 years of age, Kavya has developed […]
Don’t want to get pregnant? There’s an app for that!
Not only is there an ‘app for that’, it’s been proven to be every bit as effective as the pill! No chemicals, no synthetic hormones, just plain old mathematics and a unique algorithm. Users measure the temperature underneath their tongues every morning and then enter the result into the app. The algorithm then works out whether you’re fertile or not that […]
Self-Cleaning clothes anyone?
Innovation has bought massive changes to our lives and to Earth itself in the last century. But none has caught my enthusiasm more than the invention of self-cleaning clothes! If this goes mainstream, it seems the day has come when we can finally be free from the bondage of laundry. If there is one task that has been […]
3D printed prosthetics have arrived… and they’re affordable!
Close to three years ago I wrote a post about one man’s quest to print a working 3D prosthetic hand. It was basic but it worked and definitely fell into the category of a miracle (in my humble opinion). It looked like this: Basic perhaps, but life changing for the recipient! In the three years since, 3D […]
What will humans look like in 3015?
Anyone paying attention would have known that October 21st, 2015 was “Back to the Future’ day for a young Marty McFly. He only saw what life would be like 26 years hence (the movie was made in 1989). What about a thousand years from now? Looking to the past, we know that we’ve come a long […]
3D printed rib cage and sternum implant
Spain – September 14th, 2015 In a world first, ground-breaking operation, surgeons have implanted a 3D printed rib cage and sternum. Designed and printed by an Australian company, Anatomics, the recipient is a 54 year old cancer sufferer. Similar procedures done in the past have relied on the use of metal plates but these have […]