The researchers found three genetic variations that affect the production of insulin. The results of their work are published in the pages of the scientific journal Nature Genetics. This study of scientists was aimed at studying genes that have a significant effect on the secretion of the hormone insulin.
Everyone knows that excessive consumption of alcohol is harmful to health, however, as it turned out, a small dose of alcohol can have a directly saving effect. On his own example, this proved the 77-year-old resident of Bristol, Ronald Eldom.
A study of scientists from the University of Connecticut denies the current belief that people with high cholesterol do not need to eat eggs. Experts believe that eggs have a beneficial effect on the level of lipids in the blood.
Canadian scientists have questioned how much IQ tests reflect the level of intelligence in reality and whether their results can be used for various kinds of research. According to scientists from Western University, Canada, IQ tests are useless for determining the level of a person's intellectual abilities.
Alzheimer's disease is often called the disease of the elderly, but the fight against this disease must begin with a school bench and it lasts a lifetime. These findings were made by researchers from the Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation in the UK.
The 52-year-old American Jan Schuermann, whose body is paralyzed, has learned to manipulate a mechanical arm with the help of thought power. A complex mechanical device is controlled by impulses that come from the human brain.
