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Men’s testosterone soars when their team wins, similar to war
Men’s testosterone soars when winning against competitors, not friends. A huge sign in Time Square honors the New York Giants football team the day after they won the Superbowl on February 6, 2012 in New York City. UPI/Monika Graff License photo
Male testosterone levels increase when victorious in competition against rivals, but not friends, U.S. researchers say.
“One interesting thing about humans is that we are the only animal that competes in teams,” Mark Flinn, professor of anthropology at the University of Missouri, said in a statement. “Our hormonal reactions while competing are part of how we evolved as a cooperative species.
Gene Variations May Explain Weight Gain Among Men, Women
By Mary Elizabeth Dallas
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) — Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations — so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
Men with a certain mutation of the FTO gene had an 87 percent greater risk for gaining weight over 10 years. Meanwhile, women with a different variation on the MMP2 gene had a two and a half times increased risk for weight gain over the course of a decade, the researchers found.
The research involved two groups of people: The first group, which consisted of 259 people, maintained a stable weight; the second group consisted of 237 people who were considered weight gainers.
Attacking MRSA with metals from antibacterial clays
IMAGE: Shelley Haydel, Ph.D., is an associate professor at the Biodesign Institute.
In the race to protect society from infectious microbes, the bugs are outrunning us.
Poop prevalent in public swimming pools
There’s poop in public pools, according to a new report. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found genetic material from bacteria in 58 percent of public pools they tested during the summer of 2012. This shows that “swimmers frequently introduced fecal material into pools,” which could spread germs to other people, the researchers wrote in their report. bacteria are normally found in the human gut and feces. They also found genetic material from bacteria called , whichcan cause skin rashes and ear infections, in 59 percent of pools. The fecal material in pools comes from swimmers not showering before getting into the water, and from incidents of defecation in pools, according to the report. The average person has 0.14 grams of fecal material on their “perianal surface” that can rinse into a pool if a person doesn’t shower first, according to the report. T Full Article…
The joys of ChiRunning
Have you ever sat back and watched children run? They make it seem so easy and effortless. Children can run forever, and the interesting thing is no one has ever taught them correct form or given them any instruction. They just run.
And, for Eric Collard, this was one of the reasons he was intrigued about learning the basics of ChiRunning. The concept is based on posture, cadence and relaxation. With posture it’s important to make sure your shoulders, hips and ankles are all in line. Once you get the three in line, you simply bend at the ankles and allow your body to fall like a board, propelling you forward.
“It takes some time to get the hang of the form — you can’t just change it overnight,” Collard said. “ChiRunning brings you back to when you ran as a kid. Kids just ti