The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), known colloquially as coronavirus, is a new type respiratory illness first identified in Wuhan, China. It has since gone on to claim more lives than the 2002/2003 SARs outbreak, prompting global fears of a potential pandemic. Person-to-person infection occurs through respiratory droplets – when someone with the virus coughs or […]
Read MoreNew research casts doubt on the commonly held belief that taking more exercise always helps you lose weight. A study in the journal Current Biology suggests that if you jog for longer or work up a bigger sweat at the gym, your body will adapt to the higher activity level and prevent you shedding any […]
Read MoreThe brain’s dorsal medial habenula (dMHb) may be responsible for an individual’s motivation to exercise and participate in other potentially rewarding activities, a finding that could lead to improved depression treatment. A study of mice showed that the dMHb, which in mice has a structure similar to that in humans, controlled the animals’ desire to […]
Read MorePimpin L, et al. PLoS ONE. 2016;doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158118. Researchers have found that the consumption of butter does not necessarily lead to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mortality, compared with other dairy products. These findings, however, do not imply any need for revision in already-established dietary guidelines in increasing or decreasing butter consumption, they wrote. “The long-term effects […]
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