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APOD: 2017 May 4 - The Perseus Cluster Waves

APOD: 2017 May 4 - The Perseus Cluster Waves
Source: nasa.gov

APOD: 2017 May 11 - The Multiwavelength Crab

APOD: 2017 May 11 - The Multiwavelength Crab
Source: nasa.gov

Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study:

Long term gluten consumption in adults without celiac disease and risk of coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study: Objective  To examine the association of long term intake of gluten with the development of incident coronary heart disease. Design  Prospective cohort study. Setting and participants...
Source: bmj.com

A Serious Game for Learning C Programming Language Concepts Using Solo Taxonomy: This paper conducts a study to identify

A Serious Game for Learning C Programming Language Concepts Using Solo Taxonomy: This paper conducts a study to identify pedagogical approaches and gameplay techniques involved in the development of serious games for teaching scientific courses in general especially programming languages. The concept...
Source: online-journals.org

Scientific Reports Overtakes PLOS ONE As Largest Megajournal - The Scholarly Kitchen: The open access megajournal is a proven

Scientific Reports Overtakes PLOS ONE As Largest Megajournal - The Scholarly Kitchen: The open access megajournal is a proven success, but its future may lie in the hands of commercial entities.
Source: sspnet.org

APOD: 2017 April 22 - Between the Rings

APOD: 2017 April 22 - Between the Rings
Source: nasa.gov

APOD: 2017 March 26 - Tardigrade in Moss

APOD: 2017 March 26 - Tardigrade in Moss
Source: nasa.gov

Polar Sea Ice at Record Lows : Image of the Day: In 2017, the Arctic maximum and Antarctic minimum extents of sea ice plunged

Polar Sea Ice at Record Lows : Image of the Day: In 2017, the Arctic maximum and Antarctic minimum extents of sea ice plunged to record lows.
Source: nasa.gov

An Animated Introduction to Noam Chomsky’s Manufacturing Consent and How the Media Creates the Illusion of Democracy:

An Animated Introduction to Noam Chomsky’s Manufacturing Consent and How the Media Creates the Illusion of Democracy: For nearly as many years as he’s occupied the public eye, famed linguist and anarchist philosopher Noam Chomsky has made claims that might have discredited other academics.
Source: openculture.com

Inpatient Rehab No Better Than Home Exercise After Total Knee Arthroplasty: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Lorenzo Di

Inpatient Rehab No Better Than Home Exercise After Total Knee Arthroplasty: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM Inpatient rehab appears to offer no benefit over a supervised home program for patients recovering from total knee arthroplasty, a JAMA study finds. Some...
Source: jwatch.org

2017 Diabetes Care Standards Issued: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD The American Diabetes

2017 Diabetes Care Standards Issued: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD The American Diabetes Association has released its 2017 "Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes." An overview of the group's guidance on pharmacologic therapy for type 2 diabetes is available … NEJM Journal...
Source: jwatch.org

Canadians with Cystic Fibrosis Live Roughly 10 Years Longer Than Americans: By Kelly Young Edited by Jaye Elizabeth Hefner,

Canadians with Cystic Fibrosis Live Roughly 10 Years Longer Than Americans: By Kelly Young Edited by Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Canadian patients with cystic fibrosis have a survival advantage over their U.S. counterparts, according to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine . … NEJM Journal...
Source: jwatch.org

Best anti-ageing exercise (for a part of mitochondrial metabolism) is high intensity interval training: "Exercise is the

Best anti-ageing exercise (for a part of mitochondrial metabolism) is high intensity interval training: "Exercise is the best anti-ageing pill, but which routine is most effective? A study reveals that HIIT is better than weight training at rejuvenating cells ..." says New Scientist magazine. "HIIT...
Source: newscientist.com

What’s the “Take Home” from Research on Dementia Trends?: Eric Larson and Kenneth Langa discuss whether the risk of

What’s the “Take Home” from Research on Dementia Trends?: Eric Larson and Kenneth Langa discuss whether the risk of dementia is increasing or decreasing over time. Eric B. Larson. Kenneth M. Langa. PLOS Medicine.
Source: plos.org

Climate Change Already Affecting Human Health: By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH,

Climate Change Already Affecting Human Health: By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, DFASAM The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, comprising 11 medical societies, is "sounding … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

Transcranial alternating current stimulation used to boost working memory | KurzweilAI

Transcranial alternating current stimulation used to boost working memory | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net

Learning to communicate: In this post we'll outline new OpenAI research in which agents develop their own language.

Learning to communicate: In this post we'll outline new OpenAI research in which agents develop their own language.
Source: openai.com

What Happened When We Took the SCiO Food Analyzer Grocery Shopping: Who needs infrared spectrometers in their phones? People

What Happened When We Took the SCiO Food Analyzer Grocery Shopping: Who needs infrared spectrometers in their phones? People who hate buying tasteless produce or mystery cheese
Source: ieee.org

Readers seem willing to pay for news sites centered around a place. What about sites built on an issue?: "There are a lot

Readers seem willing to pay for news sites centered around a place. What about sites built on an issue?: "There are a lot of ways to define 'community.' We know it can be built around geography. But there should also be a community of people who care about climate, a community of people who care about...
Source: niemanlab.org

The China Study Revisited: New Analysis of Raw Data Doesn’t Support Vegetarian Ideology. "The China Study was embraced

The China Study Revisited: New Analysis of Raw Data Doesn’t Support Vegetarian Ideology. "The China Study was embraced by vegetarians because it seemed to support their beliefs with strong evidence. Minger has shown that that evidence is largely illusory. The issues raised are important and deserve...
Source: sciencebasedmedicine.org