Category Archives: Hypothalamus

Birth control pills revolutionised the way people had sex and was even linked to womens sexual liberation in the 1960s because of the freedom it gave people to have sex without the fear of pregnancy. But the long-term effects of oral contraceptive pills are poorly understood, and recent scientific findings show the pills might actually be making one area of the brain, the hypothalamus, smaller. The study, presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, included 50 healthy women, 21 of whom were taking oral contraceptive pills, or OCPs. Continue reading →

Ladies who take the Tablet every day have a key mind area which is smaller, specialists have discovered for the primary time. The hypothalamus is essential for the conventional manufacturing of hormones and performs a job in temper, urge for food, intercourse drive and sleep. Researchers at Montefiore Medical Heart in New York Metropolis scanned the brains of 50 ladies to make the conclusion Continue reading →

Training our brain to manage stress without using common techniques such as relying on sugar or alcohol is "simple", but not necessarily easy according to neuroscientist, Dr Selena Bartlett. The first step is learning to recognise the methods you use now to cope with stress that may not be serving you, but that you can learn to "train" yourself away from relying upon Continue reading →

You may have your new years resolutions sorted but following through with your most ambitious fitness goals could be down to genetics. By Mike Huyhn Posted on December 6, 2019 Talk about a rude awakening. As another new year rounds the bend there are no doubt plenty of people plotting their annual fitness goals which they will never actually fulfil. Continue reading →

WEATHER forecasters are warning that the UK could be face a 40-day freeze as an Arctic blast brings frost and snow to Britain. And as temperatures plummet to well below zero, the chill could put our health at risk Continue reading →

The latest lifestyle, fashion and travel trends The London fitness scene is booming, new studios open each month, challenges and transformation programmes encourage us to train every day to see results fast. Our appetite for exercise has never been so big, turbo charged by the #fitfluencers we see on Instagram, of course. But are you eating enough and at the right times to sustain your training Continue reading →

Its 11 p.m. on a Wednesday. State Street has fallen dark and eerie, with only the distant glisten from the Capitol illuminating Madisons vacant streets Continue reading →

In winter, the days are shorter and during this time we also get less sunlight throughout the day, due to which the condition of Seasonal Depression (Seasonal Affective Disorder) or 'Winter Blue' is created. People with SAD or depression are more likely to have this in their families. SAD cases are more frequent in women than men Continue reading →

The international group of scientists knew they were setting out to investigate an explosive subject: the hereditary basis of human same-sex behavior. Even so, the members of the prestigious Broad Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, may not have anticipated the magnitude of the public furor that erupted when they published their study, which identified several markers in certain genetic loci in the human genome related to same-sex sexual experience. The storm of reactions ranged from those who welcomed something seen as heralding significant progress in the field, to others who maintained that it would have been better if the scientists hadnt published anything Continue reading →

Provided by Oath Inc. First Lady Melania Trump visited Boston Medical Center on November 5, 2019, to learn about a cuddle program that helps babies born with drug-withdrawal symptoms Continue reading →