Ever wonder how the brain communicates with the rest of the body? The answer to that question largely involves the peripheral nervous system (PNS), which links both the brain and spinal cord to the body’s extremities. Given the importance of ...
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The Importance of Protein Past Fifty
Even if you’re not trying to bulk up, protein should still account for a specific portion of your diet. Adult women need about 46 grams of protein per day, whereas males aged eighteen and up need 56 grams. Our bodies’ ...
Read More »Dazed and Confused: Seniors, Inflammation and Delirium
Seniors often must contend with a number of significant health issues. Among these problems is delirium, a typically short-term state of mind characterized by confusion and a reduced ability to comprehend one’s surroundings. A recent study has identified a possible ...
Read More »Why Diet Soda Might be Especially Bad for Older Adults
The appeal of diet soda is fairly obvious ‒ the amount of calories in diet soft drinks is far smaller than their non-diet counterparts. Unfortunately, research has found that these drinks may actually do more harm than good. In fact, ...
Read More »The Importance of Physical Activity for Older Adults
For some older individuals, it may seem that exercise yields very little in the way of health-related benefits. Because of this perceived lack of payoff, some entrenched couch potatoes may jump to the conclusion that physical activity is pointless. Despite ...
Read More »Could Stem Cells Prevent Muscle Loss?
Even if you don’t much about them, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about “stem cells” at some point in the past. Stem cells play a major role in the body, and therefore get plenty of attention from medical researchers, ...
Read More »Learning About Longevity from a 115 Year-Old Woman
It’s a well known fact that human lifespans have increased markedly over the last century. Even taking this into account, it’s still quite an accomplishment to live past the ripe old age of 100. But imagine not only living well ...
Read More »Rebuilding the Body by Growing Cartilage
When scanning the health section of a news website, there’s a good chance you’ll find stories regarding new developments in the world of medicine. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, since scientists are constantly looking to refine and improve upon ...
Read More »The Twenty-One Expressions of the Face
If asked, most people would probably say that face can convey a fairly limited number of emotions. Researchers have long believed that the face can only make six expressions – happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear and disgust. In fact, the ...
Read More »Is the “Mid-Life Crisis” Real? Science Weighs In
You’ve no doubt heard about people hitting a so-called “mid life crisis.” Generally speaking, this term is used to describe a period of time when a person is greatly dissatisfied with his or her life. There has long been a ...
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