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Keeping a cluttered house has long been considered a little tacky, a little weak. But now it’s looking very wise. Source: The End of Minimalism
A Harvard professor says forest bathing is a very effective method to help reduce stress. Source: Harvard professor says this odd activity is a game changer for dealing with stress
The next frontier in rewilding could be the human body itself. Changing the way we design green space in cities could aid in this goal. Source: Rewilding the city, one human body at a time
Researchers have identified a new, early biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on the teeth of children. Patients who were diagnosed with ALS in adulthood showed signs of dysregulation uptake of a mixture of essential elements, including zinc, copper, lead, and tin, on their teeth. The study is the first to show clear signatures at…
The database contains more than 13,000 manuals from hundreds of manufacturers. Source: iFixit launches massive repair database for ventilators and other medical devices
A Stanford historian explains why Donald Trump and Paul Ryan don’t get Ayn Rand. Source: US Republican leaders love Ayn Rand’s controversial philosophy—and are increasingly misinterpreting it
Privacy, medical ethics, virology and interview techniques are included in the six-hour package. The course is available free of charge to the public. Source: This course will train an army of contact tracers. You can take it, too.
Community Supported Agriculture programs that sell a weekly box of produce directly to consumers are popular amid concerns about grocery shopping during the pandemic. Source: As Food Supply Chain Breaks Down, Farm-To-Door CSAs Take Off
May I re-frame the coronavirus conversation? Outbreaks are going to happen more, and they highlight the fragility of our growth-or-bust industrial system. Source: Outbreaks in the Anthropocene: Growth ain’t the Cure – Resilience
There are some ideas that come around again with every economic crisis. Source: Frugal green living: Seven tips to get recession ready
Coronavirus is the biggest public health and economic challenge of our time. In a paper published today in the journal, Aging, Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, proposes clinical trials for low-dose rapamycin individually and in combination with other geroprotectors to protect the elderly from COVID-19. Source: To Fight COVID-19, Hasten Recovery, And Boost The Economy, AI Scientist…
I’m a professor with health challenges. For some of my students, the pandemic is their first glimpse into my world Source: Welcome to the kingdom of the sick | Salon.com
Colchicine Source: ‘At home’ study will test if common drug can prevent serious COVID-19 complications | Live Science
Source: Existing bitter medicines for fighting 2019‐nCoV‐associated infectious diseases – Li – – The FASEB Journal – Wiley Online Library
Impression Healthcare (ASX: IHL) has confirmed in it quarterly report that it has sourced all permits and products required for the start of animal pre-clinical testing of cannabinoid drug IHL-675A developed to treat sepsis-related adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which is considered the leading cause of death from COVID-19. Source: Impression Healthcare to commence animal…
The pandemic is accelerating the retail reckoning. Over the past 50 years, the number of American malls grew almost twice as fast as the U.S. population, to the point that in 2015, the U.S. had 10 times more shopping space per capita than Germany. Such abundance makes no sense in the age of Amazon. Over-leveraged,…
A community with high-altitude ancestors shows how the environment can shape future survival, report scientists. Source: How healthy you are may depend on where your ancient ancestors lived
More young people in the South seem to be dying from COVID-19. Why? Source: The Coronavirus’s Unique Threat to the South – The Atlantic
Clocking in at five hours long, the restored director’s cut of Until the End of the World arrives as if on cue, with spooky prescience. Source: This 30-Year-Old Sci-Fi Epic Is a Saga for Our Times | WIRED
In dark times, we turn to stories in which history might be turned back. But it’s poetry and farce that will lead us through despair. Source: The Literature of Plagues Gives Us Words to Live By
Then – as now – the wealthy fled to the countryside, while the urban poor were forced to work on the front lines. Source: How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today’s pandemic
This story first appeared on Kaiser Health News, a nonprofit news service covering health issues, and California Healthline, an editorially independent publicat… Source: Experts Think We Need An Army Of Public Health Workers To Safely Return To Normal
“How to Build a Life” is a new column that aims to give you the tools you need to construct a life that feels whole and meaningful. Source: The Three Equations for a Happy Life, Even During a Pandemic
If you’re feeling uneasy about the grocery store, consider a CSA. Source: It’s a great time to support your local farm. Here’s how.
The corona virus pandemic is no accident. Like past global epidemics, it’s a warning that nature has had it with the ecocidal proclivities of man. These outrageous actions are changing climate and are warming and threatening planet Earth. Nature (the Earth) is fighting back. Climate change is sowing pandemic diseases. Corona virus in America No…
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