Month: March 2020
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Memories Stored as Neural Firing Patterns in Brain, Say Researchers
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health say our memories may be stored as neural firing patterns in our brain. They reached this conclusion after they monitored the electrical activity of thousands of neurons (brain cells) in epilepsy patients. They found after the patients learned a word pair, firing patterns from the neurons would be…
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Exposure to Household Chemicals May Stunt Language Development in Kids
Researchers found a link between use of toxic household chemicals and the language development in children from low-income families. Exposure to these household chemicals, as reported by the mothers, delayed language development of the children by age two. The study was published online in the journal Clinical Pediatrics. These children also exhibited delay in cognitive…
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Eating Eggs in Moderation Not Associated With Cardiovascular Disease
Eating eggs in moderation (up to 1 egg per day) is not associated with cardiovascular disease. This recent finding was published in the March 2020 issue of the journal The BMJ. Eggs are nutritious, being a good source of protein, iron and unsaturated fatty acids. They are also high in cholesterol. Thus, there have been…
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Do Low Calorie Sweeteners Disrupt Your Metabolism?
Do low calorie sweeteners disrupt you metabolism? Results from studies have been conflicting. Some findings show that these low calorie sweeteners found in foods and beverages can alter your metabolism and even contribute to the development diabetes and obesity. Other studies have shown these sweeteners don’t affect metabolism and may even contribute to weight loss.…
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People Who Have Weight Loss Surgery May Face Increased Risk of Bone Fractures
Undergoing weight loss surgery may have a negative effect – increased risk of bone fractures. The findings recently published by researchers in Sweden in the Journal of Internal Medicine. The study involved 2,007 obese Swedish patients who underwent weight loss surgery. The type of surgery included gastric bypass (to make the stomach smaller), gastric banding…
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Do ‘Cotton Candy’ Super-Puff Planets Have Rings?
Scientists call large exoplanets that have extremely low density “cotton candy” planets. These super-puffs, as they are also referred to, may actually have rings. This theory was proposed by scientists at Carnegie Institution for Science and Caltech, and published in the journal The Astronomical Journal. Super-puff planets have such huge radii compared to their mass…
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Researchers Describe Chest CT Scans of COVID-19 Patients
A recent study compares the chest CT scans with the clinical conditions of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia in 101 patients. According to the findings, 86.1 percent of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia had a CT feature called ground-glass opacities (GGO), 64.4 percent had mixed GGO, and 71.3 percent had vascular enlargement in the lesion. They described…
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Flossing and Going to Dentist Regularly Decrease Pathogen in Your Mouth
Looking at microbes in people’s mouth, researchers find that flossing and regular dentist visits decrease a pathogen that causes periodontal disease. The findings were from Colorado State University microbiome researchers in conjunction with a crowd-sourced, citizen science-driven study at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. The study was published in the journal Scientific Reports.…
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Brushing Your Teeth More Can Lower the Risk of Diabetes
Brushing your teeth three times or more a day can lower your risk of developing diabetes by 8 percent. However, if you have dental disease or are missing 15 or more teeth, you risk of developing cancer increases by 9 percent. These findings were by researchers from Seoul Hospital and Ewha Womans University College of…
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Coral Gardens Discovered in Deep Sea Canyons Off Australia
A recent deep sea expedition has revealed diverse ecosystems in the Bremer Canyon Marine Park off the coast of southwest Australia. Bremer Canyon Marine Park is already known as a calving area for whales, as well as foraging areas for sea lions, albatrosses and great white sharks. The researchers from University of Western Australia (UWA)…