Science and Technology

Excessive physical activity does not impair immunity

For a long time, physicians believed that too intense physical exertion - for example, debilitating exercise - worsens the quality of the immune defense, which can lead to frequent infectious diseases.

27 September 2018, 09:00

Why explain the lack of appetite after training?

People who are actively involved in sports know that after a grueling training session on exercise machines, one does not particularly want to eat. What is the reason? Does the body have a special mechanism responsible for suppressing appetite after exercise?

25 September 2018, 14:39

The more mucus in the respiratory system, the more protected the influenza virus

Mucous and sputum secretions accumulating in the respiratory tract create a kind of protection for the influenza virus at its exit from the respiratory system.

23 September 2018, 09:00

How can alcohol help the heart?

It turns out that acetaldehyde, which is obtained from ethanol, is able to activate an enzyme that removes toxic biochemical substances from the heart.

21 September 2018, 09:00

Scientists consider the use of cannabis for the treatment of ovarian cancer

A group of American researchers made an unexpected discovery: it turned out that the constituent components of hemp plant can be effectively used to treat cancerous tumors in the ovaries, as well as to prevent metastasis.

19 September 2018, 09:00

Scientists have figured out how to deal with hidden hunger

Everyone knows about the feeling of hunger-both children and adults. Each of us though sometimes, but felt unpleasant pulling "sucking" in an empty stomach. Such a feeling scientists call a clear hunger, and it is impossible to confuse it with anything.

17 September 2018, 09:00

Scientists have refuted the influence of ultrasound on the development of autism in children

The appearance of a pathology such as autism was associated with a variety of factors. And not each of these factors really affects the development of the disease.

15 September 2018, 09:00

Scientists have explained the existence of the desire for a luxurious life

Scientists representing the California Institute of Technology, reported on the results of the work done. According to their data, men who have high testosterone in their blood have a greater propensity for a rich life and more often buy only expensive things.

13 September 2018, 09:00

Scientists recalled the mortal danger of fried meat on coals

Scientists from China warn: smoke, which is formed when frying meat on coals, has an adverse effect on human health. Experts assessed the risk of carcinogens contained in the smoke. As a result, it was found that the dominant amount of these substances penetrates the body through the skin (and not through the respiratory system, as many think).

11 September 2018, 09:00

Scientists have changed DNA by making a female from a male

It's no secret that the development of science is proceeding at a rapid pace. However, we still do not know much about our own organism. For example, from school we know that a pair of X chromosomes in the genome means that a girl will be born, and the presence of X and Y chromosomes indicates the birth of a boy. And do we know what processes control all this?

09 September 2018, 09:00

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