Zombie Viruses of the Permafrost
By KIM BELLARD
We’ve had some cold weather here lately, as has much of the nation. Not necessarily record-breaking, but uncomfortable for millions of people. It’s the kind of weather that causes climate change skeptics to sneer “where’s the global warming now?” This despite 2023 being the warmest year on record — “by far” — and the fact that the ten warmest years since 1850 have all been in the last decade, according to NOAA.
One of the parts of the globe warming the fastest is the Arctic, which is warming four times as fast as the rest of the planet. That sounds like good news if you run a ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Climate Change Kim Bellard Viruses Source Type: blogs
Potassium: The Silent Ally In Your Battle With Hypertension
Conclusion: Balancing Potassium Intake As Part Of An Overall Healthy Lifestyle
While elevating your potassium intake can be instrumental in your battle against high blood pressure, it’s essential to remember that it’s part of a broader health strategy. There’s no magic bullet in managing blood pressure. A symphony of lifestyle adjustments working in harmony is what lays the groundwork for victory.
Eating an overall healthy diet, limiting your sodium intake, getting regular exercise, and quitting smoking if needed – all these factors dance hand in hand with your potassium intake. These habits f...
Source: The EMT Spot - July 26, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
Yoghurt: A Delicious Solution To High Blood Pressure?
Conclusion
In a nutshell, the humble pot of yoghurt could be a powerful tool in the fight against high blood pressure.
From its impressive mineral content to the potential blood-pressure-lowering action of its amino acids, yoghurt has proven to be more than just a tasty snack.
However, as we’ve learned from Dr. Lee, the type and quantity of yoghurt we consume matters.
The takeaway?
Dietary choices can significantly impact our health, making conscious consumption essential.
Now, you might view that bowl of yoghurt in a new light, not only for its delicious taste but also for its potential health-...
Source: The EMT Spot - July 16, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
Probiotics For Depression: This Bacteria Is Found In Yoghurt
The probiotic for depression buffered the body against the damaging effects of stress. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - March 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Depression Source Type: blogs
Mundane Movies Meme
I posted a fairly simple challenge on Facebook at the weekend:
Make a movie mundane by subtly altering one word in the title. I'll start..."Radiators of the Lost Ark"
I expected a few friends to join in with the fun and for it to fizzle out quite quickly…I watched the first few entries dribble in and then went off and did something completely different. When I came back to Facebook a few hours later there were more than 500 comments, it quickly got to 600 and I added a few more of my own. It’s still going on, at the time of writing 745 comments, which is almost viral for one of my posts. I’d estimate th...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - January 18, 2021 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Sciencebase Source Type: blogs
5 Things To Be Proud Of When Fighting Depression (And How To Get Better)
I have heard depression described as an angry black shadow that follows you wherever you go -- and this is a description I agree with wholeheartedly.
I mean, if you take a second to think about it, it just makes sense.
You are forever in its presence, constantly aware of it, but not often within its dark embrace. You feel it creeping away at the edge of your consciousness, but everytime you turn to look at it, it disappears into nothingness.
Then it suddenly engulfs you at the slightest provocation, and you are rendered completely and utterly incapitated.
During these times it feels as if the world is end...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - May 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lindsay Israel Tags: depression featured motivation psychology self-improvement positivity Source Type: blogs
Pond Life – Part 3 #PondLife
UPDATE: Another iteration…I think the embankment will go in the morning and the doubled-up liner will be folded beneath the stones rather than cut…for now.
Like I said in the earlier blog about re-digging our old pond, I hadn’t really mapped out the site and how I was going to manage it. We have now decided to use the spare acreage of Butyl liner to double line it…and we are now filling with water. If someone tells me now that that’s not the right thing to do then I’ll just tip the gravel back in the hole and stick the old garden lamp we inherited from previous owners of Pelham Towers on...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - May 4, 2019 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Sciencebase Source Type: blogs
Pond Life – Part 3
Like I said in the earlier blog about re-digging our old pond, I hadn’t really mapped out the site and how I was going to manage it. We have now decided to use the spare acreage of Butyl liner to double line it…and we are now filling with water. If someone tells me now that that’s not the right thing to do then I’ll just tip the gravel back in the hole and stick the old garden lamp we inherited from previous owners of Pelham Towers on the resulting mound. It’ll be that or the moth trap.
Anyway, while it’s filling, we’re “pondering” what plants to buy to stock it and wh...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - May 4, 2019 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Sciencebase Source Type: blogs
10 Tips to Stay Healthy Over Christmas and a Really Easy Vegan Cheese!
You can still indulge over Christmas and the New Year without completely ruining your healthy eating regime or piling on as many pounds as you might usually. Just making a few small adjustments can make a huge difference to your overall health and, if you’re watching your weight, to your waistline.
1. Try an alternative roast potato. Yes, traditional crispy roast potatoes laden with sizzling oil are a delicious wonder. But how about roasting your potatoes in a flavoursome vegetable stock instead? It really works! You will still get crisp potatoes with fluffy centres only this time they’ll also be infused with ...
Source: Nursing Comments - March 16, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: M1gu3l Tags: Food Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 169
Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 169
Question 1
Children in Ladakh in the Himalayas never seem to get neonatal tetanus. What explanation is given for this?
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The effects of high altitude prevents the organism living in the soil. [Reference]
Question 2
In 1667, a human received one of the first blood transfusions. Wh...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - December 9, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five blood transfusion Charcot laryngeal vertigo cornflakes Cough syncope dancing mania Jean-Baptiste Denys kellogg masturbation neonatal tetanus st vitus Source Type: blogs
How To Create A Morning Routine That Sets You Up For Success
You're reading How To Create A Morning Routine That Sets You Up For Success, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
How you start your day pretty much determines how effective your day will be. Most people like to have some form of morning routine, otherwise we would have to make decisions on every small detail: coffee with milk or without, with sugar or without. For usual steps we go on autopilot and this mechanism of the brain helps us to actually get through the day!
In 2016 I changed my morning routine three...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - September 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexis Van Dam Tags: featured happiness motivation productivity tips self improvement good habits inspiration positivity self growth self improvement tips Source Type: blogs
On the twelfth day of Christmas my journals gave to me…
This study published in BMC Evolutionary Biology in particular focused on piranhas and aimed to determine the evolutionary lineage of such a characteristic.
Eleven: Cpipe pipelines
Overview of Cpipe workflow, click to enlargeSadedin et al., 2015
A software article from Genome Medicine reports the implementation of Cpipe. This is an exome analysis pipeline designed specifically for clinical genetic disease diagnostics. Its aim is to provide fast, effective and reproducible analysis, while also being highly flexible and customizable to meet the individual needs of diverse clinical settings.
This is vital, as clinical implem...
Source: BioMed Central Blog - December 22, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Sophie Marchant Tags: Biology Health Medicine Source Type: blogs
The 8 Ways To Start Every Day Like A Winner
"Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event."
What do you think characterizes a winner? Winners are characterized by their excess of energy and resources. Winners have an ability to show that they are on top of things and nothing can stop them in pursuit of their goal. Have you ever witnessed true winners? People with confidence and a firm belief that no matter what comes their way - they are going to succeed? I have been around true winners numerous times and I try to be around as many as possible to be sure to be ushered in the right direction. When you adopt the mindse...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - November 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anders Hasselstrom Tags: confidence self improvement happiness losers pickthebrain self confidence success winners Source Type: blogs
How To Stop Squandering Your Willpower (it’s a limited resource!)
We all want to have more willpower.
However, if you are like most people, you probably experience a vicious cycle of giving in, beating yourself up for it, and then giving in again fairly often.
In many cases, though, the problem lies not in the weakness of our characters, but in our lack of understanding what willpower is and how it works, which makes our efforts to control our impulses futile despite our best intentions.
Today, I want to talk about a very important scientific discovery, one that might change the way you think about willpower forever.
How do we know that willpower is a limited resource?
Roy ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Agota Bialobzeskyte Tags: confidence self improvement strength success willpower Source Type: blogs
