According to researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, a rare gene variant that typically arises in Amish communities may hold the answer to preventing heart disease. The study found that those that have this particular gene, known as B4GALT1, seem to have lower levels of heart-damaging cholesterol, as well as a blood-clottingContinue reading “A Rare Gene Variant That’s More Common In Amish Communities”
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According To Facebook Researchers, 1 In 8 Users – About 360 Million People – Are Addicted To The App
According to a report, Facebook’s researchers found that about 1 in 8 of the social network’s 2.9 billion users has an addiction like problems. The problems associated with using the platform are said to affect users’ sleep, work, parenting or relationships. The social media platform euphemistically describes the issues problematic use but in the widerContinue reading “According To Facebook Researchers, 1 In 8 Users – About 360 Million People – Are Addicted To The App”
Internet Trolls Are Just As Mean In Real Life
According to a new study, internet bullies are just as mean in real life. The study, from the political science department at Aarhus University, demystifies the long-held hypothesis that people are only nasty while posting anonymously online. And according to a study published in the American Political Science Review, it also found that nice peopleContinue reading “Internet Trolls Are Just As Mean In Real Life”
Do You Want To Live Forever?
Humans have been fascinated with overcoming death for thousands of years, but a new study finds most modern-day Americans aren’t interested in extending their lives. Scientists at the University of Texas (UT) surveyed more than 900 people in the US and only 33 per cent said they would take an immortality pill. Conversely, 42 perContinue reading “Do You Want To Live Forever?”
