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Greenmedinfo
6 days ago
Alternative medicine

Aspartame & Cancer Stem Cells: How This "Sweet Treat" May Drive Aggressive Tumor Growth

Aspartame may promote cancer growth by increasing cancer stem cell populations, contributing to treatment-resistant aggressive cancers. [ more ]
The Busy Retiree
4 days ago
Remote teams

15 Reasons Gen-X Finds Boomers To Be Toxic - The Busy Retiree

Generational differences, such as resistance to change, inflexible work ethic, and hierarchical management styles, can lead to perceived toxicity between Gen-X and Baby Boomers in the workplace. [ more ]
Polygon
19 hours ago
DevOps

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth set the fandom back 20 years

Debates between Cloti and Clerith shipper fans mirror the passionate and intense nature of British parliamentary debates. [ more ]
Bavarian Football Works
2 weeks ago
Bayern Munich

Bavarian Podcast Works S6E42: Is Bayern Munich becoming too toxic to coach? How Hoene's row with Tuchel might affect the Real Madrid game

Toxicity at Bayern Munich potentially derailing promising Champions League campaign. [ more ]
Truthout
2 weeks ago
OMG science

Your Food Could Have 10 Times as Much of This Toxic Pesticide Under New Proposal

The EPA proposed easing restrictions on the toxic pesticide acephate, despite links to developmental issues in children and lab rats. [ more ]
Fast Company
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

What happens when we train our AI on social media?

A unique relationship between social media and AI is developing, but there are concerns regarding the impact of training models on social media content. [ more ]
english.elpais.com
1 month ago
Digital life

Regardless of the platform or algorithm, it's humans that make social media toxic

Toxicity on social media is more linked to human behavior than the platforms themselves.
Toxicity does not necessarily drive users away from social media platforms. [ more ]
Intelligencer
2 months ago
Digital life

The Slow, Painful Death of Sports Twitter

Wojnarowski's Twitter account hacked, raising concerns about authenticity of information on the platform.
Sports Twitter landscape has shifted, becoming more toxic with a focus on controversial topics rather than pure sports interactions. [ more ]
emptywheel
2 months ago
Left-wing politics

What the Information Operation about Joe Biden's Age Looks Like - emptywheel

Democrats focus on Biden's age instead of other important topics in discussions.
Social media platforms like Xitter can be filled with toxic content and attacks. [ more ]
Polygon
2 months ago
Video games

Riot is cutting off its most inviting entry point to League lore

League of Legends lore has advanced significantly through various storytelling mediums.
Riot Forge games like Bandle Tale provide a less toxic and more accessible experience compared to the main game. [ more ]
Harvard Business Review
3 months ago
Career

How to Tell If a Prospective Workplace Is Toxic

Don't ignore signs of toxicity in prospective employers
Identify toxic workplaces to avoid another miserable environment [ more ]
www.cbc.ca
5 months ago
Health

This commonly prescribed cancer drug was supposed to help save his life, instead it killed him | CBC News

A commonly prescribed cancer drug, 5-FU, can be toxic to certain patients and potentially cause serious illness or death.
Genetic pre-screening tests may not be effectively flagging individuals who could be at risk of adverse reactions to 5-FU.
Current pre-screening guidelines for genetic variants associated with 5-FU toxicity are based on limited studies. [ more ]
www.cbc.ca
5 months ago
Health

This commonly prescribed cancer drug was supposed to help save his life, instead it killed him | CBC News

A commonly prescribed cancer drug, 5-FU, can be toxic to certain patients and potentially cause serious illness or death.
Genetic pre-screening tests may not be effectively flagging individuals who could be at risk of adverse reactions to 5-FU.
Current pre-screening guidelines for genetic variants associated with 5-FU toxicity are based on limited studies. [ more ]
San Francisco Bay Times
5 months ago
Books

Recommendations from Book Passage 11.16.23 - San Francisco Bay Times

An essay collection that explores oppression and toxicity in society
Addresses issues of intersectional Latinx identity [ more ]
Bon Appetit
2 years ago
Cooking

Can You Eat Sprouted Potatoes?

Sprouted potatoes have a high concentration of compounds called glycoalkaloids that can cause a bitter taste and, in large quantities, can be toxic.
If your potatoes have small sprouts, you can carefully remove them and use the rest of the potato. [ more ]
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