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They’re called the “drunchies,” or drunk munchies. It’s the desire one has to eat salty, fatty, unhealthy foods during or after a night of heavy drinking. With obesity continuing to rise in America, researchers decided to look at a sample of college students to better understand how drinking affects what they eat, both that night […]
(HealthDay)—Anticipation of how providers will receive feedback is important for antimicrobial stewardship programs to consider in informing educational messaging, according to a study published online June 7 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. Tara H. Lines, Pharm.D., from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., and colleagues conducted a 20-question survey of 211 inpatient […]
They found that immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies released by the gut can alter how bacteria express their genes. This encourages the microorganisms to form communities that work together to defend against disease and safeguard the health of their “host.” Antibodies are involved in the immune response and have long been recognized as fighters of harmful […]
Our brains do a remarkable job of encoding visual information about the world around us, providing an almost instantaneous report about rapidly changing conditions that is critical for guiding our behavior. Integral to the brain’s encoding mechanism is the presence of neurons that respond selectively to specific visual features, generating electrical activity that reliably signals […]
As children, some people wanted to be movie stars and queens of the universe, to have pet unicorns and cloaks of invisibility — we could have it all because all we needed was the power of our imaginations. Now that we’re older, having it all looks a lot different. We balance the spinning plates of […]
Research reveals that vision and brain circuits perform a regular background scan, making neurons available in case they are needed to focus on a task – enabling us to pay attention. The work published in Current Biology reveals that this regular visual scan provides a baseline for the brain which later translates into necessary movement, […]
Nearly 100,000 people with failing kidneys are on waiting lists for a kidney transplant in the United States, with an average wait of three to five years. Organs come from one of two sources—from living donors, typically a friend or family member willing to spare one of their own kidneys; or from a transplant donor […]
TUESDAY, July 10, 2018 — Stick or spray-on sunscreens are essential tools against skin cancer, but it’s important to use them the right way, a dermatologist says. “Sticks are easy for under the eyes and the backs of the hands, while spray sunscreens are often easier to apply on children,” Dr. Debra Wattenberg said in […]
Working night shifts or other nonstandard work schedules increases your risk of becoming obese and developing diabetes and other metabolic disorders, which ultimately also raises your risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer. Exactly why this happens has been unclear, but a new study conducted at Washington State University (WSU) has brought scientists closer to […]
Jeanyung Chey, of the Seoul National University in Korea, started the research by asking herself, “Why do some people feel younger or older than their real age?” More intriguingly, could it be that how young or old they feel accurately reflects how their body ages? Potential answers to the first question “include depressive states, personality […]