Physiology
Caffeine as a Supplement Boosts Athletic Performance
A study has found that caffeine improves the performance of cyclists by improving power output and cardiovascular functioning. In a...
Restricting meals to daytime may reduce diabetes risk in night shift workers
Working night shifts increases the risk of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. But, exactly how shift-work causes diabetes has remained...
Suicides among Swedish men decreased after Viagra became more affordable
Depression often leads to a drop in libido. But, what about the reverse? How likely is the lack of sexual...
Testosterone makes women appropriate a larger space as their own
Peripersonal Space (PPS) is the space surrounding the body that the brain is super-committed to keep track of. The brain...
Higher neuroticism may be associated with greater risk for dementia
Neuroticism is a personality trait that indicates vulnerability to negative emotions including anger, anxiety, self‐consciousness, irritability, and emotional instability. It...
Blocking opioid receptors reduces social bonding during religious rituals
In 2019, a large-scale survey by Pew Research Center done in 35 countries found that actively religious people (people who...
Sapiens who spend more money on alcohol are happier
Remember the smartest man in the multiverse telling Morty “Your only purpose in life is to buy and consume merchandise”?...
50 more genes for eye color identified
Eye colour depends on the relative abundance of two kinds of melanin pigments – eumelanin and pheomelanin in the iris....
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