Ayurveda (Part 2)
Ayurveda is the name of the traditional medicine of India. It is considered one of the oldest healing therapies (5000 years) and aims to maintain and preserve health (both physical and mental) through natural products and healthy lifestyles. Ayurveda classifies individuals into three large groups […]
The importance of sleep
The term sleep refers both to the act of sleeping and to the activity of the mind that takes place during that period of rest. It is a biological necessity that allows to restore the physical and psychological functions essential for full performance. While we sleep, a large number of activities take place such as neural reorganization, […]
Biological aging
Biological aging is determined by telomeres. Telomere length varies based on age, genetics (influence of 20%) and our lifestyle habits (influence of 80%). Telomeres do not "live" forever. In fact, when a person dies “old”, he dies as a result of the disappearance of the […]
Ayurveda (Part 1)
Ayurveda is the name of the traditional medicine of India. It is considered one of the oldest healing therapies (5000 years) and aims to maintain and preserve health (both physical and mental) through natural products and healthy lifestyles. Ayurveda (Ayur = Life, Veda = Science) defends that […]
Why do we have our hearts on the left?
The position of the heart in the human body has always been a source of curiosity. One of the most frequently asked questions is: "Why is the heart on the left side? Understanding this peculiarity not only brings us closer to the basic knowledge of anatomy, but also helps us to understand the evolution and vital functions of the [...]
Why do I have delayed onset muscular soreness?
We are going to delve into one of the characteristics that we study in our reports: shoelaces. To this day, the origin of the shoelaces is not known with certainty. However, there are theories about how they are formed. A few years ago it was believed that lactate crystallization was responsible for causing […]
How to interpret the results of SNPedia?
SNPedia is a wiki of genetic variations. It contains information on the effects (phenotype) associated with genetic variations (genotype) allowing a quick and easy query about your SNPs. However, it is important to have some knowledge about the structure of DNA to correctly interpret the results of SNPedia. DNA is the carrier of information […]
Top 10 curiosities about DNA: part II
DNA is one of the most intriguing molecules in existence, as it contains all the information necessary to make us who we are. In the previous Top 10 Curiosities about DNA: part I article we saw some curious facts about its size, about how the human genome was sequenced for the first time and [...]
Sport and Genetics
Why do you have three ice creams a day and don't have a gram of fat? How does he manage to jump so much? Why are you recovering so well? These are questions that people ask themselves every day. Well, it is true that taking care of yourself and sports training are important keys to answering these questions, but they are not […]
Genetics of emotions
In this post you will discover if emotions are inherited, and what are the genes on which happiness depends.