Pulverizing with the Ninja Ultima Blender
cnet.comThe good: The Ninja Ultima BL810 blender performs as well as models that cost twice as much.
The bad: The Ninja Ultima looks bulky and you may not like having to keep track of the various accessories.
The bottom line:…
Unlikely Multiple Sclerosis Pill On Track To Become Blockbuster
by Scott Hensley, npr.orgThere aren’t very many drugs that are also, essentially, industrial chemicals available in railroad-car volumes, pharmaceutical chemist Derek Lowe noted on his blog, In The Pipeline, this spring.
But there are a few. One is lithium…
Here’s where you’re most likely to die from air pollution
John Metcalfe, grist.orgClick to embiggen.Where on Earth are you most likely to die early from air pollution? NASA provides the answer with this mortally serious view of the planet, and it is: lots of places.Like tar stains on a healthy lung, the sickly yellow and…
This plant could help people withdraw safely from meth
Sarah Laskow, grist.orgUSDOJKratom, a plant that is indigenous to Thailand, relieves pain, improves mood, and is illegal to use. But there’s some research that shows that it could help drug users safely withdraw from methamphetamine. (Or cocaine or heroin, but we’re all…
Gross alert: This guy has eaten only raw meat for the past five years
Holly Richmond, grist.orgViceDerek Nance.If you slide waaaay down from the Paleo diet on the weird scale, you find Derek Nance. Dude’s been solely subsisting on raw meat for almost six years and, according to Vice, has “never been healthier”:Five years ago, Derek h…
New Yorkers exposed to more pesticides than rural residents
John Upton, grist.orgShutterstockNew Yorkers can eat all the organics that they want — but that won’t be enough to protect them from the Big Apple’s stubborn pesticide problem.Despite living in a dense city with only tiny patches of agriculture (much of it organic,…
Blizzident “toothbrush” is claimed to clean your teeth in 6 seconds
Ben Coxworth, gizmag.comWhen it comes to things that people don’t do as often or as well as they should, tooth-brushing would have to be at the top of the list. While it usually just comes down to laziness, a lot of people claim that they don’t brush their teeth properly…
As consumer tech speeds up innovation in health, can traditional med tech keep up?
Ki Mae Heussner, gigaom.comConsumer tech and telecom names like Verizon, AT&T and Sony may be relative newcomers to health care, but that doesn’t mean they’re not going to give industry stalwarts a run for their money.
According to a Monday report from…
Numerate Trains Its Drug Design Platform On Huntington’s Disease
Bernadette Tansey, xconomy.comBernadette TanseyThe path toward a breakthrough drug often starts with a new insight about the molecular cause of an illness, but only a few of these discoveries lead to new treatments. Steven Finkbeiner at the Gladstone Institutes in San…
The Pharma Bureaucracy Index: Who’s Nimble, and Who’s Sloooowww?
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the respondents that their answers would remain anonymous, but that I’d used their scores to put together a composite index of pharma bureaucracy. By the end of business on Thurs …
TellSpec identifies food ingredients and calories using science, magic
Zach Honig, engadget.comSome of us can’t eat gluten, while others need to stay away from certain fats. Mealtime can be incredibly stressful for people with dietary restrictions — especially when dining out — since manufacturers aren’t always required to…
Flour Power DIY: Make Gluten-Free Flours at Home with a Coffee Grinder
Lana Winter-Hébert, inhabitat.comAs I’m writing this, I’m stuffing a delicious piece of toast into my face and crunching on it rather happily. That might not seem like a big deal for most people, but for those of us who have to adhere to a gluten-free (GF) diet, a gorgeous piece …
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