El ejercicio se ha convertido en una obsesión en muchos países desarrollados, y muchas personas recurren a la actividad física para compensar nuestro estilo de vida sedentario. Hay una gran variedad de programas que están ganando popularidad, desde CrossFit hasta yoga y carreras de maratón. Sin embargo, muchas personas no obtienen los resultados que desean […]
Is Insomnia Inherited? How Genes Control Your Sleep
Many of us suffer a sleepless night here and there, but the problem is more pervasive for people who suffer from insomnia. Insomniacs may go weeks or even months without getting a decent night’s sleep, leaving them fatigued, depressed and even at higher risk of serious diseases such as cancer. Despite a high prevalence of […]
Sport or Snack? How Our Brain Decides
Should I do sport or would I rather go to a café and enjoy a delicious strawberry milkshake? What exactly happens in our brain when we make this decision has been a mystery to science until now, but researchers at ETH Zurich have found the solution. They have deciphered which brain substance and which nerve […]
What Mechanisms Cause You to Become Sleepy?
While we are all familiar with the feeling of being sleepy, we are only just beginning to determine which neurons and which areas of the brain induce this feeling. Most people reach a point in the evening when their eyes become heavy, their brains foggy and their bodies exhausted. We begin to slow down, to […]
Melatonin Affects COVID-19 Mortality Rate
As COVID-19 and its related variants continue to be a global health concern, researchers are hard at work seeking potential protections and solutions. After all, even people who have taken the anti-COVID shots can still come down with COVID-19. Intriguing new research suggests that melatonin affects COVID-19 mortality rate, sepsis and thrombosis. Melatonin, a hormone […]
