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Researchers discover new type of blood vessel in the bones of mice

23.01.2019 Health Problems

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions across Germany has discovered a new type of blood vessel in mouse bones. In their paper published in the journal Nature Metabolism, the group describes making sample mouse bones transparent, as well as their microscopic properties. Christopher Ritchlin and Iannis Adamopoulos with the University of Rochester and the University of California, respectively, […]

The metabolism of the intestinal microbiota in the first year of life

22.01.2019 Health Problems

A research team with the participation of the Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio) of the University of Valencia, together with FISABIO and CIBERESP, has carried out the first metatranscriptomic study of the gut microbiota of babies, which extends knowledge of the metabolism of intestinal bacterial communities during the first year of life with an unprecedented level of detail. This […]

Connie Britton Says Nicole Kidman Gave Her the Best Parenting Hack

18.01.2019 Kids Health

Traveling with little ones can be a real doozy, but according to actor Connie Britton, it doesn’t have to be. Britton, who adopted her son, Eyob, in 2011, stopped by Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM radio show on Wednesday to talk all things mom life, actor life and more. And who knew? Apparently, Connie Britton’s favorite parenting hack ever came from… Nicole Kidman. […]

As the oceans rise, so do your risks of breast cancer

16.01.2019 Health Problems

It is encouraging to see greater attention in the media to the issue of climate change and its effects on the life-support systems of the planet. The link between breast cancer and the environment, however, is being overlooked. Premenopausal women exposed to high levels of air pollution have a 30 per cent increased risk for breast cancer, according to a […]

Mosquito known to transmit malaria has been detected in Ethiopia for the first time

16.01.2019 Health Problems

A type of mosquito that transmits malaria has been detected in Ethiopia for the first time, and the discovery has implications for putting more people at risk for malaria in new regions, according to a study led by a Baylor University researcher. The mosquito, Anopheles stephensi, normally is found in the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and China. Previous research shows […]

The most important hair on your head is on the inside

05.01.2019 Health Problems

Cells along the brain’s cavities are equipped with tiny hair-like protrusions called cilia. Cilia are still poorly understood, but we know a few things about what can happen if they are not doing their job. People with ciliary defects can develop neurological conditions like hydrocephalus and scoliosis. New research from the Yaksi group at Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at […]

Aggressive behavior brings emotional pain to the sadist

19.12.2018 Health Problems

People with sadistic personality traits tend to be aggressive, but only enjoy their aggressive acts if it harms their victims. According to a series of studies of over 2000 people, these actions ultimately leave sadists feeling worse than they felt before their aggressive act. The research appears in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, published by the Society for Personality and […]

New study on cognitive archaeology and tactile responses to the lithic industry

19.12.2018 Health Problems

The Paleoneurobiology group of the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), led by Emiliano Bruner, has just published, in collaboration with the Museo de la Evolución Humana (MEH) in Burgos and the company Sociograph from Valladolid, a new paper on cognitive archaeology in which the hand-tool relationship is studied, analyzing the geometry of the tools, the grasp […]

Researchers find the cause of and cure for brain injury associated with gut condition

13.12.2018 Health Problems

Using a mouse model of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)—a potentially fatal condition that causes a premature infant’s gut to suddenly die—researchers at Johns Hopkins say they have uncovered the molecular causes of the condition and its associated brain injury. The discovery enabled the team to combine efforts with colleagues studying brain inflammation and to identify potential drugs that reverse the brain […]

Are near-death experiences hallucinations? Experts explain the science behind this puzzling phenomenon

04.12.2018 Health Problems

In our never-ending quest to understand what happens to us after we die, humans have long seen the rare phenomenon of near-death experiences as providing some hints. People who’ve had a brush with death often report seeing and experiencing life-altering events on “the other side,” like a bright white light at the end of a long tunnel, or being reunited […]

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