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☆ Taking too much of these 4 popular supplements can be dangerous, a toxicologist warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But too much of supplements, including fish oil and vitamin D, can be harmful. A toxicologist shared the side effects of overdoing some of the most popular supplements. AdvertisementChilcott shared the long-term risks of taking too much of some of the most popular supplements. You're unlikely to get symptoms from taking too much vitamin D if you're taking less than 250 mcg a day, according to the ODS. Of all the supplements Chilcott spoke about, he said this was the one that's the most potentially risky, but only at very high doses.

Persons: —, Rob Chilcott, Chilcott, it's Organizations: Service, University of Hertfordshire, FDA, Cleveland Clinic, BI, US Food and Drug Administration

☆ ‘Old smoker’ stars revealed at the heart of the Milky Way
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —A decade-long survey of the night sky has revealed a mysterious new type of star astronomers are referring to as an “old smoker.”These previously hidden stellar objects are aging, giant stars located near the heart of the Milky Way galaxy. This illustration shows an eruption occurring in the swirling disk of matter around a newborn star. They help the newborn star in the middle to grow, but make it harder for planets to form. Infrared images show a red giant star, located 30,000 light years away near the center of the Milky Way. Understanding how the old smokers release elements into space could change the way astronomers think about the way such elements are distributed across the universe.

Persons: Philip Lucas, Lucas, ”, Zhen Guo, Fondecyt, Guo, ” Guo, ” Lucas, Dante Minniti Organizations: CNN, Royal Astronomical Society, Astronomers, Survey, Cerro Paranal Observatory, Southern, University of Hertfordshire, University of Valparaiso, University of Hertfordshire Red, NASA, Andrés Bello University Locations: Chilean Andes, Cerro, Chile

☆ Mark Cuban: Any billionaire who says they 'could do it all again' from scratch is 'lying their ass off'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Mark Cuban worked hard to amass his net worth — currently estimated at $6.2 billion — creating multiple successful businesses and investing in promising startups. "Anybody who has a 'B' next to their name, and they tell you they could do it all again, they're lying their ass off," Cuban, 65, said. But becoming a billionaire isn't just dependent on your sales talent or ability to craft a great business idea, Cuban said. Don't miss: Mark Cuban says he doesn’t need his billions: I’d ‘for sure’ be just as happy with 1% of my net worthIn Cuban's case, timing was crucial. Disclosure: CNBC owns the exclusive off-network cable rights to "Shark Tank," which features Mark Cuban as a panelist.

Persons: Mark Cuban, —, That's, he's, isn't, Cuban, You've, ’, Richard Wiseman, Wiseman, Warren Buffett Organizations: CompuServe, Yahoo, Real Vision, University of Hertfordshire, CNBC Locations: —, Cuban

☆ UK regulators approve medical treatment involving CRISPR gene editing in world first
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The United Kingdom has become the first country to give regulatory approval to a medical treatment involving the revolutionary CRISPR gene editing tool. The treatment, made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, is administered by taking stem cells out of a patient’s bone marrow and editing a gene in the cells in a lab. “Modifying the stem cells from the bone marrow of the patient avoids the problems associated with immune compatibility, i.e. The release from the MHRA did not say how much the treatment would cost, but it’s likely to be expensive. CRISPR-Cas9 has had a major impact on biomedical research, clinical medicine and agriculture and is widely used in labs around the world.

Persons: —, ”, Julian Beach, “, — Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer A, Doudna —, Casgevy, Alena Pance, ” Pance, Cas9, Jiankui Organizations: CNN, country’s Medicines, Healthcare, Agency, Beta, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, US Food and Drug Administration, University of Hertfordshire, Science Media Centre Locations: United Kingdom, South Asian

☆ 18-year-old got hired as a Google engineer—his dad shares his No. 1 parenting rule: I take a 'hands off approach'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Stanley Zhong isn't your typical 18-year-old. In stepped Google, which offered Zhong a job as an L4 software engineer, one rung above entry level. And while the offer may have been surprising, especially considering the job title, one person says he wasn't shocked: Stanley's father, Nan Zhong. "And along the way, he gave me enough shocks that I was no longer shocked [when he got the Google job]. And that led to his Google job," Nan says.

Persons: Stanley Zhong, Zhong, wasn't, Nan Zhong, I've, Nan, He's, —, Stanley, that's, Henry M, Nan Zhong Nan, Nan didn't, Richard Wiseman Organizations: Gunn High School, MIT, Stanford, Google, University of Texas, CNBC, Washington State Championship, Amazon Web Services, Amazon AWS, University of Hertfordshire Locations: Palo Alto , California

☆ Solving the mystery of the most powerful objects in the universe
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Astronomers first discovered quasars, considered to be the brightest and most powerful objects in the universe, 60 years ago — but they didn’t understand their origin. Now, scientists think they have unlocked the mystery behind what ignites these celestial objects. Astronomers observed 48 different galaxies that contain quasars and compared them to more than 100 galaxies without them. When two galaxies merge, massive amounts of gas are pushed toward the supermassive black holes located at their centers. “Quasars play a key role in our understanding of the history of the Universe, and possibly also the future of the Milky Way.”

☆ A weird flash lit up the sky over Kyiv. NASA denied it was a falling satellite, and experts still can't confirm what caused it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Marianne Guenot | Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A blinding flash of light over Kyiv on Wednesday remains unexplained. Ukraine officials had originally blamed a satellite NASA that was falling back down to Earth. The flash lit up the sky minutes before the air raid alarm was triggered in the city, causing concern among residents. Popko suggested that the flash had been caused by a satellite NASA had said was due to plummet back to Earth, per the BBC. But US officials and experts have denied the satellites' implication in the Kyiv flash.

☆ Ce spune poziția în care dormi despre relația cu persoana iubită
▼ + stars: | 2015-04-18 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Modul în care dormi alături de persoana iubită denotă cât de fericit ești în relația dată. Potrivit unui studiu recent, poziția în care te afli are o importanță semnificativă și poate fi analizată din punct de vedere psihologic. Potrivit unui nou studiu, dacă obișnuiești să dormi îmbrățișat cu persoana iubită, acest lucru spune multe despre legătura dintre voi, informează Metropotam. „Acesta este primul sondaj care examinează poziția de somn a cuplurilor, iar rezultatele permit oamenilor să aibă câteva informații despre personalitatea și relația cuiva, doar întrebându-i cum preferă să doarmă”, a spus Richard Wiseman, profesor și psiholog la Hertfordshire. Un alt lucru interesant care s-a descoperit a spus că persoanele sociabile și deschise tind să doarmă mai aproape de partener, iar cele creative tind să doarmă spre stânga.

Persons: Richard Wiseman Organizations: University of, Edinburgh International Science Festival Locations: University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire

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