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The idea of being raised from the dead may not be far-fetched. The Alcor Life Extension Foundation (Alcor) plans to test if science and technology can bring back a deceased life through cryonics. Linda and Fred Chamberlain spearheaded the company back in 1972 after being enlightened as attendees at a cryonics conference in early 1970, CNET reports. “Our goals were to start an organization that could save people’s lives and give them an opportunity to be restored to health and function,” Linda Chamberlain previously told CNET. “If we’d known how hard it was going to be, we might not have tried to do it. But once you get started, something about saving lives, you can’t give up.” Determined to provide a second chance of life, Alcor currently houses 200 bodies at a lab. Bodies are frozen for $220,000 and the head and brain for $80,000, CNET reports. Incoming patients will have their bodies incubated and kept on ice. A mechanical thumper will keep blood flowing to further prep the body...
Queen Latifah is debunking the false stereotypes of obesity in her latest campaign with pharmaceutical company Nova Nordisk. AfroTech previously reported that Queen Latifah signed an audible deal to highlight activists in different sectors. Now, her latest venture hits closer to home as she tackles an issue that has loomed over her career for decades. Conceptualized with director Chris Robinson, “It’s Bigger Than Me” allows Latifah to share her experience of living with obesity through four impactful and creative video snippets. View this post on Instagram A post shared by It's Bigger Than Me (@itsbiggerthan) As a star in the industry, Latifah developed insecurities struggling to maintain a healthy weight in the limelight. The Hollywood actress first learned she was obese upon working with a trainer for a movie role earlier in her career. “I fell into the category of obesity, and it took a trainer to educate me about what it was when I was trying to lose weight for a project,”...
The University of North Texas has committed to tackling the issue of Alzheimer’s within the Black community. An outreach campaign was launched by The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) as a part of its historic Health & Aging Brain Study, reports PR Newswire. The campaign includes a $7 million investment by HSC for the first-ever Black Alzheimer’s (ALZ) Brain Study. Community, civic, and faith-based leaders are joining media personality, Sybil Wilkes, in the effort to not only help increase awareness but also encourage Black residents in DFW to join the study. Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible brain disease that slowly destroys thinking skills, memory skills, and eventually the ability to carry out daily activities. Today, about 2.2 million African Americans have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and 1 in 2 Black households are impacted by Alzheimer’s or some form of dementia. HSC’s effort aims to figure out why the disease...