Scientists have found that there is a direct relationship between exposure to pesticides (Persistent Organic Pollutants, CPOs) in food, air and water and prevalence of type 2 diabetes in adults, regardless of age, gender and body mass index. These substances tend to concentrate in body fat, and they might be one of the reasons why… Seguir Leyendo Exposure to pesticides raises diabetes risk
Scientists have found that there is a direct relationship between exposure to pesticides (Persistent Organic Pollutants, CPOs) in food, air and water and prevalence of type 2 diabetes in adults, regardless of age, gender and body mass index. These substances tend to concentrate in body fat, and they might be one of the reasons why… Seguir Leyendo Exposure to pesticides raises diabetes risk
Music therapy combined with other relaxation techniques based on guided imagery, reduces pain, depression and anxiety and improves sleep in fibromyalgia, a condition that causes pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons and joints. It is characterised by restless sleep, chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression and disturbances in bowel function. The experimental study, conducted by… Seguir Leyendo Music therapy eases pain in muscles, joints
Women feel emotions more intensely than men when a conflict arises between them as a couple, said a study that analysed the type of interpersonal emotions people feel when they face different conflicting situations. The study also analysed how emotions impact the recurrence of conflicts, reports the journal Intervención Psicosocial. It found that men mostly… Seguir Leyendo Women feel emotions more intensely than men
– The extinct human One theory believes that the Neanderthals and modern humans cohabited as recently as 26,000 years ago. M S S Murthy looks at the questions of extinction that arise from that. In June 2006 anthropologists around the world met in Bonn, Germany on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the discovery… Seguir Leyendo The ‘extinct’ human
