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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
New England is currently seeing the effects of a pollution problem that the United States is already far too familiar with: Oceanic Dead Zones. This phenomenon, which is caused by excess amounts of Nitrogen in the water, is the result of recent human activity. It is similar to many of the pollutant-related issues which the […]
Though parasitic wasps may not sound like the most appealing of creatures, they could be the very saviors of California’s citrus industry. Through ecological pest control the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is hoping to safely and efficiently deter the small pests known as Asian citrus psyllids through the use of natural enemies. The pests […]