02 May 2012
Last month, cardiac researchers at the University of Cincinnati discovered a unique gene associated with heart disease and diabetes. This gene, the HDAC9, was shown to prevent the effects of obesity (e.g. high blood sugar, cholesterol, and fatty liver disease) when deleted from mice being fed high fat diets. The HDAC9 gene codes for the [...]
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23 April 2012
Differential equations, or equations involving the rate of change of variable(s), are useful in modelling many natural phenomena. Population growth, for example, can be modeled quite simply using differential equations given that we accept the following premises: The rate of change of a population is proportional to the current population (since more people mean more [...]
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18 April 2012
Aerobic exercise, or walking in specific, may be the single most beneficial thing you can do to improve your health. In fact, you don’t even have to spend much time walking or exercising, just 30 minutes a day will do. According to Dr. Mike Evans, the health benefits of walking or mildly intense aerobic exercise are [...]
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01 April 2012
For those seeking an easy, healthy, flavorful snack to supplement their daily diet, popcorn should be on the list. Researchers at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania have determined that popcorn actually contains higher levels (up to 300 mg per serving) of the antioxidant polyphenol than comparable fresh fruits and vegetables. Polyphenols assist in removing harmful [...]
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27 March 2012
The thirst response doesn’t engage until the body has lost 1-2% of its total water volume. Mild dehydration, however, can potentially set in before the thirst response (at a loss of around 1.5% of total water volume). Hence the timeless advice: drink before you’re thirsty. But does dehydration really impact behavior? Researchers at the University of [...]
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25 March 2012
Researchers at the University of California Irvine have compiled the world’s first “metabolome” or full liver metabolite profile in their study on how the body’s circadian rhythm affects different signaling proteins and physiological factors. Director of the UC Irvine Center for Epigenetics & Metabolism Paolo Sassone-Corsi describes the findings as a sort of symphony conducted [...]
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