January 31, 2015

There were 3 posts published on January 31, 2015 (this is page 1 of 1).

Vets study links PB pills, genetic variations to Gulf War illness | TribLIVE

A government-issued pill intended to protect troops from nerve agents may have made some troops more vulnerable to a chronic condition marked by headaches, cognitive problems, pain and fatigue, researchers say.

People with certain genetic variations were 40 times more likely to contract Gulf War illness if they took pyridostigmine bromide, or PB, pills that the Defense Department issued to protect them from soman, a nerve agent, during the 1990-91 war, researchers concluded in a study funded by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and published this month in the journal Environmental Health.

via Vets study links PB pills, genetic variations to Gulf War illness | TribLIVE.

Yes, Walking Through A Doorway Really Does Make You Forget — Here’s Why – Forbes

I forgot to post this earlier.

More often than I care to admit, I’ll walk from one room to another with a clear vision in mind of whatever I need to do once I get there, but then I get there and can’t remember why I started. The only thing that happened between my first movement and my last is that I walked through a doorway. Surely that has nothing at all to do with forgetting something I knew just moments before, right?

Wrong, says new research. As it turns out, walking through a doorway exerts an imperceptible influence on memory. In fact, merely imagining walking through a doorway can zap memory.

via Yes, Walking Through A Doorway Really Does Make You Forget — Here's Why – Forbes.

Is It Time To Kill The K-Cup, Before It Kills Our Planet?

We have these coffee machines at work and they sure do produce a lot of trash for the amount of coffee they produce.

Your Keurig coffee pods have a dirty little secret. Actually, make that a big secret.

In 2013, Keurig Green Mountain produced 8.3 billion K-Cups that were brewed on millions of machines around the world — enough to circle to globe 10.5 times. Last year, production rose to nearly 9.8 billion, and most of those pods are not recyclable.

A new video made by Canadian production company Egg Studios takes a look at the environmental impact our coffee addiction has created. Titled "Kill The K-Cup," the short showcases a dystopian future where a single-use coffee pod monster destroys everything in its path.

via Is It Time To Kill The K-Cup, Before It Kills Our Planet?.