4 Signs You May Actually Have Two Illnesses At The Same Time
Westend61 via Getty Images Experts explain the red flags you’re dealing with a co-infection of two different illnesses. This winter illness season has been a rough one. States across the country have experienced high levels of respiratory viruses, like COVID-19, flu and RSV. And that’s not to mention the colds, stomach bugs, throat infections and […]
Can Childhood Trauma Prime Brain Dynamics for Nicotine Dependence?
Childhood trauma-related emotion dysregulation may partly explain why some long-term smokers are unable to give up nicotine, a cross-sectional study suggested. Using 16-minute resting-state functional MRI to show the dynamic patterns of functional coordination among brain systems, researchers found that nicotine smokers spent approximately 25.63 more seconds in the frontoinsular default mode network (FI-DMN) state […]
5 Signs You’re In A Constant State Of ‘Fight Or Flight’
aluxum via Getty Images Experts explain how stress can affect our emotions, memory, sleep and relationships. You may have heard of the “fight or flight” response ― an evolutionary mechanism that allows us to enter a survival state in the presence of physical or psychological threats. And while the response can be critical in how […]
High-fat diets trigger inflammatory immune cell generation in bone: A study suggests that high-fat diets fuel the creation of inflammatory immune cells in the bone marrow of mice.
The results may help explain how high-fat diets trigger inflammation, which can contribute to the development of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and other complications in individuals with obesity. An invasion of inflammatory immune cells, called monocytes, into fat tissue is a hallmark of obesity, but what leads to this harmful phenomenon is unclear. Many […]
Smaller Airways Set the Stage for Worse COPD Outcomes in Women
Smaller airways in women may explain their worse respiratory outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a large cohort study suggested. For never-smokers and ever-smokers alike, CT imaging revealed that men had thicker airway walls than women, who also had smaller airway lumen dimensions after accounting for height and total lung capacity. “It is plausible […]
Increased heart disease risk from red meat may stem from gut microbe response to digestion
Chemicals produced in the digestive tract by gut microbes after eating red meat may help explain part of the higher risk of cardiovascular disease associated with red meat consumption, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s peer-reviewed journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (ATVB). In the United States and around the […]
We Asked Kids To Explain How Germs Work, And The Results Were Adorable
We asked to explain some of tough questions: what the heck are germs and how do they work?
Illustrations To Help With Your Mental Health
Dr Emma Hepburn is a clinical psychologist who started off using hand drawing to explain mental health concepts in her clinic. But after getting a tablet to draw with, she started creating illustrations and animations and sharing them to a wider audience on social media. Hepburn has just released the book ‘A toolkit for modern […]
How Early Should Young Women Should Start Thinking About Their Fertility?
Dr. Kutluk Oktay, Dr. Marjorie Dixon and Sybil Azur explain how early young women should start thinking about their fertility.
The evolution of good taste
Does evolution explain why we can’t resist a salty chip? Researchers at NC State University found that differences between the elemental composition of foods and the elemental needs of animals can explain the development of pleasing tastes like salty, umami and sweet. Taste tells us a lot about foods before they are swallowed and digested, […]