Humans spend nearly one-third of their lives in slumber, yet sleep is still one of biology’s most enduring mysteries. Little is known about what genetic or molecular forces drive the need to sleep — until now. In a study of over 12,000 lines of fruit flies, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the… Read More »
Konstantin Inozemtsev / Alamy Stock Photo By Clare Wilson It’s time to rewrite the anatomy books: a new kind of blood vessel has been discovered in our bones. These previously unknown vessels cross from the bones’ surface to their internal cavity and may shed light on bone diseases, such as osteoporosis, and conditions involving the… Read More »
What causes an anxiety panic attack? There are clear triggers, risk factors and underlying medical causes that anxiety attack sufferers must fully understand. Anxiety attacks can happen anytime, anywhere when you least expect it. Anxiety is what we always feel when we are in a tense situation, like studying harder for a major exam, rendering… Read More »
Many people have funny notions about what causes anxiety attacks. There are all kinds of myths and misinformation. Anxiety attacks are hard to deal with as it is without having people look at you strangely, like you are afflicted with some sort of communicable disease. Worse yet some people banter around the word crazy when… Read More »