Month: March 2019

Yo-yo dieting may increase women’s heart disease risk

Women who have lost at least 10 pounds, only to regain the weight within a year, are more likely to have a poor score on the American Heart Association’s — Life’s Simple 7, a measure of how well people control important heart disease risk factors. The more episodes of yo-yo dieting women report, the worse […]

Published on March 7, 2019

Granulovacuolar Degeneration in Brains of Senile Cynomolgus Monkeys

Huda S. Darusman, Dewi Ratih Agungpriyono, Vinka A. Kusumaputri, Dondin Sajuthi, Steven J. Schapiro, Jann Hau Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of Society. With […]

Published on March 7, 2019

Cognitive Control of Escape Behaviour

When faced with potential predators, animals instinctively decide whether there is a threat they should escape from, and also when, how, and where to take evasive action. While escape is often viewed in classical ethology as an action that is released upon presentation of specific stimuli, successful and adaptive escape behaviour relies on integrating information […]

Published on March 7, 2019