A Sweet Solution In September of last year, the United Nations General Assembly officially classified antibiotic resistance as a global health crisis. The rapid evolution of antibiotic-resistant microbes is now on the same threat level as health concerns like the spread of HIV. Under this increased scrutiny we’ve seen a resurgence of interest in an incredible, all-natural germ fighting option. A distinct variety of manuka honey out of New Zealand has exhibited antibacterial properties that...

Recently confirmed Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has proposed adding a requirement that all individuals looking to enter the country must give authorities their social media passwords. Secretary Kelly was discussing the President’s executive order on immigration with the House Homeland Security Committee when he said, “We want to get on their social media, with passwords: What do you do, what do you say? If they don’t want to cooperate then you don’t come in.” This is not the first...

Growing Evidence Evidence of a link between various cognitive and developmental disorders and bacteria living in the gut is growing. Studies have shown a difference in the microbiomes of children living with autism and children not on the spectrum of autism disorders. Now, research is emerging that suggests a link between gut bacteria and Parkinson’s disease. According to Haydeh Payami, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurology, at the University of Alabama (UAB) School of Medicine,...

Next Level Extreme GoPro devices have allowed for an all-new generation of daredevils. Extreme stunts no longer have to be nationally televised events. Head over to YouTube and you can enjoy hours upon hours of people doing dangerous stuff with cameras strapped to their heads. So, if you thought that white water kayaking was extreme, wait until you get a look at these guys zipping along down a drainage ditch no more than a few inches deep. Basically, the duo of Rush Struges and Ben Marr ride...

Viable Editing One of the most fascinating and promising developments in genetics is the CRISPR genome editing technique. Basically, CRISPR is a mechanism by which geneticists can treat disease by either disrupting genetic code by splicing in a mutation or repairing genes by splicing out mutations and replacing them with healthy code. Researchers in China at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University have successfully edited genetic mutations in viable human embryos for the...