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Scientists Uncover Winning Combination of Diet and High-Intensity Exercise

Health
Rachel Carter

A recent study highlights that combining time-restricted eating with high-intensity functional training enhances body composition and cardiometabolic health more effectively than either ...

Cycle of Decline: Neuron Aging in Alzheimer’s Unraveled

Health
Rachel Carter

Summary: Neurons in Alzheimer’s disease patients tend to re-enter the cell cycle and quickly progress to senescence. Using advanced snRNA-seq techniques, researchers ...

Sexual Rejection Increases Aggression and Stress in Male Fruit Flies

Health
Rachel Carter

Summary: A new study reveals how fruit flies respond to the stress of repeated mating failures. Researchers observed that male fruit flies ...

Women’s Tears Chemical Diminish Male Aggression

Health
Rachel Carter

Summary: A new study reveals that women’s tears contain chemicals that significantly reduce aggression in men. The study, which builds on known ...

Light Therapy Shines in Treating Alzheimer’s Sleep and Mood Issues

Health
Rachel Carter

Summary: A new study highlights the efficacy of light therapy in enhancing sleep and reducing psycho-behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer’s patients. This non-pharmacological ...

Heartbeat’s Influence on Brain Activity

Health
Rachel Carter

Summary: New research uncovered that the phases of a heartbeat significantly influence brain and motor system excitability. The study utilized transcranial magnetic ...

Tracing Human Migration and Colonization in the Americas Through Lice

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Contact between Europeans and Native Americans is recorded in the DNA of head lice. Credit: Vincent Smith, Natural History Museum, London, CC-BY ...

High-Sugar Diets May Fuel Brain Decline

Health
Rachel Carter

Summary: Research suggests a high-sugar diet, commonly associated with obesity, leads to insulin resistance in the brain and may heighten the risk ...

Unlocking the “D Factor”: A New Measure for General Distractibility in ADHD

Health
Rachel Carter

Summary: Researchers have statistically identified a novel measure, the “d factor”, which could indicate a person’s general propensity towards distraction and its ...