The Human Body
Sleep Study Shows What Happens As Kids’ Brains Mature
Researchers have published the first long-term description of what happens in the brains of adolescents as they mature and acquire adult thinking. The study monitored the brain waves of sleeping kids aged 6 to 10 years old. Scientists found that neural synaptic density in the cerebral cortex reaches its apex at the age of 8 and then begins a steady … [ Read more ]
Eating High Fat Diary May Contribute To Breast Cancer
A new study reports that women suffering from breast cancer may increase their risk of death from consuming a lot of high-fat diary foods. The study followed 1,900 women from California and Utah who had been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer over the course of 12 years. When the study was initiated, the women had completed doctor prescribed treatments … [ Read more ]
Rare Rabies Death Linked To Transplanted Kidney
A strange case was reported by the Centers for Disease Control today. It seems that a man in Maryland died from a transplanted kidney that was not known to be infected with rabies. The man received the kidney more than a year ago without incident. The rare death is perplexing because rabies typically has an incubation period of only one … [ Read more ]
Acunpuncture Shown To Reduce Stress Hormones
Skeptics have questioned if acupuncture is an effective treatment for many years. The practice has been used for generations in Eastern medicine and is reported to relax and restore health in patients. It is also said to balance the flow of energy, also known as Qi, in the body. Scientists from the Georgetown University Medical Center recently performed a study … [ Read more ]
Neanderthals Died From Having Large Eyes?
Scientists attribute the extinction of the Neanderthals to several factors, including interbreeding with humans, being hunted and killed by humans, and the onset of cold weather associated with the Ice Age. New research reports that because Neanderthals had larger eyes than humans, their brains were more devoted to visual processing than intellectual development. Although they were an intelligent species that … [ Read more ]
Fetal Exposure To DDT Causes High Blood Pressure
The dangerous pesticide, DDT, was used throughout the United States from the 1940s until it was banned in 1972. Scientists discovered that DDT was carcinogenic and harmful to the liver and nervous system. Now, a new study has found that women whose mothers who were exposed to DDT are at a higher risk of hypertension, or high blood pressure. High … [ Read more ]
Mummies Had Clogged Arteries, Too
Researchers performed full body computed tomography scans on 137 mummies from different regions of the world. They found that one third of the ancient people examined suffered from atherosclerosis, a condition that causes arteries to restrict and can lead to heart attacks and strokes. This finding signals that clogged arteries are an effect of aging and there may not be … [ Read more ]
Sexist Men Prefer Big Breasts, Study Reports
Apparently, sexist men prefer women with larger breasts, a new study finds. Scientists showed 361 men five different 3-D models of women with breast sizes ranging from very small to very large. Afterwards, they had men complete a survey regarding their attitudes towards women, relationships, female objectification and “benevolent sexism.” They found that men who were benevolently sexist preferred large … [ Read more ]
Salt Linked to Autoimmune Disease
The mystery of why westerners have a higher rate of autoimmune disease has plagued scientists for years. Modern science has not been able to explain why eastern countries, often much less developed than the US or Europe, have almost no incidence of autoimmune disease, such as Multiple Sclerosis or Rheumatoid Arthritis. Thus, researchers developed the so-called ‘hygiene hypothesis.’ It maintains … [ Read more ]
Sex Cures Headaches
Researchers from Germany’s University of Munster studied 800 people who suffer from migraine headaches and 200 who suffer from cluster headaches to find a possible holistic cure. They discovered that roughly half of the migraine sufferers reported that their head pain subsided after having sexual intercourse with their partners. Scientists report that sex causes the release of endorphins which can … [ Read more ]
