Article Roundup

Testosterone Makes Men Less Likely to Question Their Impulses
Say it ain't so.

Association of Porphyromonas gingivalis with high levels of stress-induced hormone cortisol in chronic periodontitis patients.
Oh this explains soooo much....

Mystery illnesses are on the rise with women, whom doctors are dismissing as "nervous Nellies"

I’m a Mom Who Nearly Died Of Sepsis Because I Didn’t ‘Have Time To Be Sick’

Harmful Bacteria Masquerade as Red Blood Cells to Evade the Immune System
Studying the stealthy strategy could help researchers develop new treatments for group A strep infections.

Is That Two-Week Course of Antibiotics Really Necessary?
Overuse of these drugs can be dangerous and contribute to bacterial resistance

Antibiotics: Even low use in children can have a negative impact on health

Tea drinkers live longer

Meat eaters tend to have better psychological health than vegetarians
You don't say.

Coffee linked to lower body fat in women
Oh really.

Brown, white and beige: understanding your body’s different fat cells could help with weight loss

Obesity not related to how close you live to fast food or gyms
Excellent documentation of the obvious.

Follow your gut: Newly identified digestive-brain axis controls food choice
A gut-to-brain circuit drives sugar preference and may explain sugar cravings.
Hmmm, I wonder what the neurotransmitter could be...

How exercise supports your mental fitness

Flickering light mobilizes brain chemistry that may fight Alzheimer's
Yo Gina.  we talked about this.... ages ago... campfire therapy...

Sleeping Brain Waves Draw a Healthy Bath for Neurons
An organized tide of brain waves, blood and spinal fluid pulsing through a sleeping brain may flush away neural toxins that cause Alzheimer’s and other diseases.


Here, take your mind off current events:

 Rheumatic diseases: The cost of survival during the Little Ice Age 

How Climate Helped Shape Your Nose
New research shows how the width of our nasal passages is literally shaped by the air we breathe

What Ear Infections Going Back 15,000 Years Tell Us About Human Health 

Africans and Europeans have genetically different immune systems

Londinium Romans’ blood lead levels so high they may have lowered birth rates

Dwale: an anaesthetic from old England

How glass drove scientific progress

Evidence of 10,000-Year-Old Crops Points to the Amazon as an Early Agricultural Hotspot

I am really getting into underwater coastal archaeology:
Early humans thrived in this drowned South African landscape
video:  How Doggerland sank below the waves

My new favorite person: Merryn Dinely.  "I have a number of academic publications about ancient and traditional malting and beer brewing, all of which are available to download."
This woman and her husband are the walking, talking embodiment of five hundred generations of dietary induced obsession.   I love her so freakin much... Here's a podcast with her.

This.  This.  This.
What if Competition Isn’t As “Natural” As We Think?
Scientists are slowly understanding collaboration’s role in biology.

Oops, forgot this one.  So cool.

Indiana Bones: The archaeologist dogs discovering ancient remains