Category: Health security in a nutshell
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Why do women put on weight during pregnancy? Mouse example
Photo: Sunflower, Joshrowe, Pixabay Why do women gain more weight during pregnancy than the size of the fetus? Because of small intestine growth apart from the growing off-spring. Although pregnancy is a natural stage for females and generally does not require specific treatment if both the mother and child are healthy, the bodies of many…
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Who is in Jamaica discussing the future of deep-sea minerals?
Photo: Sea turtle, Andresfho, Pixabay The UN’s ISA started talks on sharing deep sea minerals in the Pacific, which might be as crucial as danger for humans and green transformation. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) was established in 1982 under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. This agreement has been signed…
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Why is fentanyl so perfect cure for increasing pain grade?
Photo: Rowan berry, chulmin1700, Pixabay Fentanyl, a currently popular opioid, effectively relieves pain by enhancing neuronal responses in selected brain pathways, according to a new study published in Neuron. Pain grades have been classified by the World Health Organization in 1986 as more and more humans started to get cancer. The author of the first…
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Are wind farms causing harm to cognitive functioning? Balancing between health and clean energy
Wind turbine, Photo: Viniane6276, Pixabay Wind farms are a substantial source of clean energy needed for green transformation. Is the noise they produce harmful for people and nature or not? Clean energy from various renewables may decrease dependence on fossil fuels as a major energy course. There are several ways to get the so-called green…
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What makes aging more friendly? X chromosome
Photo: Blueberries, congerdesign, Pixabay The later activation of the X chromosome may enhance cognitive function, which could partly explain why women tend to have longer lifespans. Each of us inherits our genetic background from our parents, grandparents, and even distant ancestors that we may have forgotten. Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, with one set…