March 29, 2019
While there can be many reasons we experience head pain, it’s important to recognize changes in sensitivity or pain near the head as they might be a sign of something more malicious. A brain aneurysm is more common than you might think, with actress Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones…
March 20, 2019
Leptin is a hormone that is produced by the body's fat cells, as stated by the US National Library of Medicine. It is often referred to as the "satiety hormone" or the "starvation hormone." Leptin's primary mark is the hypothalamus. Leptin tells your brain when you have enough fat stored,…
March 11, 2019
Smoking was a hot topic this week for health researchers. Two academic journals published different studies on how smoking tobacco negatively affects the body: one about smoking’s effect on infants and one about unhealthy brain aging in adults. The idea that smoking can have harmful consequences is nothing new. The…
March 06, 2019
Dopamine, one of the brain's neurotransmitters, is a chemical that carries information between neurons, according to Psychology Today. It aids in the regulation of movement, attention, learning, and emotional responses. Not only does it enable us to visualize rewards, but it also stimulates the urge to take action and accomplish…
March 05, 2019
Classic literature and film feature a number of characters who suffer from “broken heart syndrome,” where they suffer from illness or even death when a loved one dies. Most people dismiss this as a fictional trope, though, since finding a specific cause of death seemed hard to define. Yet broken…
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