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Study: Liver hormone regulates sweet, alcohol preferences
Posted in Medicine on 27th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
A hormone found in the liver has the ability to reduce sweet and alcohol cravings in mammals, a recent study found.
Scientists say they may be able to control the parts of the brain which determine intelligence
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers said that a clusters of genes found in brain controlled human cognitive functions from memory to attention and reasoning.
Compared with other primates, human sleep is short and deep
Posted in Featured, Science on 19th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
This unusual sleep pattern may have helped give rise to our powerful minds.
Life exploded on Earth after the slow rise of oxygen
Posted in Science on 19th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
It took 100 million years for oxygen in the oceans and atmosphere to increase to the level that allowed the explosion of animal life on Earth 600 million years ago.
Pulsed laser light turns whole-brain activity on and off
Posted in Science on 19th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
The study may guide deep brain stimulation therapies used for traumatic brain injury and other neurological disorders.