Can a Pathological Liar Love Someone?
Although pathological liars may be able to love someone, it is often difficult for them to maintain an honest and healthy relationship While lying now and then is normal, a pathological liar goes far beyond that. Pathological liars lie for no apparent reason, as lying becomes ingrained in them and telling lies may come more […]
For some Greenlanders, eating sugar is healthy
Imagine being able to swap out broccoli for sweets, Ben & Jerry’s or some other sugary treat and achieve the same health benefits. This is fact not fantasy for about two to three percent of the Greenlandic population. Two copies of a gene variant make it so that they absorb sugar differently than other people […]
Researchers develop model for treating HIV/AIDS, depression
Today, people living with HIV/AIDS can remain healthy if they are able to engage in routine care and take the medicines that reduce their virus to undetectable levels. But for people with HIV who are also struggling with depression, that’s often an insurmountable challenge, especially in South Africa, home to the highest number of cases […]
Directly into the brain: A 3D multifunctional and flexible neural interface: Novel design of brain chip implant allows for measuring neuronal activity while simultaneously delivering drugs to the implant site
Being able to measure the electrical activity of the brain has helped us gain a much better understanding of the brain’s processes, functions, and diseases over the past decades. So far, much of this activity has been measured via electrodes placed on the scalp (through electroencephalography (EEG)); however, being able to acquire signals directly from […]
How Do You Help Someone Who Is Struggling Emotionally? 11 Ways
While you may not be able to fix someone’s problems, here are 11 simple ways to offer support to someone who is struggling emotionally Supporting someone who is struggling emotionally can make a huge difference in their recovery. While you may not be able to fix their problems, you may be able to help them […]
There’s Still Time To Get Cheap Health Care (But Just Barely)
You might be able to get a really good deal on health insurance, but only if you act right now. No, that’s not a line from a schlocky television advertisement. It’s true, and it may apply to you if you get coverage on your own ― in other words, if you don’t get insurance through […]
Can You Work With Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia can severely limit your ability to work, but you may be able to if your symptoms are controlled by medications Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that affects the way a person thinks, feels, and acts. This severe and often debilitating disease can cause problems with differentiating reality from delusion. The disorder adversely affects a […]
Dieting and its effect on the gut microbiome: Bacterium associated with antibiotic-induced colitis plays a role in weight control
Researchers from Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the University of California in San Francisco were able to show for the first time that a very low calorie diet significantly alters the composition of the microbiota present in the human gut. In a current Nature publication, the researchers report that dieting results in an increase of […]