6. Interesting Reads
“Most people crave for cheese, butter, or other high fat dairy products at some point. However, health conscious individuals usually steer clear from such food as the saturated fat present in them harms the heart. A new study, however, indicates that notion is a misconception and that consumption of high fat products — such as cheese and milk — does not increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases.”
“The latest treatments for HIV mean that young people living with the virus could live up to a decade longer, a new study says. The paper, published Wednesday, found that 20-year-olds who started with antiretroviral therapy in 2010 are predicted to live up to 10 years longer than those who first underwent similar treatment in 1996 — when it first became widely available. Researchers at Bristol University in the UK said the improvements are due to fewer side effects and less toxic drugs with greater options for patients who are infected with drug-resistant HIV strains.”
(CNN)
“A low dose of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, could help improve brain function and cognitive ability in aging people, at least it seemed to help older mice, a German team of scientists said, but the reverse was true in younger mice. A new study in the journal “Nature Medicine” found a daily dose of cannabis extract, not only dramatically improved learning and memory performance in older mice, it significantly impaired the performance in younger mice.”
(WPXI.com)
“Fair warning: This is going to be one of these deals that starts, “Back in my day…” Back in my day, when I worked for a mail-order computer company (remember those?), it was a pretty big deal when we were able to sell a 25oMB hard drive for $250. That’s megabytes, people. And it wasn’t all that long ago. Today, for a limited time and while supplies last, Best Buy has the WD Easystore 4TB portable USB 3.0 hard drive for $99.99 shipped (plus tax). That’s terabytes, people. Are. You. Freaking. Kidding. Me? I don’t know what’s more amazing: the price of the drive or the physical size. I mean, 4TB for $99.99? And it can fit in your pocket? Also not that long ago, anything above a terabyte could fit only in a big, desktop-size case. This thing weighs eight ounces, measures 3.2 x 0.8 inches and runs on USB power.”
(CNET)
“Everyone seeks a formula for YouTube fame. K-pop superstar Psy found it seemingly without trying. Even when the aliens take us over, they too will surely know all the moves to “Gangnam Style,” the video that’s been watched more than any other on YouTube. Ever. If you’ve been buried underground for the last few years, this fascinating dance number has been watched more than 2.8 billion times since its 2012 release. I did, indeed, say “billion.” And that’s just the number from Psy’s official channel. Psy must feel nonchalant about these things. On Wednesday, he slipped two new videos onto the web. “I LUV IT” already has just over 7 million views.”
(CNET)
“If you are starting your own business, you must be interested to know which are the best places for startups in Europe! Great, you’ve come to the right page! There are many misunderstandings about what a startup really is. Some of the explanations say that they are young companies in the beginning of their developing. Others would associate them with either mobile apps or huge tech companies. According to Adora Cheung, co-founder and CEO of Homejoy, a startup is “a state of mind”. She explains that it is a gathering of a group of people in one company who are ready to take many risks in order to create something new and achieve the biggest possible success.”
“Are you involved in architecture and now you are curious about the biggest churches in the world? We were interested in it too, so we prepared this article. As for me who am a Protestant theologian, churches are always an interesting subject to study, read and speak about it. Nevertheless, so far I haven’t known too much about the largest churches in the world myself either, so it was a pretty nice experience for me, too. Actually, when we say ‘church’, it means a Christian building, as speaking about other religions we use the terms such as mosque, synagogue, etc. It is important to mention that many times when we consider biggest churches or churches at all in the world, we think of only medieval buildings or older ones. But as a matter of fact, there are modern churches built nowadays as well, and what is really surprising is that they are kind of big!”
