Author: Tom Patriot

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth Are Adorably Chill in Barcelona Together

Tom Patriot

Miley Cyrus fans in Barcelona were in for a treat today when they caught sight of the singer and her hubby, Liam Hemsworth, exiting the Mandarin Oriental Hotel together. According to Cyrus’s recent Instagram posts, she’s in town to perform at the Primavera Sound music festival and for an album release party in honor of her new EP, She Is Coming, which dropped at midnight. Cyrus and Hemsworth, who married in December, looked downright chill despite having busy schedules and getting bombarded by selfie-seeking fans. The Hunger Games star sported a beachy button-down shirt…

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Hearing through your fingers: Device that converts speech

Tom Patriot

A novel study published in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience provides the first evidence that a simple and inexpensive non-invasive speech-to-touch sensory substitution device has the potential to improve hearing in hearing-impaired cochlear implant patients, as well as individuals with normal hearing, to better discern speech in various situations like learning a second language or trying to deal with the “cocktail party effect.” The device can provide immediate multisensory enhancement without any training.. “Despite recent advancements in hearing aid and cochlear implants, the most widespread surgical implant to restore audition, hearing-impaired users still…

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President Trump’s New Tariff Threat Hurts Stock Prices

Tom Patriot

Stock prices were down sharply after the President, a self-described “tariff man,” threatened via Twitter to impose a five percent tariff on all imports from Mexico unless “the illegal immigration problem is remedied.” The White House later issued a statement saying that unless Mexico “substantially stops” the number of illegal entrants across the southern border, the tariff would increase to 25 percent by October. The Dow index was down 1.41 percent while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite indexes fell 1.32 percent and 1.51 percent respectively. The Entrepreneur Index™closed the day 1.55 percent…

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New study estimates preventable cancer burden linked to poor diet in the US

Tom Patriot

A new modeling study estimates the number, proportion, and type of specific cancers associated with the under or overconsumption of foods and sugar-sweetened beverages among American adults. The analysis is one of the few to focus on the modifiable risk factors for cancer connected to food intake in the United States. The study, published today in JNCI Cancer Spectrum, estimates that diet-related factors may account for 80,110 of the new invasive cancer cases reported in 2015, or 5.2 percent of that year’s total among U.S. adults. This is comparable to the…

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HERE’S WHY YOU NEED TO WEAR SUNSCREEN ON YOUR NEXT FLIGHT

Tom Patriot

As you pack your carry-on and make careful decisions about what’s going to make it inside versus what’s not, there’s a good chance that face sunscreen just isn’t on your radar. Your mind’s probably focused on figuring out how many hydrating face masks or under eye gels you might need for your whole vacay (guilty as charged) or whether your snacks will make it through TSA. But SPF for your face actually should be at the forefront on your mind when packing. Roll your eyes all you want, but this is the top priority — so…

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