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Up-to-date Coronavirus Count

The widget below, for as long at it keeps working, provides up-to-the-minute numbers, as officially reported by China NHS.  They're being updated many times per day.  You can also scroll down for an interactive map supported by Johns Hopkins, which gathers data from NHS, WHO, CDC, ECDC, an...

31.01.20 12:22 AM - Comment(s)
Circadian rhythm: it determines weight AND drug response!

Check out this video by one of my favorite video bloggers on the internet: NutritionFacts.org.  He is in the middle of a whole mini-series on ChronoBiology (timing the delivery of food and medicine according to the biological clock.)  It turns out that the timing of things can make a huge ...

15.01.20 01:20 PM - Comment(s)
Losing just one night of sleep increases Alzheimer's risk

StudyFinds.org has published a great review of a recent study on college students.  It found that tau protein levels were markedly elevated after a single all-nighter.  Tau protein is what leads to Alzheimer's, to put it simply. 

" UPPSALA, Sweden — The “all-nighter,” in whi...

15.01.20 01:14 AM - Comment(s)
Maybe the self-help gurus need a dose of their own medicine
Why it's best to stick with what you know.
13.01.20 05:55 PM - Comment(s)