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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 ]
Gene That Causes Obesity Isolated In Mice
Scientists have been searching for a way to help people lose unwanted weight without altering their diet or activity level for years. Now, it seems that doctors from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have isolated a gene that can be turned off and prevents mice from getting fat, even if they eat an unhealthy diet! The gene is … [ Read more ]
BPA Found To Be Worse Than We Thought
The FDA banned BPA, or Bisphenol A, in baby bottles in July of 2012. The chemical is known to disrupt the normal functioning of sex hormones in both humans and animals. New research reports that BPA is much worse for the body that we previously thought. It has been shown to impair the development of the central nervous system. It … [ Read more ]
Antibiotic Resistant Genes Found In Livestock Threaten Human Health
New research reports that Chinese farms are abusing antibiotics to boost the growth and health of their livestock. This alarming practice is leading to increased genetic resistance to antibiotics in animals that are consumed by humans. This multi-drug resistance is transferred to humans who ingest milk and meat and ultimately, promotes serious infections and disease. The practice is also common … [ Read more ]
Research Explains Early Puberty In Females
Scientists at the Oregon Health and Science University have figured out how epigenetics work during the process of puberty. Working with female rats which tend to experience puberty as do female humans, researchers discovered a way to delay the onset of puberty. They did this by manipulating protein levels in the hypothalamus of the brain which kept a gene associated … [ Read more ]
Can Bacteria Make You Fat?
Scientists have been examining the affect of normal gastrointestinal (GI) bacteria within the bodies of humans and animals for the past five years. They have discovered a definite link between gut bacteria and optimal health within its host organism. New research from the University of Rouen in France shows that GI bacteria may play a part in affecting hosts’ appetites. … [ Read more ]
Early Life Adversity Affects Brain DNA In Both Rodents And Humans
Early life experience results in a broad change in the way our DNA is “epigenetically” chemically marked in the brain by a coat of small chemicals called methyl groups, according to researchers at McGill University. A group of researchers and scientists at the Douglas Institute have discovered a remarkable similarity in the way the DNA in human brains and the … [ Read more ]
New Research On How Genetic Factors Lead To Disease
Genes can determine our predisposition to a vast array of illnesses. While it is obvious that different people have different genetic makeups and risk factors, it is also possible for two people with the same genetic sequence to display differences in the genes or the regulation of those genes. This means that two people who share the exact same gene … [ Read more ]
Why Humans Are More Apt To Get Cancer Than Chimps
Our closet genetic relative is the chimpanzee, of which we share 96% f the same genome sequence. However, the differences in that remaining four percent of genetic materials hold the key to why humans are more vulnerable to diseases, like cancer, than chimps. A research team examines brain tissues samples of both species and found that human genes exhibit lower … [ Read more ]
