- Two epilepsy patients’ seizures greatly reduced in stem cell therapy trial https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05135091?draw=2&rank=1&term=NCT05135091 7 comments science
- Today’s Electric Vehicles Can Greatly Reduce Emissions From Driving https://blog.ucsusa.org/dave-reichmuth/todays-electric-vehicles-can-greatly-reduce-emissions-from-driving/ 9 comments technology
- Great to see friction reducing between frameworks https://twitter.com/vue_london/status/1034791602194141187?s=19 13 comments javascript
- What's so great about Reducers? http://blog.guillermowinkler.com/blog/2013/12/01/whats-so-great-about-reducers/ 45 comments programming
- A great article on Ars explaining how Cloudflare reduces bandwidth traffic using Go. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/02/cloudflare-blows-hole-in-laws-of-web-physics-with-go-and-railgun/ 22 comments programming
- Targeted wetland restoration could greatly reduce nitrogen pollution https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03515-7 3 comments science
- Good news! With Great Barrier Reef showing signs of recovery, Australia takes steps to combat climate change by passing bill to reduce carbon emissions by 43% https://news.yahoo.com/with-great-barrier-reef-showing-signs-of-recovery-australia-takes-steps-to-combat-climate-change-175849377.html 5 comments environment
- Maybe moderate drinking isn't so good for you after all: alcohol's apparent health benefits are greatly reduced when controlling for wealth https://theconversation.com/maybe-moderate-drinking-isnt-so-good-for-you-after-all-72266 30 comments science
- Frequent Masturbation -- 7 times a week or more -- greatly reduces a man’s chances of developing prostate cancer http://www.askmen.com/love/love_tip_300/374_love_tip.html 390 comments reddit.com
- Team of economists finds that greatly reducing income inequality will do little to fix wealth inequality in the U.S. http://www.realclearscience.com/journal_club/2016/04/27/raising_income_taxes_wont_fix_wealth_inequality_109613.html 24 comments science
- Great Barrier Reef hard coral cover close to record lows: Coral bleaching, crown-of-thorns starfish and cyclones reduced coverage to 10% to 30% over past five years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/11/great-barrier-reef-hard-coral-cover-close-to-record-lows 7 comments worldnews
- Scientists have found that two proteins called SERINC5 and SERINC3 greatly reduce the virulence of HIV-1 by blocking the ability of the virus to infect new cells http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/science-two-serinc-genes-shut-down-hiv1-virus-03295.html 269 comments science
- United Nations report certifies that Iran’s ability to make a nuclear bomb has been greatly reduced http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iran-cuts-proliferation-prone-uranium-stock/2014/04/15/fa2d30b2-c4e6-11e3-9ee7-02c1e10a03f0_story.html 4 comments worldnews
- New battery material - Aluminum-Celmet - To increase battery capacity 1.5 to 3 times - Or reduce battery size by 1/3 to 2/3 - Great news for Electric Vehicles http://green.autoblog.com/2011/07/14/sumitomo-aluminum-celmet-boost-electric-vehicle-range/ 22 comments technology
- The misery economy. If the U.S. economy is emerging from the Great Recession it's into a new world in which the living standards of all but a tiny few in American society have been drastically reduced. http://socialistworker.org/2011/05/18/the-misery-economy 64 comments politics
- Spanish turning to carrots to protest higher taxes on cultural events -- Spain hiked its taxes on cultural events as it faces mounting debts and budget deficits. And those higher taxes have greatly reduced the attendance and theaters and other arts establishments. http://www.pri.org/stories/business/spanish-turning-to-carrots-to-protest-higher-taxes-on-cultural-events-12668.html 4 comments europe
- Smart Material Switches Between Heating and Cooling in Minutes. Deployed on roofs or facades, passive technology could greatly reduce HVAC energy consumption in buildings. https://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/smart-material-switches-between-heating-and-cooling-minutes 4 comments science
- Research has found human exposure to unnecessary and potentially harmful chemicals could be greatly reduced if manufacturers add chemicals only when they are truly essential in terms of health, safety and functioning of society. https://www.healtheuropa.eu/harmful-chemicals-polyfluoroalkyl-substances/92013/ 38 comments science
- California Has Dealt a Blow to Renewable Energy, Some Businesses Say | Some companies are leaving the state or reducing their presence there after California greatly reduced incentives for homeowners to install rooftop solar panels. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/14/business/energy-environment/california-rooftop-solar.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Nk0.k-5m.dze1iSyYG3YW 29 comments climate
- Since childhood, I have been suffering from attention disorders, and given that now my work is mostly at the computer, it makes life very difficult. But I found a very good recipe that is great for reducing symptoms and improving concentration. This is it. My favourite playlist with chill beats. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7kLnZ4V1p0DSVhpn9BUkxI 10 comments productivity
- Pentagon Eyes Africa Drawdown as First Step in Global Troop Shift: The deliberations stem from a push to reduce missions battling distant terrorist groups, and to instead refocus on confronting so-called Great Powers like Russia and China https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/world/africa/esper-troops-africa-china.html?action=click&module=top%20stories&pgtype=homepage 8 comments worldnews
- Laws to ban or curb drivers' use of cell phones and other handheld devices have greatly reduced the rate of fatalities for motorcyclists, according to a new study. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/fau-ldt120518.php 28 comments science
- World’s newest great ape threatened by Chinese dam - "Building the dam means chopping the orangutan population in half. You end up with two smaller populations, and these will have much reduced chances of survival." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2018/apr/23/worlds-newest-great-ape-threatened-by-chinese-dam 7 comments worldnews
- Scientists find new orangutan and it is already the most endangered great ape in the world: ‘If steps are not taken quickly to reduce current and future threats to conserving every last remaining bit of forest, we may see the discovery and extinction of a great ape species within our lifetime’. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/new-orangutan-endangered-tapanuli-great-ape-endangered-extinct-liverpool-a8034036.html 11 comments worldnews
- To Great Applause, Paris Announces Combustion Engine Ban by 2030: 'The proposal would accelerate existing efforts to reduce air pollution in the city after French President Emmanuel Macron promised to ban the sale of vehicles with combustion engines by 2040.' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/10/12/great-applause-paris-announces-combustion-engine-ban-2030 28 comments worldnews
- On 28-09-1846 troops from the 1st Royal Dragoons opened fire on starving, desperate food rioters in Dungarvan, Ireland, while the British exported food away from Ireland for profit. The Great Famine lasted for almost ten years and reduced Ireland's population by 25%, according to some estimates. http://waterfordmuseum.ie/exhibit/web/display/article/330/3/desperate_haven__the_famine_in_dungarvan_action_and_reaction.html 197 comments europe
- Sex twice a week greatly reduces a man's risk of cardiovascular disease by lowering the level of homocysteine in his bloodstream; lack of sex boosts homocysteine levels & increases cardiovascular risk http://www.jsm.jsexmed.org/#/article/s1743-6095(17)31193-1/fulltext 240 comments science
- Adding a couple LEDs to periphery of VR headsets creates more realistic 170 degree field of view and reduces motion sickness. Really great idea. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/05/how-side-mounted-leds-can-help-fix-vrs-tunnel-vision-and-nausea-problems/ 13 comments technology
- Refurb Notification: This guy has created a free tool for monitoring the Applestore for new inventory in the refurbished section. Using it, I just got the Mac I'd been searching for, at a greatly reduced price. http://arsc.pommepause.com/ 28 comments apple
- The great Arctic greenwash. Russian oil companies have no plans whatsoever to reduce drilling in the far north. They have a big number of new Arctic projects in the pipeline. They call for ‘climate adaptation’ and argue that new grand projects in the Arctic are developed in a “green" manner. https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/industry-and-energy/2021/07/great-arctic-greenwash 5 comments energy
- Gitlab changed its pricing model. It has greatly reduced the CI quota from 2000 CI minutes to 400 CI minutes in Free tier and removed the $4 per month option. https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2021/01/26/new-gitlab-product-subscription-model/ 370 comments programming
- A new adhesive activates in response to magnetic fields, using 120 times less energy than traditional adhesives that require heating. This new method can greatly reduce the cost of carbon fiber composites and be used for heat-sensitive materials like flexible electronics and biodegradable plastics. https://media.ntu.edu.sg/newsreleases/pages/newsdetail.aspx?news=9d302844-f352-416b-ad86-7316ea851df9 13 comments science
- Plants and fungi together could slow climate change. A new global assessment shows that human impacts have greatly reduced plant-fungus symbioses, which play a key role in sequestering carbon in soils. Restoring these ecosystems could be one strategy to slow climate change. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-13019-2 74 comments science
- MIT neuroscientists have shown that they can improve cognitive and memory impairments in mice similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s patients using a noninvasive treatment which works by inducing brain waves, which also greatly reduced the number of amyloid plaques found in their brains. http://news.mit.edu/2019/brain-wave-stimulation-improve-alzheimers-0314 238 comments science
- The risk of human-made earthquakes due to fracking is greatly reduced if high-pressure fluid injection used to crack underground rocks is 895m away from faults in the Earth's crust https://www.dur.ac.uk/news/newsitem/?itemno=33836 6 comments science
- New biomaterial could replace plastic laminates, greatly reduce pollution - An inexpensive and biodegradable biomaterial, comprised of cellulose pulp and chitin, can be used to sustainably replace plastic barrier coatings in packaging and many other applications. http://news.psu.edu/story/483742/2017/09/20/research/new-biomaterial-could-replace-plastic-laminates-greatly-reduce 7 comments science
- Rising Sun: It has been apparent for quite a while that given the right incentives we could maintain economic growth even while greatly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But there is, in fact, some news that greatly strengthens the case that saving the planet would be quite cheap. http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/rising-sun/?smid=re-share 7 comments politics
- Climate Change Could Cause the Next Great Famine | A new set of data created by the combination of 1,700 previously published studies, found that global warming of only 2º C (3.6º F) will likely reduce yields of staple crops like rice and maize as early as the 2030s. http://time.com/27201/climate-change-could-cause-the-next-great-famine/ 12 comments science
- As Myanmar moves ahead with a set of reforms that have included the release of political prisoners, the country's government is also opening up its media. In some cases they've ended pre-publication censorship entirely and in others they've greatly reduced the restrictions http://www.theworld.org/2012/03/press-freedom-myanmar/ 14 comments worldnews
- I don't know about you but this photo from a shopping mall today just south of Atlanta sure does make it look like we are living in the midst of a 2nd Great Depression. Thousands upon thousands line up to get a voucher for reduced rent, and rioting broke out. http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/crowd-waiting-for-housing-589653.html?bigname=vino+wong&bigphotog=vino+wong&bigcap=crowds+swarm+at+tri-cities+plaza+in+east+point+on+wednesday+morning++as+people+try+to+apply+for+section+8+housing.+&bigdeclcap=&bigcred=vwong%40ajc.com&bigurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ajc.com%2Fmultimedia%2Fdynamic%2F00647%2Fsection8_647971c.jpg&supersizeimage=y 11 comments politics
