A chemical marker that is commonly used to identify newly generated cells in the brain may be distorting the results of studies of neurogenesis, according to research published today in The Journal of Neuroscience1. Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) is a synthetic analogue of thymidine, one of the building blocks of DNA. When injected into animals, it becomes [...]
A great deal more attention and study have been paid to the effects of sleep apnea on men’s sex lives, but the effects of sleep apnea on women’s’ sexual function has received comparatively little research attention. I’ve written before about how sleeplessness can inhibit a woman’s sex life, but we continue to rely on relatively [...]
Though I may not be able to dispense financial advice, I can send a hefty dose of health information your way instead So you can join the rest of the crowd and not feel left out from their collective suffering, here are some surefire ways to ruin your holidays, compliments of your stomach and your [...]
I guess it’s no surprise, especially with all those images of yummy mommies all over the internet and TV that many moms want their pre-baby bodies back. A recent survey revealed that a staggering 62 percent of women would undergo plastic surgery if they could to look the way they did before they had children. [...]
Nicotine causes changes in gene regulation that enhance the brain’s subsequent response to cocaine. The finding, in mice, provides the first clear evidence for a molecular mechanism supporting the idea of ‘gateway drugs’. Epidemiologist Denise Kandel at Columbia University, New York, reported back in 1975 that drug-using adolescents had tended to start with cigarettes, which [...]
Valerian, a flowering plant that is native to both Europe and Asia and is now also grown in North America, has long been used medicinally, particularly for sleep-the ancient Greeks wrote about its power in treating sleeplessness. It is the plant’s root that is cultivated and processed for use in supplements, which have been popular [...]