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photo: Ivan Walsh/Creative Commons The first global assessment of the environmental impacts of industrial-scale fish farming has found, even when current best practices are implemented, environmental degradation is increased. The University of Victoria’s Dr John Volpe, who headed the research team, says, “Scale is critical.”… Read the full story on TreeHugger Credits to:TreeHugger

I recently learned about a relatively new company called Zafgen, which describes itself as “…the world’s first biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing novel obesity therapeutics that directly target and shrink fat tissue to help the body regain and sustain a lean, healthy state.” Zafgen derives its name from the Yiddish word “zaftig,” which means pleasantly [...]

A 44-year old patient with inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT), a sarcoma that predominantly develops in the abdomen or chest of young adults and children, was found to respond surprisingly well to a new oral medication with “dramatic shrinkage” of tumors, researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute wrote in the NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine). [...]

Bear photo: AndyeMcee/CC. Cemetery photo: infomatique/CC Imagine a troubling future where heat waves and wildfires sweep across the globe,… Read the full story on TreeHugger Credits to:TreeHugger

I often get asked “What’s the best alternative to refined sugar?” I always recommend that people should make the switch to xylitol, raw cane sugar or raw honey for sweetening purposes. Below is a quick summary of why I believe xylitol makes for a great alternative to sugar. What is Xylitol? Xylitol was originally discovered [...]

The ratatouille recipe in our October issue is easy and delicious—good thing, since it yields three generous quarts of warm veggie goodness! Luckily, using it all up wasn’t a problem, even for this solo cook… Back Next 1 of 5 1 All the colorful veggies, getting warm and tender. 2 I had some fun dicing [...]

Image Source: PakTech Dear Pablo: I have recently seen a new kind of six-pack ring. It seems like it uses more material so I wonder what the environmental impact is. You have probably seen a packaging solution by PakTech that is growing in popularity among craft brewers. Likely, you’ve already seen their TwinPack handles when [...]

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A new US study found that older patients who survived severe sepsis were more likely to experience signficant mental and physical decline, in some cases not unlike dementia, and suggested this was an unrecognized public health problem with major implications not only for patients but also for families and healthcare providers. You can read how [...]

Image: Reconstructed photo of the monkey by Dr. Thomas Geissmann Conservationists have found a new species of monkey in northern Burma that has such a uniquely shaped nose, its upturned nostrils fill with water when it rains, causing it to sneeze. On rainy days, the monkeys are known to sit with their heads tucked between [...]