Posted on Sep 6, 2023 | Comments Off on ‘Scoping’ Is Why The IARC Controversy Will Never Go Away – And That French Group Needs Replaced
The International Agency for Research on Cancer(IARC) was once so heralded in a field so rigorous and methodologically conservative that epidemiologists were last to accept a hereditary aspect of cancer. That's right, they didn't see enough evidence to think family history of cancer mattered, and only agreed when overwhelming data were found. They were so thorough that when they declared smoking...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2023 | Comments Off on New Antibiotics Aren’t A Science Problem, They’re A Regulatory One
The world is in a tough spot with antibiotics. Because they came into use in 1928, to the public they seem like they should all be generic and cost a dollar. Yet due to expensive new regulations passed this century pharmaceutical companies don't have much interest in new ones.(1) read...
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Posted on Jul 19, 2023 | Comments Off on Weekend Science: In Vitro Tests Show Espresso Prevents Alzheimer’s Protein Clumping
Espresso is a coffee extraction process where hot water is forced through finely ground coffee at a barometric pressure of nine - which means nine times the usual pressure you feel at sea level, which translates to about 130 pounds per square inch, about 400 percent of your car tires.Some people drink it diluted with water, an Americano, or with milk, as a latte. In modern times, some people even...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2023 | Comments Off on The Activist War On PFAS: Anti-Science Populism Or Should You Be Worried?
A new case study sounds the alarm that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are detectable in Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The authors say the levels are alarmingly high.What does that mean? No studies have shown health issues related to PFAS yet and if they were a health concern, it would be known after 100 years. Yet cancer is not up, no environmental or lifestyle health issues are up...
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Posted on Jun 30, 2023 | Comments Off on NRR May Finally Put Haber-Bosch On The Back Burner
Most of the world relies on a 113-year-old chemical reaction used every day. It is the Haber (or Haber-Bosch) process and while its contribution to energy usage and emissions is negligible compared to its benefits, the private sector is always looking for ways to keep things affordable. That means trying to come up with a fundamentally better way to fix nitrogen than the one invented before...
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Posted on Jun 29, 2023 | Comments Off on Weekend Science: The Chemistry Of Pairing Food And Beer
After spending thousands of years converging on the perfect beers, this century culture went crazy and overdid hops, tinkered with grains, and generally made niche beers at high cost. Yet there is no question craft beers are big business, a growing segment when balanced lagers are in decline.read...
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