No topic is too personal or too embarrassing for Jesse Kahnweiler. The 30-year-old L.A.-based filmmaker is best known for her autobiographical films about coming to terms with her rapist, hiring a boyfriend via a casting call, and finding her G-spot by polling strangers on the street. But the hardest subject to tackle—both in her own life and …
The psychedelic drug (R)-DOI is known to stimulate serotonin receptors associated with anti-inflammatory activity. In a study published in the American Journal of Physiology – Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, the authors identify the drug (R)-DOI as one that can promote powerful anti-inflammatory activity within the body. “These drugs are known only for their effects …
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Low doses of metformin, a widely used diabetes medication, and a gene inhibitor known as BI2536 can successfully halt the growth of late-stage prostate cancer tumors, a Purdue University study finds. Prostate cancer causes the second-highest number of cancer-related deaths in men in the U.S., and methods of treating advanced prostate …
While a growing number of men diagnosed with early-stage, slow-growing prostate cancer opt for no immediate treatment beyond active surveillance, most men diagnosed with the cancer – especially those under age 60 who are in good health with a long life expectancy – choose to have their cancer treated without delay with either surgery or …
Last year saw more U.S. measles cases than in any other year in nearly the last quarter century, and 2015 isn’t looking a whole lot better, after someone at Disneyland infected people who infected other people in what has become a seven-state outbreak. Measles vaccines have been around for 50 years, but a vaccine is …
by floodkoff Everyone wants to believe that there are diets that work out there and that there is one that is just right for them. The fact of the matter is that this is true. There are diets that work but there are also many, many that do not. There are many that promise to …
by LZ Creations Hiding an alcohol problem can be dangerous to the individuals suffering from it as well as others. Scared of the social stigma attached to the drinking problem, people devise ways to hide it from others by acting normal. In addition it can have serious ramifications for driving family or injuring an innocent …
i Can you find Australia and Canada? The cartogram, made by Reddit user TeaDranks, scales each country’s geographic area by its population. (Click through to see the high-resolution map.) TeaDranks/via Imgur hide caption itoggle caption TeaDranks/via Imgur World maps distort. It’s inherent in their design. Take a spherical object (the Earth) and try to represent …
When comedian and media industry maven Joan Rivers died unexpectedly at the age of 81, millions mourned. But now as new details emerge as a result of the multi-million dollar lawsuit that her daughter Melissa has filed against the clinic that she holds responsible for her mother’s death, many are alleging that Joan never would …
by Ross Catrow It is a real fact that most of us are obsessed with achieving or maintaining a slim and well-shaped body. Having a healthy and fit body absolutely improves the quality of your life and makes you more self confident and appealing to others. Moreover, overweight is the main risk factor for various …