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Do traditional Chinese herbs actually 'heal'? This tool aims to find out.
A new tool may be able to predict the effectiveness of herbs used in traditional Chinese medicines — but what do experts think of its assessments?
https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/do-traditional-chinese-herbs-actually-heal-this-tool-aims-to-find-out #TCM #traditional #chinese #medicine #effectiveness

His Rare Disease's Cure Was Sitting on the Pharmacy Shelf
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/997734?src=rss #CastlemanDisease #idiopathic #multicentric #rapamycin #IL6blocker #tocilizumab

Gastro Obscura’s Guide to the Northern Kentucky Bourbon Tour
10 worthy stops along The B-Line® to sip and savor spirited whiskey.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/gastro-obscura-guide-to-the-northern-kentucky-bourbon-tour #northern #kentucky #bourbon #tour #TheBーLine

Study finds plant populations in Cologne are adapted to their urban environments
A research team from the Universities of Cologne and Potsdam and the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research has found that the regional lines of the thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), a small ruderal plant which populates the streets of Cologne, vary greatly in typical life cycle characteristics, such as the regulation of flowering and germination.
https://phys.org/news/2023-11-populations-cologne-urban-environments.html #Cologne #plant #adaptation #urban #environment

Republican senator continues blocking military picks, including cyber leaders
Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Wednesday refused to yield to his Republican colleagues and lift his months-long hold on nearly 400 senior military promotions, including several nominees for key cybersecurity posts.
https://therecord.media/tommy-tuberville-military-nominations-blockade-cyber-leaders #ThatGuyAgain #cybersecurity #EveryonesSecurity #tuberville #HumanBowelObstruction #StillbornTurd

Asteroid sampler’s hypersonic return thrilled scientists: here’s what they learnt
The re-entry of the OSIRIS-REx sample canister is the most closely observed of its type in history.
efore landing in Utah, it carved a small but blazing path in the skies of the western United States — becoming one of the fastest human-made objects to ever enter the atmosphere.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03318-6
#OSIRISーREx #reentry #speed #meteor #VLF

Should you allow your browser to remember your passwords?
No doubt, you’ll have seen the pop ups in your browser asking if you’d like it to save your password for next time. In fact, many browsers refer to that as their password manager.
It’s very convenient, since your browser is usually the application that needs the password, but is it a good idea?
As usual, there are pros and cons.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/11/should-you-allow-your-browser-to-remember-your-passwords #password #managers #browsers #security

Dinosaur-killing impact did its dirty work with dust
Fine dust in impact deposits would have chilled the planet, shut down photosynthesis.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/dust-of-death-did-it-do-in-the-dinosaurs/
#chicxulub #impact #dust #global #night #climate #extinction #ImpactWinter

Dust from the dino-killing impact ushered in years of global darkness
The Chicxulub impact threw sulfur gas, soot and dust into the air. New research finds that the dust may have been the most devastating.
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/dust-from-the-dino-killing-impact-ushered-in-years-of-global-darkness #chicxulub #impact #dust #global #night #climate #extinction

Strange blobs in Earth’s mantle are relics of a massive collision
Impact with a body called Theia 4.5 billion years ago left remnants deep inside Earth — and also created the Moon.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03385-9 #mantle #blobs #collision #Earth #Moon #protoplanet #Theia #remnants

U.S. Global Health Legislation Tracker
This tracker provides a listing of global health-related legislation being considered by the 118th Congress (Jan. 3, 2023 – Jan. 3, 2025). Currently, there are more than 50 pieces of legislation related to global health. They address topics ranging from global health security to climate change to reproductive health.
https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/fact-sheet/u-s-global-health-legislation-tracker/ #KFF #health #legislation #congress

Bone Stem Cell Discovery: The Hidden Cause of Premature Skull Fusion
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have found that the premature fusion of the skull in infants, known as craniosynostosis, is caused by an increase in a previously unidentified stem cell, the DDR2+ stem cell. This discovery offers potential for treatments beyond surgery.
https://scitechdaily.com/bone-stem-cell-discovery-the-hidden-cause-of-premature-skull-fusion/ #bone #StemCell #skull #fusion #premature #treatment

Shark teeth 'blades' were likely used for ritual or warfare in Indonesia 7,000 years ago
Archaeologists have discovered 7,000-year-old shark-tooth knives in Indonesia.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/shark-teeth-blades-were-likely-used-for-ritual-or-warfare-in-indonesia-7000-years-ago #shark #teeth #blades #warfare #indonesia #Sulawesi #composite #weapons