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‘A potential treasure trove’: World Health Organization to explore benefits of traditional medicines
‘A potential treasure trove’: World Health Organization to explore benefits of traditional medicines
UN body to study possibility of integrating centuries-old practices into mainstream healthcare
From herbalists in Africa gathering plants to use as poultices to acupuncturists in China using needles to cure migraines, or Indian yogis practising meditation, traditional remedies have increasingly being shown to work, and deserve more attention and research, according to a World Health Organization official.
A historical lack of evidence, which has seen traditional practices dismissed by many, could change with more investment and the use of modern technology, according to Dr Shyama Kuruvilla, who leads the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
‘A potential treasure trove’: World Health Organization to explore benefits of traditional medicines
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In Germany, scientists have made a breakthrough in treating Parkinson’s by implanting a chip in the brain that sends precise signals to restore movement. A stunning leap in neuroscience—witness the power of innovation and the beauty of science in action.
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August 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
In Germany, scientists have made a breakthrough in treating Parkinson’s by implanting a chip in the brain that sends precise signals to restore movement. A stunning leap in neuroscience—witness the power of innovation and the beauty of science in action.
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In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, renewable energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient choice around the world.
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, renewable energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient choice around the world.
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#Harvard University has made it possible to virtually explore the Great #Pyramid of Giza in stunning 3D and 360º! Now you can take a digital tour and uncover the mysteries of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Tour here: giza.fas.harvard.edu/giza3d/
Tour here: giza.fas.harvard.edu/giza3d/
April 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
#Harvard University has made it possible to virtually explore the Great #Pyramid of Giza in stunning 3D and 360º! Now you can take a digital tour and uncover the mysteries of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Tour here: giza.fas.harvard.edu/giza3d/
Tour here: giza.fas.harvard.edu/giza3d/
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Happy bday Nigerian writer Gabriel Okara, b.1921.
"There was a time indeed, they used to shake hands with their hearts; but that's gone, son. Now they shake hands without hearts, while their left hands search my empty pockets."
"The straight word never runs away from the crooked word."
"There was a time indeed, they used to shake hands with their hearts; but that's gone, son. Now they shake hands without hearts, while their left hands search my empty pockets."
"The straight word never runs away from the crooked word."
April 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Happy bday Nigerian writer Gabriel Okara, b.1921.
"There was a time indeed, they used to shake hands with their hearts; but that's gone, son. Now they shake hands without hearts, while their left hands search my empty pockets."
"The straight word never runs away from the crooked word."
"There was a time indeed, they used to shake hands with their hearts; but that's gone, son. Now they shake hands without hearts, while their left hands search my empty pockets."
"The straight word never runs away from the crooked word."