SONG: Jet Lagged
SONG: “Jet Lagged”. (OGG version here.)
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SOURCE: Based on “Depression linked to ‘internal jet lag’, study finds,” University … Read the rest “SONG: Jet Lagged”
physiology
Depression is a form of jet lag.
Or maybe vice versa. At any rate, the University of Sydney has published findings that demonstrate depression is physiologically really close to jet lag, and both problems seem to involve… Read the rest “Depression is a form of jet lag.”
People who can’t smell breathe differently.
Popular Science shares a finding that people born without the ability to smell actually inhale and exhale differently than people who can tell what it is they’re smelling:
… Read the rest “People who can’t smell breathe differently.”In other
Moon running on the Wall of Death
Science News finds inspiration from the carnival for a new way to keep astronauts in shape, by running along the inside of a circular wall just like motorcycle stunt-riders do on the Wall … Read the rest “Moon running on the Wall of Death”
Exercise slows down your perception of time.
Science Alert brings us (well, those of us who are working out) one step closer to moving like the wind through a world of living statues with research from the UK and the Netherlands that shows… Read the rest “Exercise slows down your perception of time.”
Say it to me deeply.
Science Daily reports on research into the psychological effects of the pitch of people’s voices. It’s fairly well known that people find men’s voices more attractive,… Read the rest “Say it to me deeply.”
Here’s why long covid makes you tired.
Amsterdam-based researchers have isolated a physical mechanism behind the fatigue that strikes some people for months after a covid infection. It comes down to the mitochondria in muscle… Read the rest “Here’s why long covid makes you tired.”
Exercise scientists: women hunted, men gathered
Scientific American upends the old idea that manly men evolved to hunt for meat for growing prehistoric families with physiological evidence that women – who are better endurance… Read the rest “Exercise scientists: women hunted, men gathered”
No sex, please. Not menopausal, just busy! (Research says.)
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine looked (I’m tempted to say “longingly”) at the sex lives of middle-aged women, and found the main factor influencing… Read the rest “No sex, please. Not menopausal, just busy! (Research says.)”
How a ballerina spins, as a neurophysical phenomenon.
The journal Human Movement Science carries research from Swiss sports scientists who have used ballet dancers to figure out how it can be possible for a human being to keep spinning on one… Read the rest “How a ballerina spins, as a neurophysical phenomenon.”
The key to staying fit when you’re less active is maintaining your intensity.
Outside takes a hard, scientific look at our pandemic year (and our softening middle sections) using a measure called “VO2,” which is a way of tracking how aerobically fit … Read the rest “The key to staying fit when you’re less active is maintaining your intensity.”
Chilling out: Starting to study the physiology of ASMR
Researchers from the UK’s University of Sheffield and Manchester Metropolitan University have taken a closer look at what’s really going on with all those hugely popular,… Read the rest “Chilling out: Starting to study the physiology of ASMR”
Everything you know about low-fat dieting is wrong.
Nature reveals that low-fat diets don’t really help you lose weight:
… Read the rest “Everything you know about low-fat dieting is wrong.”An analysis of 53 weight-loss studies that included more than 68,000 people has concluded that, despite their
A lab-grown limb (muscle, blood and skin).
New Scientist has photos and video of a severed rat limb… that was never part of any rat’s body. It was grown in a dish:
… Read the rest “A lab-grown limb (muscle, blood and skin).”It may go down in history as the first step to creating real,
Working nights? Lay off the spinach and liver.
Science Daily has more dietary recommendations for resetting your body’s clock:
… Read the rest “Working nights? Lay off the spinach and liver.”Disrupted circadian clocks, researchers believe, are the reason that shift workers experience