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Human body temperature has decreased in the United States, Stanford study finds – ScienceBlog.com
Since the early 19th century, the average human body temperature in the United States has dropped, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford. Since the early 19th century, the average human body temperature in the United States … Continue reading
Worldwide Epidemic: A Closer Look at the Diabetes Disaster
Jose Gomez-Marquez holding an open glucometer prototype at MIT Little Devices Lab. Credit: Amy Moran-Thomas In a new book, Amy Moran-Thomas examines how diabetes is reaching epidemic levels in countries across the world. In Belize, where diabetes is rampant, … Continue reading
Privatisation of the NHS: Allyson Pollock at TEDxExeter
The 1948 Act establishing the NHS gave the Secretary of State for Health the duty to provide universal health care. The Health and Social Care Act 2012 removes this duty and introduces a market. Allyson Pollock describes why we need … Continue reading
Mystery Monday ~ dancing mania — Lotus Laura
Perhaps the strangest plague of them all is dancing mania, which mainly broke out in Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries. The outbreak has been documented and known to have affected thousands of people of all ages. Those who … Continue reading
Measles erases immune ‘memory’ for other diseases
Results from tests of unvaccinated children and monkeys come as measles cases spike around the world. Measles infections in children can wipe out the immune system’s memory of other illnesses such as influenza, according to a pair of studies1,2. This … Continue reading
How your emotions change the shape of your heart | Sandeep Jauhar
“A record of our emotional life is written on our hearts,” says cardiologist and author Sandeep Jauhar. In a stunning talk, he explores the mysterious ways our emotions impact the health of our hearts — causing them to change … Continue reading
Large, long-term study find link between eating mushrooms and a lower risk of prostate cancer – ScienceBlog.com
Results from the first long-term cohort study of more than 36,000 Japanese men over decades suggest an association between eating mushrooms and a lower risk of prostate cancer. Their findings were published on September 5, 2019 in the International Journal of … Continue reading
The benefits of good posture
Has anyone ever told you, “Stand up straight!” or scolded you for slouching at a family dinner? Comments like that might be annoying—but they’re not wrong. Your posture is the foundation for every movement your body makes and can determine … Continue reading
Speech Pathologist Sits Next To Autistic Boy For 8 Hours During Flight, Is Able To Make Incredible Progress On Communication
Sometimes everything just falls into place. Life works in mysterious ways. But sometimes everything just falls into place. When speech-language pathologist (SLP) Rachel Romeo was returning from a conference on a long international flight, there was a father and son … Continue reading
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