A new treatment to fight an extremely aggressive type of brain tumor showed promise in a pair of experiments with a handful of patients. The strategy is focused on treating glioblastoma, one of the deadliest types of cancer, which is only diagnosed at stage 4 and has a five-year survival rate of around 10%. Glioblastoma … Read more

You can never be sure if you know a person until the two of you have a disagreement. Reddit user Current_Singer_6967 thought that being asked to stand beside a friend while she makes it official with the man she loves is the ultimate privilege. However, after the Redditor agreed to take on the responsibility, the … Read more

Considering how much toxic behaviors at work are being called out online, you’d think the culture would be changing at this point. And while it might be the case that there’s progress, the battle is far from over. A Redditor recently shared their unbearable work experience of having to deal with a toxic, narcissist boss … Read more

Humans are naturally curious. We seek to explore, learn, and understand. In fact, the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute and the HAAS School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered that when the brain searches for information, it accesses the same neural code as when it’s hunting for money. “To the brain, information … Read more

The biohacker who infused himself with a liter of his teenage son’s plasma in a quest to defy the passage of time has taken to social media to share an update on his “transition.” Bryan Johnson made headlines last year after announcing he’d start “Project Blueprint,” a series of treatments aimed at reversing his biological … Read more

Wedding Guest Rule Number 67 – Never underestimate the significance of negative energy that is released from your previous relationship. Even if, in your opinion, you parted completely peacefully and even remained friends. Even if that relationship ended years ago. Even if you’re going to attend someone’s wedding together after many years. Okay, I admit, … Read more

Imagine you are driving along, minding your own business, when the dreaded “strange” sounds start to emanate from your vehicle. Or perhaps the “check engine” light comes on. The pain of finding out what is wrong coupled with the pain of paying to fix it means most people bring their vehicles in way too late. … Read more

For those who think that few good things, if any, came out of the pandemic, let me remind you how we all became at least a little bit more mindful and self-reflective. After all, many people developed new hobbies (or at least tried them!) like knitting or baking, while others took on projects they never … Read more

Most public events have some unwritten rules, mostly for the benefit of everyone present. Unfortunately, there are folks out there who, through delusion or entitlement, believe that the entire universe has to bend in their direction. A mom took her 10-month-old child to a rave and then made a post online complaining about the crowd. … Read more

Psychologists say that growing up with both a mother and a father is essential for a person’s development. Yet the statistics show that, in the U.S. alone, around 18.3 million children live without a father: that’s about 1 in 4 kids. Thus, other family members or nannies often have to help mothers raise their children. … Read more