Humans seem to have … adapted to the last ice age in similar ways to wolves and bears, according to our recent study, challenging longstanding theories about how and where…
Category: Life
Brain Connectivity Patterns Link Vascular Disease to Cognitive Decline
Summary: Researchers have identified how cerebrovascular disease (CeVD) disrupts brain connectivity, contributing to cognitive decline and neurodegeneration alongside Alzheimer’s disease (AD). By studying brain networks and blood biomarkers in older…
Red Light Therapy May Reduce Deadly Blood Clots
Summary: Exposure to long-wavelength red light significantly reduced blood clot formation in both mice and human studies. Red light was associated with lower inflammation, reduced immune system activation, and fewer…
Viewpoint: What is ‘Spatuala-Gate’? Or how reckless, chemophobic media and environmentalists bungled the science of plastics yet again
For months, the media indulged in a frenzy of fearmongering, plastering headlines about toxic flame retardants supposedly hiding in your kitchen spatulas and children’s toys. CNN, The Atlantic, the LA…
Delayed Brain Maturation Links Genetics and Eating Disorders
Summary: Over half of 23-year-olds display restrictive, emotional, or uncontrolled eating behaviors, with delayed brain maturation playing a significant role. The research linked structural brain differences, mental health challenges, and…
Men Are Three Times As Likely to Die From Brain Injuries
Summary: A 2021 analysis of U.S. mortality data highlights disparities in traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related deaths, which disproportionately affect older adults, men, and certain racial and ethnic groups. Suicides remain…
Physical Neglect Causes Lifelong Social Challenges in Children
Summary: A new study highlights how childhood physical neglect disrupts social development more than physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. Neglected children were less social, less popular, and less connected to…
High-Fat Diets in Adolescence Linked to Adult Impulsivity
Summary: Adolescent rats fed a high-fat diet displayed increased impulsivity and altered decision-making as adults. These “cheesecake rats” were quicker to act on visual cues (indicative of impulsivity) but showed…
How moose date under environmental pressure (Spanish Translation) – Functional Ecologists
En nuestro último post, la autora Rebecca Levine nos da consejos sobre cómo tener citas bajo presión ambiental. En su último artículo: “Thermal conditions alter the mating behavior of males…
