by sagesgroup | Nov 30, 2023 | Gut health, Health, homepage, hp-latest, Mind and Body, reproductive health, Science
— Carol Yepes/Moment/Getty Images Let’s not beat around the bush: if you’ve got a vagina, it’s teeming with bacteria. That’s usually a good thing. The thousands of microorganisms colonizing every vaginal nook and cranny are there to keep it healthy, maintain a low pH...by sagesgroup | Oct 8, 2023 | Biology, Coronavirus, Health, homepage, Mind and Body, Science, Syndicated, Undark Magazine
— Maskot/Maskot/Getty Images Growing up, Julian Meeks knew what a life without a sense of smell could look like. He’d watched this grandfather navigate the condition known as anosmia, observing that he didn’t perceive flavor and only enjoyed eating very salty or meaty...by sagesgroup | Oct 3, 2023 | Coronavirus, Health, homepage, hp-latest, Medicine, Mind and Body, Science
— Shutterstock On October 2, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman jointly received the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 2023 for their discoveries of how mRNA interacts with the immune system, which ultimately laid the foundation for vaccines against Covid-19. While...by sagesgroup | Sep 21, 2023 | Brain science, Health, homepage, Mind & Body news, Mind and Body
— stellalevi/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images On any given day, we’re bombarded with negative emotions and memories weaving webs of self-doubt and anxiety. These upsetting thoughts may entrap us from making decisions, paint our self-image negatively, and contribute...by sagesgroup | Sep 20, 2023 | Brain science, homepage, Mind and Body
— fotostorm/E+/Getty Images If you woke up this morning to squeeze in a workout before work or get your kids ready in time for school, you were exercising your ability to make purposeful decisions, a.k.a. agency. We often don’t give second thoughts to this...by sagesgroup | Sep 1, 2023 | Health, homepage, Medicine, Mind and Body
Ticks are the wiliest of blood feeders. With a single bite, they inject a potent payload of saliva filled with enzymes that prevent your body from feeling pain. These tactics allow the tick to feed for days undetected. However, lurking within this teeny glob of spit...