Masturbation "New," Effective Treatment for Restless Leg Syndrome [news, medicine, sex]

Great news for those of you with Restless Leg Syndrome - experts are now saying that masturbation is a "new, effective treatment for RLS."

I don't know about "new," but now you have a legit excuse to get down with yourself whenever you want to as often as you please; it's for the restless legs!

Do Frequent Flyers Age at a Different Rate? [science]

Do frequent flyers age at a different rate?

chronic fatigue..virus? and early puberty for girls?

chronic fatigue syndrome has finally been linked to a specific pathogen, XMRV (xenotropic murine leukemia-related virus). XMRV is only one of three known retroviruses.

read the full article here on discovery health.

on a completely different topic, the average age of girls' puberty is falling. this can be blamed on the synthetic estrogens that now run rampant in the environment.

read the full article here on discover health.

science meets social media

...and it's love at first app.

scientists are using google to perform a variety of tasks; from tracking epidemics to searching for new mountains.

science? there's an app for that!

read the full article here on discover magazine.

something alive in your skin!

the idea of insects being able to lay eggs (that can then hatch) into human skin repulses me, to say the least. i am not too squeamish when it comes to medical dealings, but this article certainly got me.

beware backpacking through the amazon! you could "carry young" without ever having to get pregnant! or even have sex!

read the original article here on the discovery health blog.

while we're on the subject of insects, DEET has been used for more than 60 years as an insect repellent, but is it safe?

scientists don't really know much about the substance, and it may cause damage to the nervous system, according to this article posted at the discovery health blog.

your brain on lsd

could LSD be the cure for a crippling disease for which there is no known cure?



read the full article on discover discoblog here

national ocean policy

it's about time for a national ocean policy. thanks, obama.



read the full article on discover magazine

miraculous medical moment

gordon moore required the implementation of a metal plate into his head because he lost part of his skull in an automobile accident. fifty years later, he no longer needs the metal plate- because his skull has grown back.

read the full article at discover magazine here

scientist learn from robots and schools of fish how to prevent traffic jams

this is pretty cool. scientists at nissan are looking at schools of fish to learn how to reduce traffic jams and accidents. this is the second time nissan has attempted to study animal behavior and how it can be implemented in a crash avoidance system.

read the full article at discover magazine