Pregnancy's hidden risks: leading surgeon's guide to vascular health
Pregnancy brings dramatic changes to a woman's vascular system, with potentially serious health implications for both mother ...
Johns Hopkins Newsletter19h
Death at sunset: How fungi create zombie flies
Mechanisms of Fruit Fly Behavioral Manipulation by the Killer Fungus Entomophthora muscae" on Feb. 13 as part of the Department of Biology Seminar Series. Elya, an an assistant professor in the ...
Newfound circuit better explains how the brain recognizes what is familiar and important
A newly identified part of a brain circuit mixes sensory information, memories, and emotions to tell whether things are ...
Psychology Today12h
Understanding and Controlling Your Stress Hormones
Understanding how the body's stress hormone, cortisol, functions can help us implement strategies for keeping it from ...
Psychology Today14h
The Heart-Brain Connection
Atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat), which causes poor blood flow, is another cardiovascular condition that can cause ...
Paying attention to four health factors can help prevent new heart syndrome
About 90% of U.S. adults meet the criteria for a newly recognized syndrome that comes from a combination of heart disease, ...
Scientific American15h
The Elusive Brain Science of ‘Aha! Moments’
John Kounios is a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Drexel University. He is co-author of The Eureka Factor: Aha Moments, Creative Insight, and the Brain (Random House, 2015) and ...
The Daily Item17h
Heart disease a risk for everybody to be aware of
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups. In fact, according ...