Researchers from Vanderbilt University are challenging previous hypotheses that changes in restricted areas of the brain were responsible for producing awareness, with evidence that awareness or consciousness results from widespread communication across sensory and association areas of the cortex. Continue reading… “New theory suggests consciousness is global in the brain”
Google executive: it’s possible to live to 500
Google’s investment fund, Google Ventures, has backed companies like Uber and Nest. Now the biggest percentage of Google Ventures’ assets are invested in science and, in particular, oncology. Continue reading… “Google executive: it’s possible to live to 500”
Report: homeopathy not effective for treating any condition
Australia’s top body for medical research has concluded, after undertaking an extensive review of existing studies, that homeopathy is not effective for treating any health condition. Continue reading… “Report: homeopathy not effective for treating any condition”
Mysteriously rising death rates among white women
For the past 15 years, death rates in the U.S. among white women have mysteriously soared. New research seems to have found a culprit: prescription painkillers. Continue reading… “Mysteriously rising death rates among white women”