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Category: Physiology

Physiology

New Study Finds Two Proteins Which Seem to Prevent Healthy Aging in Worms, Mice, and Humans

February 27, 2020

Over the 20th and 21st centuries the average lifespan of human beings across the world has been getting longer…

Physiology

Probiotics Like Lactobacillus Casei have been Shown to Dramatically Reduce Symptoms of Depression

February 19, 2020

Some of the most extensive research into the human microbiome has revealed that the health or variance in genetic…

Physiology

World’s Largest Microbiome Research Cohort Begins To Reveal The Path To Possible Medical Breakthroughs

November 19, 2019

PICTURED: The cover to a coffee table book “Hadza” that was released based on research and field notes from…

Physiology

Sauna Use For Longevity, Heart Disease, And Injury Recovery – A Game Changer

September 16, 2019

PICTURED: An Estonian sauna-bather prepares to enter a traditional sauna on a cold day. Photo Credit by EstonianSaunas from…

Physiology

Endurance Athletes And Their Lactate-Consuming Athletic Gut Bacteria

June 25, 2019

There are hypotheses that athletes, particularly endurance athletes can alter their microbiome to include species of bacteria which aid…

Physiology

English University Investigates Hunter-Gatherer Style Exercise Pattern As Public Health Initiative

May 5, 2019

Across the pond, the British National Health Service has given a 2.2 million pound grant to Loughborough University to…

Physiology

Shattering Temporal Boundaries of “The Self” Key to Living a Long Healthy Life

April 7, 2019

Over his storied career, Derek Parfit, the English moral philosopher, spent plenty of time waxing poetically about a mode…

Physiology

Sleep Still Works After Another Alzheimer’s Drug Fails In Clinical Trials

March 28, 2019

Earlier this March, the unfortunate verdict of an independent “futility analysis” has rendered two promising Alzheimer’s drugs ineffectual at…

Physiology

Sleeping on a Problem is Actually a Remarkable Evolutionary Adaptation

March 14, 2019

According to Dr. Matthew Walker Ph.D, and Professor of Neuroscience at UC Berkeley, Albert Einstein would deliberately take naps…

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