(Grace Olson) When it comes to eating, it’s important to understand what goes inside your food – especially when it comes to carbohydrates. Carbohydrates, which most people refer to as “carbs,” are divided into two categories: simple and complex carbohydrates. Understanding how each interacts with the body can help a person choose which foods to eat.
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Justified and Unjustified Movie Violence Evokes Different Brain Responses
(Science Daily) The gun violence seen in popular PG-13 movies aimed at children and teenagers has more than doubled since the rating was introduced in 1984. The increasing on-screen gun violence has raised concerns that it will encourage imitation, especially when it is portrayed as “justified.”
30-Year Study Finds Weekly Use Of Disinfectants Greatly Increases Your Chances Of Lung Disease
(Amanda Monteiro) A 30-year study conducted by Harvard researchers and the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research determined that people who use disinfectants just once a week have a 22-32% of developing lung disease.
How Playing the Drums Changes the Brain
(Science Daily) People who play drums regularly for years differ from unmusical people in their brain structure and function. The results of a study by researchers from Bochum suggest that they have fewer, but thicker fibres in the main connecting tract between the two halves of the brain. In addition, their motor brain areas are organised more efficiently.
Shocking: Report: “Transgenders” More Likely to Kill Than be Killed; Overrepresented Among Pedophiles – The New American
(Justin Deschamps) This is a controversial article, namely because the report it cited suggests that transgender people are more likely to commit murder than those who aren’t transgender. For the record, here at Stillness revere and respect free will choice—we acknowledge it is a valid and sacred human right. And yet, our power of free will doesn’t make is invincible. We still have to contend with reality.
Scientists Successfully Teleport Information Between Two Chips For The First Time
(Alanna Ketler) Information has officially between teleported between two physical chips for the first time. How will this new discovery affect how we receive and send information? Is this just the tip of the iceberg that could eventually lead towards teleportation of physical objects?
Warning: Over 900 Products Contain E171, a Harmful Food Additive That Can Cause Ibs and Even Cancer
(Ralph Flores) A recent study revealed the hidden dangers of titanium dioxide (TiO2), an additive found in foods and medicines. Researchers from The University of Syndey(USYD) and other universities in Australia investigated whether TiO2 — an agent used in over 900 food products — can negatively impact human health.
Human Genetic Modification Technology
(Robert Sepehr) Designer babies, anti-aging, and bringing back extinct species. Gene editing, or genetic modification, is a type of genetic engineering in which DNA is inserted, deleted, modified or replaced in the genome of a living organism. Unlike early genetic engineering techniques that randomly inserts genetic material into a host genome, genome editing targets the insertions to site-specific locations.
Study finds BPA Levels in Humans Dramatically Underestimated
(Neuroscience News) Researchers have developed a more accurate method of measuring bisphenol A (BPA) levels in humans and found that exposure to the endocrine-disrupting chemical is far higher than previously assumed.
Executive Intelligence – Characteristics
(Exploring Your Mind) Executive intelligence is a new paradigm to understand how individuals adapt to their surrounding environment.
Key Brain Region Smaller in Birth Control Pill Users
(Neuroscience News) Researchers studying the brain found that women taking oral contraceptives, commonly known as birth control pills, had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume, compared to women not taking the pill, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Your Ability to Recognise Dog Emotions Says Something About Where You Come From
(Carly Cassella) After spending at least 30,000 years living alongside humans, dogs have become really good at reading our emotions.
NASA’s Discovery of Magnetic Portals That “Open & Close” Every Day May Connect to Ancient Esoteric Knowledge
(Merrill Cushman) In 2012, NASA funded the research of Jack Scudder, from the University of Iowa, who studied a phenomenon unlike no other.
Studies on Plants Suggest Consciousness Exists As A Separate Entity From The Brain
(Arjun Walia) When it comes to the topic of consciousness, it’s something, in my opinion, all living life forms possess. Including plants, and I believe there is conclusive evidence for that. In fact, the question of whether consciousness is something that resides outside of the brain, or is a product of it, has long been the subject of scientific debate.
Trust, Generosity, Affection: The Benefits of Oxytocin
(Exploring Your Mind) Oxytocin does everything from encourage maternal and paternal feelings to increase trust and sexual intimacy. Psychologist Marcelo Ceberio tells us more about the “love hormone”.