Women in the throes of depression portray differences in brain chemistry
A novel study has indicated that there are crucial differences in brain chemistry among women suffering depression, that impacts stress and emotions.// The study adds further evidence that depression has its roots in specific alterations within the brain -- specifically in the endogenous opioid system that is a central part of the brain's natural pain and stress-reduction system. The...Even five year olds are in the throes of eating disorders
A survey conducted among pre-teens, under 13, has revealed that nearly hundreds of them are being diagnosed with anorexia and bulimia.// The survey showed that some children had to be admitted to the hospital for nasal feeding and in a sad case, a child succumbed to kidney failure due to acute eating disorder. The sufferers were generally around 11 years old, barring one who was a fiv...Dinos may Have Died in Agonizing Death Throes of Asphyxiation
The peculiar pose of many fossilized dinosaurs, with wide-open mouth, head thrown back and recurved tail, likely resulted from the agonized death throes typical of brain damage and asphyxiation, according to two American palaeontologists. A classic example of the posture, which has puzzled palaeontologists for ages, is the 150 million-year-old Archaeopteryx, the first-known example...