Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), estimated to have infected 3.7 billion adults under 50 worldwide, is one of the most successful human viruses. Yet, most individuals don’t know they have it. Here’s why.
Why do we see the world in 3D? Let’s try to understand it by exploring the mysterious parallax effect.
How do superpowered salamanders regenerate their brains and can humans do it too? Jennifer investigates.
Being able to see what our brain does when we don’t feel so well shows promising results in treating depression and anxiety. How does this treatment tool called neurofeedback work and why is it even more useful in the post-COVID-19 era?
“[Oh] the giftie gie us; To see oursels as ithers see us”. As social creatures, we navigate life constantly guessing at the thoughts of others, often even coming to feel as others feel. But how does this actually work? Join Hazel as she untangles recent psychological theories in the exciting world of empathy.
“Good boy!” we’ve all exclaimed dotingly into the face of some amiable, glossy-eyed tetrapod that’s just retrieved its soggy tennis ball. We vow that dogs understand our baby-talk, sense our distress, and miss...
Join Hazel in letting your mind wander into the How and Why of daydreaming, and find out why the Default Mode Network is a name to remember.
We all know that there is some hidden mechanism that lets us picture images, play sounds, and sense touch in our heads, a mechanism that we call consciousness. What if such an abstract process could be explained by science? Mauro explains our current understanding on this issue.
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'Exercise for cardiovascular health: the controversy of zone training'
Examining exercise zone training for cardiovascular health – high or low intensity?
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Author: Grace Whelan @GraceWhelan13
Link: https://the-gist.org/2024/04/exercise-for-cardiovascular-health-the-controversy-of-zone-training/
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'The Sneaky Virus: Herpes Simplex Virus and its Success Story'
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) have infected 3.7 billion adults under 50 worldwide. Yet, most individuals don’t know they have it. Here's why.
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Author: Beth Crookes
Link: https://the-gist.org/2024/04/the-sneaky-virus-herpes-simplex-virus-and-its-success-story/
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'Nuclear Fusion: The future of sustainable electricity?'
Commercial nuclear fusion reactors have been said to be 50 years away for decades, but could we be close now?
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Author: Christopher McQueen
(LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-mcqueen-822734207)
Link: https://the-gist.org/2024/03/nuclear-fusion-the-future-of-sustainable-electricity/
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'Eternal Youth: New Cellular Therapy Tackles Ageing'
Breakthrough in regenerative medicine: Targeting senescent cells with CAR T-cell therapy offers hope for combating age-related health decline.
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Author: Jessica Curle
Link: https://the-gist.org/2024/03/eternal-youth-new-cellular-therapy-tackles-ageing/
