Start on the plane, says Qantas
From popping melatonin to making fists with your toes, passengers have long employed strategies to combat the negative effects of air travel. But airlines can play a role too, according …
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Psychedelics such as magic mushrooms are having a moment. Can science keep up? – National
If you live in downtown Toronto, you may have noticed a magic mushroom dispensary in your neighbourhood — one of many popping up in cities across the country, signalling that …
Bill Gates explains why we shouldn’t be afraid of A.I.
US philantropist Bill Gates speaks during the Global Fund Seventh Replenishment Conference in New York on September 21, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates …
Prescription tunes: Can music help improve the effects of drugs?
An Alberta clinical pharmacology professor is studying whether listening to music improves how our bodies metabolize medicine. Music can affect concentrations of hormones, Tony Kiang says, and that many of …
FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi from Eisai, Biogen
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday fully approved the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi, a pivotal decision that will expand access to the expensive drug for older Americans. Medicare announced shortly …
Virgin Galactic launches rocket plane in space tourism venture – National
A twin-fuselage jet took off carrying Virgin Galactic‘s rocket plane with a three-man crew from Italy into the New Mexico sky on Thursday for a high-altitude launch of the company’s first flight of paying customers …
What patients and doctors should know
The Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on January 20, 2023. Eisai | via Reuters Medicare has agreed to pay for the Alzheimer’s …
‘Buck Moon’ dazzles skies around the world. When to watch the next supermoon – National
Did the moon look much bigger and brighter than normal to you Monday night? You’re not alone. Dazzling images from around the world captured the first supermoon of the year, …
Astranis satellite internet coming to the Philippines next year
A visualization shows an Astranis satellite over the Philippines in orbit. Astranis Astranis, a San Francisco-based company with an alternative approach to providing internet access from satellites, recently signed a …
General Mills is paying this startup to help make Cheerios greener
Agriculture and the overall food ecosystem are responsible for roughly one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Growing things is a dirty business, but new technology is now offering both farmers …