Egg Donation for Family and Friends (2018)
An author/journalist who has donated twice with vastly different results discusses the technology and what to look out for when approaching egg donation.
Biology Sub-categories:
- Biological Engineering (3)
- Biomedical Engineering (10)
- Inflammation and Pain (55)
- Life Expectancy/Lifespan (22)
- Microbiology (23)
- Reproductive Health (43)
- Sex (25)
- Sleep (127)
- Smell (11)
Medical Notes: Week of January 14, 2018
Increased risk of heart disease death for people with restless leg syndrome, an experimental test for whether an upper respiratory infection is caused by a virus or bacteria, and genes that cause bad breath.
Medical Notes: Week of January 7, 2018
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of January 7, 2018.
Medical Notes: Week of December 24, 2017
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of December 24, 2017.
Hiccups (2017)
Hiccups are annoying and uncomfortable, and doctors don’t know why we get them. An expert explains what hiccups are and why most home remedies actually work.
Childhood Trauma, Later Disease (2017)
Researchers have found that severe emotional trauma in childhood triggers physical disease later in life, and has a cumulative effect.
Including Females In Basic Research
Only about a third of research subjects in clinical studies are women this results in poor understanding of how new drugs work on women.
Exploding Head Syndrome
A sleep disorder strangely named "exploding head syndrome" may keep more than 10 percent of people awake at night by inflicting them with crashing sounds that only they can hear.
The Biology of Addiction
Scientists are learning the specific workings of the brain when it is addicted to a substance or behavior, and showing that all addictions are similar.
Why the Opposition to Later School Start Times?
The day at secondary schools begins around 8 am but research says biological sleep schedules of teens are about two hours behind the rest of the population. Even still opposition to starting the school day later remains.
Social Jetlag
New studies show that changing your weekday sleep schedule by sleeping in as a little as an hour every weekend can have severe health impact.
Medical Notes: Week of July 23, 2017
Smartphone use and carpal tunnel syndrome, the effect of pesticides on pregnant women, and the link between sex and brain power.
