Cells that control the regeneration of body parts have been found in tadpoles but scientists think the discovery holds promise for finding a mechanism to do the same in mammals – including people. A tadpole will grow a new tail if it loses the original but no one has known how. Now researchers at the University of Cambridge have isolated...

Anti-heartburn drugs found to cause kidney disease, cancer
Nexium, Prilosec and other so-called “proton-pump inhibitor” anti-heartburn drugs, or PPIs, do more than tame that chili dog you had for lunch. Long-term use can cause cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and cancer in the upper digestive tract, according to a study from Washington University’s medical school. The study looked at about 210,000 US military veterans and was able to correlate...
Microbes make new plastics
Plastics don’t have to be made from petroleum. To prove the point, researchers at Aivan, a Finnish design studio, made a set of headphones from plastics created by yeast, fungi, and other micro-organisms. The hard plastic frame that straddles a person’s head was 3D-printed from a biodegradable plastic grown by the lactic acid in baker’s yeast. The padding surrounding your...
Zapping memories back to life
As we age, we can begin to lose the ability to remember – not just where you left your glasses, but also long-term memories, such as the face of your favorite uncle. Now researchers at Boston University have shown a way to revive those memories with a jolt of electricity. The scientists gave a short-term memory task to a group...
Vaping can clog your lungs
E-cigarettes have been marketed as being safer than smoking tobacco but that doesn’t mean that they’re safe. A multi-university study published in June in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine reports that vaping – smoking e-cigarettes – dries out the airways in the lungs, making it harder for smokers to clear mucus from the passages. Vaping also...
Trend Forecast: Trump Bump or Market Slump? The Next Recession
This past February, as the mainstream business media and the gloom and doom forecasters were expressing growing concern of trade wars, tariff fears and a global economic slowdown, we advised Trends Journal subscribers that U.S. equity markets would hit new highs and there would be no recession in America this year. Beyond our analysis of economic fundamentals, we had forecast...
Trend Vision 2020 – our new video podcast
The eyes have it! Our new, recently launched Trend Vision 2020, will help you clearly see the future and have a better understanding of developing trends and their impact on your life and investments. Trend Vision 2020 is available 8:30 p.m. each Monday through Thursday. The podcast features global trend forecaster Gerald Celente in conversation with program co-host, Doug Grunther,...
Middle-East War Drums Beating…
The prospects for war in Iran have dramatically increased, and as forecast, the U.S. has long put in place a strategic apparatus to strike hard and fast, and now openly threatening military action. And as war drums beat louder, in America there is virtually no major anti-war opposition coming from Congress, the people, the media and from the majority of...
Regime Change in Venezuela: Made in U.S.A.
This past November, months before the trend was covered by the mainstream media, the Trends Journal forecast that the United States and its South America allies were ratcheting up war against Venezuela. “Should the governments of Argentina, Columbia and Brazil team up to take out the Venezuelan government – with the assistance of the United States with its long history...
The Presidential Reality Show®: May the Best Act Win
There has never been a race for the White House in the United States like the 2020 Presidential Reality Show® Stealing a page from the recent Ukrainian election where a comedian who played president on a TV show trounced the U.S. installed puppet president, in America, a cast of side show contestants are lining up to beat out America’s #1...