FITTER. BETTER. HAPPIER.

Scientists have devised a fascinating way to determine when you may die — and all it takes is a simple cheek swab.

Open Wide

Studies

And you might be able to buy the test online, too.

Fun New Mouth Swab Will Tell You When You’ll Die

Sperm counts appear to be declining all over the planet— and some scientists think it could be yet another mortal threat to our survival as a species. 

Shy Swimmers

"Our findings serve as a canary in a coal mine."

Scientists Say Massive Drop in Sperm Count Could "Threaten Mankind’s Survival”

You go to the gym, you pick things up. But maybe, as the second half of the famous quote goes, the focus should really be on putting them down.

I Pick Things Up and Put Them Down

Developments

Wanna cut your workout time in half?

Scientists Find That Lifting Weights Offers No Benefit Over Simply Lowering Them

Uganda has officially become a spacefaring nation — and its newly-launched satellite has tech that can 3D print human tissue on board.

Bioprinting Bonanza 

Devices

Okay, that's pretty cool.

Uganda's New Satellite Contains Equipment to 3D Print Human Tissue in Orbit

researchers claim in a study published last month in Cells Report Physical Sciences that they've developed a way to charge the implants solely through breathing movements — potentially making them completely self-sufficient.

Ecstatic Power

Neuroscience/Brain Science

Brain power? How about breathing power.

Scientists Build Brain Implant Powered Completely by User's Breathing

NeuroRestore scientists say they've identified the crucial neurons that are essential in helping a patient with paralysis recover their ability to walk.

Spinal Destination

"This paves the way to more targeted treatments for paralyzed patients."

Implant Lets Nine People With Spinal Paralysis Walk Again, and Scientists Think They Know Why

Surgery had to quickly be performed to remove an unexploded shell lodged in a Russian soldier's chest with no guarantee it wouldn't detonate at any moment.

Shell Shock

Surgeon: "So, we will explode together."

Unexploded Shell Removed From Soldier's Chest by Surgeons Wearing Body Armor

A Wisconsin hospice nurse and taxidermist is facing jail time after allegedly cutting off a dying 62-year-old man's frostbitten foot without permission.

Niche Conflicts of Interest

She wanted to display it at her family's taxidermy shop next to a sign saying "wear your boots, kids."

Taxidermist Nurse Accused of Cutting Off Dying Man’s Foot Without Permission

Ex-child star and pop singer Aaron Carter was only 34 when he died last weekend — and now, newly-released details suggest that he may have overdosed. 

Whippet Woes

A terrible tragedy.

Coroner Defers Naming Aaron Carter Cause of Death Until Toxicology Report

A team of researchers in the UK have injected lab-grown blood into humans for the first time, the BBC reports, a potentially game-changing technology.

Blood Maker

Breakthroughs

"We want to make as much blood as possible in the future, so the vision in my head is a room full of machines producing it continually from a normal blood donation."

First Ever Humans Injected With Synthetic, Lab-Grown Blood

A new, large study out of Oxford found that just a single synthetic mushroom "trip" can help ease depression symptoms for multiple months.

Trippy

This is significant.

Taking Psilocybin Just Once Eases Treatment-Resistant Depression in Study

That "study" claiming that smartphones are going to turn humans into hunchbacks with claws by 2100 was paid for by a clickbait site, folks.

Baited

Paid for by the erudite minds at TollFreeForwarding.com. 

That "Research" About How Smartphones Are Causing Deformed Human Bodies Is SEO Spam, You Idiots

Jeff Bezos' ex- housekeeper is suing him for discrimination that led to her allegedly having to literally sneak out out of his house to use the bathroom.

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