Skip to content

World at Large

Bolder, Independent Journalism

  • World & Conflict
    • End of the Empire
  • Travel & Discovery
    • Dispatches from the Field
  • Function & Health
  • Environment & Impact
  • Sciences & Technology
  • Economies & Markets
  • Coffee Break Reads

Tag: Health

Physiology

Sleep Still Works After Another Alzheimer’s Drug Fails In Clinical Trials

March 28, 2019

Earlier this March, the unfortunate verdict of an independent “futility analysis” has rendered two promising Alzheimer’s drugs ineffectual at…

Coffee Break Reads

The Brain Continues To Birth New Neurons Even At Ninety Years Young

March 26, 2019

For the first time in history, a team of Spanish researchers have proved that brand-spanking-new neurons are continually created…

Medicine

Ketamine-Based Antidepressant Nasal Spray Approved By The FDA Now Available In Virginia

March 22, 2019

VIRGINIA, MARCH 20th 2019: Virginia announces the availability of prescription Spravato, a nasal spray of a ketamine-like compound called…

Physiology

Sleeping on a Problem is Actually a Remarkable Evolutionary Adaptation

March 14, 2019

According to Dr. Matthew Walker Ph.D, and Professor of Neuroscience at UC Berkeley, Albert Einstein would deliberately take naps…

Uncategorized

Fighting Obesity and Diabetes with Time-Restricted Eating

February 28, 2019

The “95%” statistic for failed diets is commonplace in blogs and publications of health and wellness, and while a…

Nutrition

A Guide to Carcinogen Avoidance and Dietary Detoxing for the World Wanderer

February 28, 2019

For the long-term traveler or international worker who’s taken up residence in a foreign city particularly known for pollution,…

Posts navigation

Newer posts

If you're reading this, it means you're reading a story that probably wouldn't be covered elsewhere. Help us keep publishing interesting and untold stories.

Please Donate

Coffee Break Reads

See all
Coffee Break Reads

11 More US Soldiers Injured in Attacks on Mid-East Bases, Iran Says Expansion of Gaza War “Inevitable”

Andy Corbley November 10, 2023

Four more attacks were recorded on remnant US bases in Western Iraq and Eastern Syria, bringing the toll of…

Coffee Break Reads

Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023

The Washington Post has reported that the US is close to giving Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles that have a 200-mile…

Coffee Break Reads

But of Course the Ukrainian Army Is Not Keeping Track of Where They’re Dropping Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley August 22, 2023

When President Biden signaled his intention to bypass American law and send cluster munitions to Ukraine, Kyiv quickly provided…

Copyright © 2023 World at Large
Coffee Break Reads

11 More US Soldiers Injured in Attacks on Mid-East Bases, Iran Says Expansion of Gaza War “Inevitable”

Andy Corbley November 10, 2023
Coffee Break Reads

11 More US Soldiers Injured in Attacks on Mid-East Bases, Iran Says Expansion of Gaza War “Inevitable”

Andy Corbley November 10, 2023