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An analysis of six studies found that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is better at quickly relieving major depression than ketamine: “Every single study directly reports ECT works better than ketamine. But people are still skeptical of ECT, perhaps because of stigma,”
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Using a gel-like, radioactive implant, engineers have demonstrated the most effective treatment for pancreatic cancer ever recorded in mouse models, the new treatment completely eliminated tumors in 80 percent of mice across several model types, including those considered the most difficult to treat
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Researchers have developed a way to include an unobtrusive edible tag (QR code) embedded inside the food that can be read without having to first destroy the food and the tag doesn’t change the outer appearance or taste of the food at all
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New study shows newspaper images from Hurricane Harvey in 2017 continued patterns of presenting people of color as victims and white people as rescuers bringing order back to the chaos, this may not have been conscious or ill-intentioned decisions, but reflect patterns in journalism and cultural
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It is not only classical genes that determine our predisposition to obesity, researchers have now shown that microRNA-7 molecules play a central role in the regulation of body weight: “is the first microRNA for which we’ve been able to demonstrate an association with obesity”
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Scientists have developed a low-cost small device (15x20cm) that can harness energy from wind as gentle as a light breeze and store it as electricity. With wind at 2 m/s the device can produce 3 volts and generate power of up to 290 microwatts (sufficient to power a commercial sensor)
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Reply to comment by philko42 in Researchers have developed a way to include an unobtrusive edible tag (QR code) embedded inside the food that can be read without having to first destroy the food and the tag doesn’t change the outer appearance or taste of the food at all by giuliomagnifico
> I’m not sure what the advantage would be over embossing the code on the exterior, though. It’d definitely make for a neat variation on fortune cookie.
That inside can’t be modified without damage the food, it’s for safety/tracking.