Year: 2018

Newly Discovered Compounds Shed Fresh Light on Whole Grain Health Benefits

Scientists have discovered new compounds that may explain whole grain health benefits, reports a new study led by the University of Eastern Finland. A high intake of whole grains increased the levels of betaine compounds in the body which, in turn, was associated with improved glucose metabolism, among other things. The findings shed new light on […]

NASA, NOAA Convene GOES 17 Mishap Investigation Board

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have appointed a board to investigate an instrument anomaly aboard the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 17 weather satellite currently in orbit. During postlaunch testing of the satellite’s Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument, it was discovered that the instrument’s infrared detectors cannot be maintained at their […]

Travel Memories and Experiences Shape Our Personality, New Research Reveals

The GfK survey commissioned by Swiss International Air Lines on travel memories also shows that: 64.5% of Brits primarily remember their travels through pictures 51.2% associate their most treasured travel memories with the landscapes and natural surroundings they saw 40.3% have been on a journey that has changed them 67.3% of Brits record their travel memories using their mobile […]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: What You Need to Know and How You Can Help

As National Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins, the American Cancer Society says remarkable progress against the disease should not obscure the significant challenges remaining. The Facts: Thanks to largely stable incidence rates, improved treatment,  as well as earlier detection through screening and increased awareness, a woman’s risk of dying of breast cancer dropped 39 percent […]

SB 1249 California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act SIGNED BY GOVERNOR BROWN

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — Social Compassion in Legislation and the Physicians Committee applauds California Governor Jerry Brown for signing Senate Bill 1249, the California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act. Authored by Senator Cathleen Galgiani and co-sponsored by Social Compassion in Legislation and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, SB 1249 will make it unlawful for cosmetic manufacturers to sell […]

I Do Remember the Corvair

I do remember my family having this vehicle when I was a kid, I know that it was bought just before I was born. I was in kindergarten and I remember my mom driving us to school in it. It was replaced thereafter by a new Datsun 510 and a 1962 Plymouth Valiant my dad […]

Japan lands two rovers on Asteroid Ryugu

On September 21, 2018, the Japanese space agency, JAXA deployed two tiny rovers to the surface of Asteroid Ryugu after being released by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft. It was a long four year journey to get to this point of the mission. As a part of the MINERVA II program, the rovers are designed to […]