Sometimes, you might wish you could just fix your whole body, all at once. But the magic? You do regenerate – just a little more slowly. Over time, you have a brand new, second-hand you. “Every moment your body is undergoing an active process of regeneration, based as it is on the ceaseless flux of…
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that helps control the reward and pleasure centers in the brain. It helps regulate movement and emotional responses, enabling the brain to see rewards and move toward them. Dopamine provides enjoyment and reinforcement to motivate a person to do or continue doing certain activities that provide pleasure. It’s a key factor…
As people get older, they tend to rely on medications to help them live life comfortably. However, many of these medications could be increasing a person’s chance of getting dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. According to this study, the culprits are a group of drugs called anticholinergics and prolonged use of these medications drastically changes the…
Most people will look at the picture and think, “Oh, purple and orange hearts!” But what if I told you that the hearts are actually the same color? Well, it’s true. The hearts are the same color. How does this work? Well, vision is a bit more complicated than most people think. Our eyes pick…
A stroke occurs when an area of the brain is deprived of blood flow or oxygen. The cells in that area of the brain begin to die, and it can affect many different areas of the body. Strokes can come in varying levels of severity, from temporary numbness to paralysis, but all of them need…