Author: Tom Patriot

Low-cost ‘cancer probe’ could spot deadly melanoma early

Tom Patriot

Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is diagnosed in more than 130,000 people globally every year. Now, work is being done on a tool to help in its early detection: a simple, compact laser probe that can distinguish between harmless moles and cancerous ones — in a matter of seconds. “With skin cancer, there’s a saying that if you can spot it you can stop it — and that’s exactly what this probe is designed to do,” said researcher Daniel Louie, a PhD student who constructed the device as…

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Rihanna Low-Key Threw Shade at the Victoria’s Secret Exec Who Said the Brand Won’t Cast Trans or Plus-Size Models

Tom Patriot

When Rihanna isn’t calling out Donald Trump for playing her music illegally at one of his “tragic” rallies (her words) or protesting the NFL to support Colin Kaepernick, she’s subtly responding to old dudes problematically talking about women. Case in point: Rihanna low-key threw shade at the Victoria’s Secret executive who said the company wouldn’t cast transgender or plus-size models in the VS Fashion Show. To give you some backstory, Ed Razek, senior creative of Victoria’s Secret and chief marketing officer of Limited Brands (which is the parent company of VS), told Vogue he’s selling…

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Young people at risk of addiction have differences in key brain region

Tom Patriot

Young adults at risk of developing problems with addiction show key differences in an important region of the brain, according to an international team led by researchers at the University of Cambridge. The study adds further evidence to support the idea that an individual’s biological makeup plays a significant role in whether or not they develop an addictive disorder. Adolescence and young adulthood is an important time in a person’s development. It is during this time that individuals begin to demonstrate behaviours that are associated with addiction and which suggest…

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Bedtime protein for bigger gains? Here’s the scoop

Tom Patriot

Drinking a casein shake just before overnight sleep increases gains in muscle mass and strength in response to resistance exercise. But to date, no study has directly addressed whether this effect is due to increased total protein intake only, or if a bedtime beverage is better. According to a review published in Frontiers in Nutrition, existing findings nevertheless suggest that overnight sleep is a unique nutritional window for boosting muscle gains — while late-night protein calories needn’t increase body fat. Casein point: Snijders’ seminal study “Several one-night studies have shown that…

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