Biology

Cortisol: 8 Tips for Reducing Levels

Cortisol: 8 Tips for Reducing Levels

Cortisol is a stress hormone released in the body. The main roles of cortisol are to raise blood sugar levels in preparation for the ‘fight or flight’ response and suppressing the immune system. Therefore, unless a person finds themselves in an emergency situation, it is best to keep one’s cortisol levels as low as possible. […]


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Measles in the Modern World

Measles in the Modern World

A recent outbreak of measles in Disneyland stirred up the old debate for and against vaccination. The fracas turned even more heated when it was reported that unvaccinated guests caused of the outbreak. It set one side against the other, once again. Are the measles so bad? This airborne, highly infectious disease presents with a high […]

Telomere Research Making Immortality Reality?

Telomere Research Making Immortality Reality?

For every extremely stressful year a person endures, their lifetime is shortened by six years on average. Being exposed to chronic psychological stress, whether by relationship, work abuse, or an abusive lifestyle, can kill a person. Being subjected to situations or influences that make a person feel out of control is deadly, and it is […]

Conjoined Twins With Hope and Faith

Conjoined Twins With Hope and Faith

The Mata family has hope and faith for their two daughters, a pair of conjoined twins born in April 2014 will be undergoing separation surgery in Houston, Texas. Knatalye Hope and Adeline Faith were born at Texas Children’s Hospital Pavilion for women. At birth, the twins weighed approximately 3 pounds, 7 ounces. Mother of the […]

Viruses Not Always Bad Guys

Viruses Not Always Bad Guys

Lately “good bacteria” have been getting a lot attention in the media, as scientist uncover the role the microbiome plays in our healthy bodies, the soil that grows our food, and even the rain clouds above. It may come as no surprise, then, that some viruses can also be good for people. In fact, a […]

Benefits of Brain Food and Supplementation

Benefits of Brain Food and Supplementation

What kind of oats do you feed a billion dollar, champion racehorse? The horse is putting billions of dollars in your pockets, so the answer is simple. You give her the best darn oats you can get your hands on. The same applies to your most valuable asset, your brain. The brain is the most […]

Legacy of Eugenics in the United States

Legacy of Eugenics in the United States

On March 11, 2003, Paul Lombardo, “a lawyer and professor of biomedical ethics at the University of Virginia,” delivered a presentation to the California State Senate Select Committee in Oakland, California. His two-hour presentation, entitled “Eugenics: Lessons From a History Hidden in Plain Sight,” was intended to brief the committee on the legalized practice of […]

Potential Source of New Antibiotics Found in Dirt

Potential Source of New Antibiotics Found in Dirt

More and more diseases and infections are resistant to the current line-up of antibiotic regimens. However, scientists are excited that there could be new potential sources of future antibiotics found in dirt. A group of scientists at Northeastern University in Boston teamed up with a pharmaceutical company called, NovoBiotic Pharmaceuticals, and found potential sources of […]