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Can genes create the perfect diet for you?
Diet on genotype can be a way out for many, but it still has a lot of questions Don't know what to do to lose weight? DNA tests promise to help you with this. They will be able to develop the most individual diet, because for this...
Why can thinking about death make life happier?
Awareness of one's own mortality can be a liberating and awakening experience How do you feel about the idea of death? How often do you think about it and what emotions do you feel? Many of us have been pondering these questions l...
Why are young people more likely to get cancer?
Over the past decade, the number of obesity-related cancers has become alarming among young people and adolescents. The disease has not been spared and celebrities. In late August, the world was shocked by the unexpected death of ...
The mysteries of neurotechnology - can the brain be used as a weapon?
DARPA has launched the development of a neural engineering system to research a technology that can turn soldiers into cyborgs Despite the fact that the first representatives of the species Homo Sapiens appeared on Earth about 300...
Why do children sleep longer than adults?
Scientists find out what happens to children during sleep Children sleep much longer than adults - this is a well-known fact. Young parents may think that their newborn baby sleeps all day. In fact, in the first year of life, chil...
5 facts about vegans - people who don't eat meat, milk and eggs
There are more and more vegans on our planet According to the news magazine The Economist, today there are about 5% of vegetarians on our planet. This is the name of people who do not eat meat and prefer only plant food. Unusual f...
Can the Internet have consciousness?
Information environment with consciousness - fiction or reality? Can machines regain consciousness? Popular culture regularly draws humanoid robots that have regained consciousness or were deliberately endowed with them by crazy (...
Did you know? We have four more feelings that we don't know about.
We don't even know that there are at least nine senses in our body. Vision, smell, hearing, touch and taste. These are the generally accepted five feelings that most people have. Without them, we would have no music, no painting, ...
Can melatonin help treat coronavirus?
Some doctors believe that sleep hormone helps with coronavirus It appears that in the list of potential treatments COVID-19, which the researchers proposed for several months of the pandemic, another replenishment: melatonin. A do...
Why do people see the same thing in the last moments of their lives?
This may seem surprising, but almost all near-death experiences are similar How many people do you think have come into contact with death and can talk about their experiences? It turns out that those who have come close to her fo...
What is traditional medicine and is it safe?
The effectiveness of traditional medicine and non-traditional treatments is disputed by many scientists As strange as they may seem, alternative medical practices are incredibly popular. The term "alternative therapy" refers to an...
What is dyslexia and how can it be cured?
Dyslexia affects about 10% of the world's population There are many diseases in the world that are associated with disorders of the brain and spinal cord, as well as various groups of nerves. These diseases are called neurological...
Which countries do the most active people live in?
In which countries do people walk and play sports more? Let's find out. Physical activity, along with proper nutrition, is considered one of the main factors of a healthy lifestyle. Numerous scientific studies have found that regu...
What is the "love hormone" and who lacks it?
Oxytocin - love hormone The human body produces a huge variety of hormones, each of which performs its task. For example, many well-known endorphins bring people a sense of joy, and excess cortisol signals the stressful state of a...
How does space affect human vision and movements?
In zero gravity, the human body begins to change The brain, like the heart, is one of the main organs of the human body. It consists of many areas, each of which has specific tasks. Take, for example, the cerebellum - this small a...
What happens to a person after eating?
Sometimes a person can afford to eat too much pizza without injury. During the holiday feasts, most of us can't resist the abundance of food. A bowl of soup, a couple tablespoons of salad, tea with a few pieces of cake and so we a...
Than a summer thunderstorm harmful?
During thunderstorms, people feel bad, but why? In 2010, researchers from Harvard medical school, began to suspect that, in stormy days people are more likely to seek medical help. And no, it's absolutely not that they are so afra...
We are close to making babies from stem cells. Than it threatens?
by using bone marrow humanity was on the verge of reproductive evolution In 2007, a group of researchers announced a startling discovery: they created such sperm cells from stem cells, obtained from the bone marrow of a person. Ho...
What happens to the brain when the death of a loved one?
it's not just the emotions. Emotional upheaval can change the brain throughout his life a person experiences many emotions associated with what is happening around. It can be as joyful moments and negative, which, as a rule, peopl...
The most famous graveyard of ships in the world
Sunken "Titanic" was found only many years after the disaster. For many centuries the world ocean was one of the main ways of communication of civilizations living on different continents. The seas and oceans sailed millions of sh...