A Big-time Neuroscientist Threatened to Sue Me — Science of Us

Kolé Life Foods doesn’t really stand out at first glance. These days, lots of companies are trying to ride the wave of popular interest in neuro-everything, and Kolé, a Baltimore-based supplement manufacturer, is no exception. The company’s four “tonics” offer a variety of benefits, its website claims: one “is designed to support alertness, focus, healthy…

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How Tuberculosis Shaped Victorian Fashion | Science | Smithsonian

Marie Duplessis, French courtesan and Parisian celebrity, was a striking Victorian beauty. In her best-known portrait, by Édouard Viénot, her glossy black hair frames a beautiful, oval face with sparkling eyes and ivory skin. But Duplessis’ fame was short-lived. Like Violetta, the protagonist in Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La Traviata whose tale Duplessis inspired, Duplessis was…

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Homeopathy effective for 0 out of 68 illnesses, study finds | Health News | Lifestyle | The Independent

  A leading scientist has declared homeopathy a “therapeutic dead-end” after a systematic review concluded the controversial treatment was no more effective than placebo drugs. Professor Paul Glasziou, a leading academic in evidence based medicine at Bond University, was the chair of a working party by the National Health and Medical Research Council which was tasked…

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John Oliver brought on Elmo — yes, Elmo — so you’ll pay attention to America’s lead crisis – Vox

Twenty years ago, Sesame Street ran a special segment warning US children about the risks of lead. And 20 years later, Last Week Tonight‘s John Oliver brought the Sesame Street cast to his show to highlight America’s continuing lead epidemic. As Oliver told Elmo (who offered $1.76 from his piggy bank to help), America’s lead…

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