According to recent research,1,2 nicotinamide3 (also known as niacinamide), a form of niacin (vitamin B3), enhances natural killer (NK) cells’ ability to defeat blood cancers. Scientists have previously tried to use infusions of monoclonal antibodies mixed with NK cells as a novel treatment for blood cancers, with limited success. Now, researchers at the University of… Read More »
Has this ever happened to you? You live your life, happily chug along, assume that everything around you is generally reasonable and sane — and then something happens, and you discover that your assumptions about the sanity of the world have been just a tad off? (Oh hi, 2020!) Surprised, you get extremely curious, you… Read More »
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published January 6, 2018. Castor oil is a translucent vegetable oil with a yellow tint that is derived from the seeds of the castor plant. It is an unsaturated omega-9 fat well-known for having a distinctive, nauseating taste. Depending on your age, you may remember… Read More »
Have you ever seen what looks like white, giant cheerleading pom poms stuck on a tree? What you’re looking at is probably a lion’s mane mushroom, which may be one of the strangest looking fungi. A 2023 animal study1 published in the Journal of Neurochemistry demonstrates that an active ingredient found in lion’s mane mushrooms… Read More »
Shrimp are slated to become the latest food source exposed to messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines, courtesy of ViAqua Therapeutics, an Israeli-based biotechnology startup. The company has secured $ 8.25 million in funding from venture capitalists for its oral RNA-based shrimp vaccine, which is intended to target white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). With plans to… Read More »
myWorld, the operator of one of the largest benefit programmes in the world, will continue to expand its presence on the Asian market. Listing on the stock exchange, opening new markets and introducing innovative shopping technologies are some of the steps planned by myWorld Asia, the Kuala Lumpur-based subsidiary of the myWorld International group. myWorld… Read More »
In a March 28, 2023, article titled “A Guide to Understanding the Hoax of the Century,”1,2 Jacob Siegel, senior editor of Tablet magazine’s afternoon news digest, News and The Scroll, discusses the emergence of the “disinformation industrial complex,” which is the topic of his forthcoming book. The United States has been unique in its dedication… Read More »