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·November 14, 2018·4 min read

Can’t Exercise? Taking a Hot Bath Improves Inflammation and Metabolism

For those who find it difficult to exercise, taking a hot bath can help improve inflammation and glucose levels, a new study reports.

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·November 12, 2018·2 min read

Cannabis Compound THC May Improve Memory in Alzheimer’s

Researchers say THC can impair or improve memory depending on age and disease. Findings suggest, in Alzheimer's disease, the cannabis compound can help improve memory and mitigate some of the symptoms of the disease.

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·November 9, 2018·4 min read

How Many Calories Do You Burn? It Depends on Time of Day

Researchers report when resting, people burn 10% more calories in the late afternoon and early evening than in the early morning hours.

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·November 6, 2018·5 min read

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Alzheimer’s Years Before Diagnosis

A new convolutional neural network uses PET brain scans to detect biological signs of Alzheimer's disease years before the symptoms appear, researchers report.

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·November 1, 2018·4 min read

Gut Bacteria May Control Movement

According to researchers, gut bacteria may regulate the neural circuits behind movement in fruit flies. Researchers say gut bacteria may play a similar role in controlling mammalian locomotion, and even movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.

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·October 30, 2018·7 min read

Lifespan and Sexual Maturity Depends on Your Brain More than Your Body

A new study reveals our longevity and sexual maturity are governed by our brains, not our bodies. Researchers discovered that animals with more neurons in the cerebral cortex live longer, regardless of their body size.

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·October 29, 2018·4 min read

Obese Mice Lose a Third of Their Fat Using a Natural Protein

Forced expression of the BP3 protein allowed obese mice to reduce their fat mass, despite having a genetic predisposition to eat all the time.

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·October 29, 2018·4 min read

Making Mice Lose Weight by Imitating Effects From Cold and Nicotine

By stimulating cold and nicotine receptors, researchers successfully improved metabolism in mice, helping them to lose weight. Further studies will investigate whether the same results can be achieved in humans.

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·October 22, 2018·4 min read

Wishful Thinking is Reward

A new study reports the reward system in our brains may affect our judgments.

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·October 22, 2018·5 min read

Drug Cocktail that Increases Lifespan Discovered

Researchers have discovered a combination of drugs that not only appear to increase the lifespan of C. elegans, but also delay the rate of aging. The findings lay the groundwork for researching drug combinations that could produce the same effect in humans.

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·October 15, 2018·4 min read

Endurance Exercise Training Has Beneficial Effects on Gut Bacteria Composition

A new study reports six weeks of endurance exercise training has beneficial effects on gut bacteria composition. Researchers report exercise inflammation causing microbes decrease while microbes linked to enhanced metabolism increase.

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·October 12, 2018·4 min read

Effects of High Fat Diet May Be Passed on For Three Generations

Researchers report high fat diet in female mice can have an epigenetic effect on future generations. The study found high fat diets had lead to an increased risk of obesity, insulin resistance and addictive behaviors over three generations of offspring.