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There is hope! Five recent developments which might actually help fight climate change
Here are five recent developments from around the world which may actually help to mitigate the risks of climate change.
‘Bathing’ in a pool of sound can have a profound effect on your health
A 2014 paper in the American Journal of Health Promotion found that blood pressure and heart rate responses were "enhanced" by Himalayan singing bowls before a directed relaxation.
The Ocean Cleanup – developing advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic
By utilising the ocean currents to their advantage, the Ocean Cleanup's passive drifting systems are estimated to clean up half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 5 years’ time.
The healing power of sound as meditation
Research suggests sound is a powerful tool to reduce pain, anxiety, and more.
Vitamin D may prolong life in people with cancer
Vitamin D supplements may prolong life for those living with cancer, new research suggests.
Wearable tech for mental health showcased
Wearble technology is being used to help people suffering from mental illnesses better understand and regulate their emotions.
Elderberry compounds could help minimize flu symptoms, study suggests
Compounds from elderberries can directly inhibit the virus's entry and replication in human cells, and can help strengthen a person's immune response to the virus.
Night owls: Simple sleep tweaks boost wellbeing
Tweaking sleeping habits can shift people's body clocks and improve their wellbeing, say scientists in the UK and Australia.They focused on "night owls", whose bodies drive them to stay up late into the night.
‘They broke my mental shackles’: could magic mushrooms be the answer to depression?
New trials have shown the drug psilocybin to be highly effective in treating depression, with Oakland the latest US city to in effect decriminalise it last week. Some researchers say it could become ‘indefensible’ to ignore the evidence – but how would it work as a reliable treatment?
5G health risks; the war between technology and human beings
Already live in three countries, 5G is the first global electromagnetic radiation test on human beings in the history of Planet Earth. While most wireless industry executives kibosh the long list of legitimate 5G health concerns, most scientists believe that the public is in danger and that further tests are needed.
Exercise: Psych patients’ new natural prescription
A new study advocates for exercise as a fundamental treatment and intervention method within inpatient psychiatric facilities.