Joseph Barney – Lifeboat News: The Blog https://lifeboat.com/blog Safeguarding Humanity Sat, 27 Jan 2024 16:22:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 Google Bard AI’s addition to Messages could change the way we text forever https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/google-bard-ais-addition-to-messages-could-change-the-way-we-text-forever https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/google-bard-ais-addition-to-messages-could-change-the-way-we-text-forever#respond Sat, 27 Jan 2024 16:22:22 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/google-bard-ais-addition-to-messages-could-change-the-way-we-text-forever

If you use Android, this might come in handy except for the lab of encryption. Hopefully iPhone copies this and it says a standard that’s regulated.


AI could change Google’s Messages app in a big way.

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Your Body Has Its Own Built-In Ozempic https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/your-body-has-its-own-built-in-ozempic https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/your-body-has-its-own-built-in-ozempic#respond Thu, 25 Jan 2024 22:22:44 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/your-body-has-its-own-built-in-ozempic

This is good info but I’d like to do it naturally. I wonder if healing my gut biome with pro and prebiotics can help. There’s been psychiatric side effects with ozempic in a few cases. There’s often some kind of side effect when not natural but some people could benefit if monitored by a doctor.


Popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, target metabolic pathways that gut microbes and food molecules already play a key role in regulating.

By Christopher Damman & The Conversation US

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New Antidepressant Could Restore The Body’s Ability to Fight Cancer https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/new-antidepressant-could-restore-the-bodys-ability-to-fight-cancer https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/new-antidepressant-could-restore-the-bodys-ability-to-fight-cancer#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:23:17 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/new-antidepressant-could-restore-the-bodys-ability-to-fight-cancer

I hope more research is fruitful because I got the doctor’s results from my recent colonoscopy. The polyps are benign but pre cancerous. I go back in 5 years and I’ll be eating healthier and exercising. I gotta admit I don’t feel great but it could be something I ate.


Scientists in China have demonstrated a new kind of antidepressant could also have the potential to restore the body’s ability to fight some types of cancer.

In strategic combination with anti-tumor drugs, the oral antidepressant ansofaxine hydrochloride appears to inhibit colon cancer cell growth in cell cultures and in mice, strengthening the immune system and inducing a form of programmed cell death.

Yet to be tested on humans, it’s unclear how the results will translate as an actual cancer treatment.

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Mysterious patch on Mars appears to be enormous lump of ice https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/mysterious-patch-on-mars-appears-to-be-enormous-lump-of-ice https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/mysterious-patch-on-mars-appears-to-be-enormous-lump-of-ice#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:22:23 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/mysterious-patch-on-mars-appears-to-be-enormous-lump-of-ice

Seems like there was water on Mars, for those that subscribe or want to, you can read the whole article.


A large formation near the equator of Mars is now thought to be made of water ice, which could indicate that the Martian climate went through huge temperature swings in the past.

By Leah Crane

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Robotic Breakthrough Mimics Human Walking Efficiency https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/robotic-breakthrough-mimics-human-walking-efficiency https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/robotic-breakthrough-mimics-human-walking-efficiency#respond Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:22:21 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/robotic-breakthrough-mimics-human-walking-efficiency

The article repeats itself a bit but there’s some good parts about an exoskeleton, advanced algorithm and bipedal robots and prosthetics. It’ll basically apply to those future industries.


We typically don’t think about it whilst doing it, but walking is a complicated task. Controlled by our nervous system, our bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments and other connective tissues (i.e., the musculoskeletal system) must move in coordination and respond to unexpected changes or disturbances at varying speeds in a highly efficient manner. Replicating this in robotic technologies is no small feat.

Now, a research group from Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering has replicated human-like variable speed walking using a musculoskeletal model – one steered by a reflex control method reflective of the human nervous system. This breakthrough in biomechanics and robotics sets a new benchmark in understanding human movement and paves the way for innovative robotic technologies.

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Scientists think this weird-looking, odd-smelling fruit holds the key to fighting world hunger as temperatures rise https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/scientists-think-this-weird-looking-odd-smelling-fruit-holds-the-key-to-fighting-world-hunger-as-temperatures-rise https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/scientists-think-this-weird-looking-odd-smelling-fruit-holds-the-key-to-fighting-world-hunger-as-temperatures-rise#respond Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:22:22 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/scientists-think-this-weird-looking-odd-smelling-fruit-holds-the-key-to-fighting-world-hunger-as-temperatures-rise

Innovative! Drought resistant and doesn’t need a lot of fertilizer. And it smells like bread. Especially good for Africa which was mentioned.


This fruit curiously smells like baking bread and tastes like potatoes – and it might also provide a means to help feed communities amid drought and famine.

Breadfruit, despite its name, is not made of bread. It’s a tall tree native to islands in the Pacific that produces a starchy fruit, similar to a jackfruit.

Researchers at Northwestern University have been studying breadfruit because they believe it could help feed the world as our more vulnerable crops are plunged into jeopardy due to rising global temperatures.

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Dead Teslas pack Chicago area Supercharger station due to frigid temps https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/dead-teslas-pack-chicago-area-supercharger-station-due-to-frigid-temps https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/dead-teslas-pack-chicago-area-supercharger-station-due-to-frigid-temps#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:23:50 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/dead-teslas-pack-chicago-area-supercharger-station-due-to-frigid-temps

Something to consider for cold weather areas like I live in.


A lot of EV owners were stuck in a parking lot due to charging woes.

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This New Nuclear Battery Could Soon Go On the Market https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/this-new-nuclear-battery-could-soon-go-on-the-market https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/this-new-nuclear-battery-could-soon-go-on-the-market#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:22:52 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/this-new-nuclear-battery-could-soon-go-on-the-market

They’re working on it.


A Chinese company has announced they’re planning to mass-produce tiny nuclear batteries that can last up to 50 years, possibly beating both a British and an American company who have tried to put those on the market for several years. What does that mean? Will we soon all power our phones with nuclear power? Let’s have a look.

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Sleep Will Not Fix Your Fatigue. Here’s Why. | Vantage with Palki Sharma https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/sleep-will-not-fix-your-fatigue-heres-why-vantage-with-palki-sharma https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/sleep-will-not-fix-your-fatigue-heres-why-vantage-with-palki-sharma#respond Mon, 15 Jan 2024 01:23:28 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/sleep-will-not-fix-your-fatigue-heres-why-vantage-with-palki-sharma

Not science per se, but factual and I’ll admit I feel drained a lot.

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There’s A Paradigm Shift In Immunology; And Big Pharma Is Paying Richly For It https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/theres-a-paradigm-shift-in-immunology-and-big-pharma-is-paying-richly-for-it https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/theres-a-paradigm-shift-in-immunology-and-big-pharma-is-paying-richly-for-it#respond Sat, 13 Jan 2024 18:22:32 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/01/theres-a-paradigm-shift-in-immunology-and-big-pharma-is-paying-richly-for-it

This is good news potentially. TL1A have the potential of helping with inflammatory bowel disease, and arthritis and inflammatory diseases but it won’t come out, until half a decade from now.


Biotech stock investors are hoping for a repeat performance from the suite of TL1A drugs.

Proving The Drug’s Merit

First, the companies are looking to prove the drugs’ merit in ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. So far, that venture has paid off handsomely for the biotech stocks involved.

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