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Can humans hibernate their way to Mars?

Scientists are trying to recreate the biology that lets animals survive months without food or water, in hopes of making deep-space travel possible

The Guardian - US · Jul 14

Religious Fasting and Metabolic Health: What Navratri and Ekadashi Do to Your Insulin and Glucose

The Biology Starts Within Hours, Not DaysTwelve hours after your last meal, your liver glycogen is nearly depleted. At that point, the body shifts fuel sources: free fatty acids rise, and the liver begins producing ketone bodies. This is not a dramatic event, it happens quietly, every time a fast…

Times Life · Jul 13

5 Fasting Mistakes That Slow Your Metabolism and Make You Gain Weight Instead of Losing It

Eating Too Little for Too LongA 2022 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that extreme caloric restriction during fasting windows causes the body to down-regulate its resting metabolic rate within days, not weeks. The body reads a severe deficit as a famine signal. Muscle tissue breaks…

Times Life · Jul 13

Scientists discover previously unknown Asian 'ghost population' hidden in Indigenous American DNA

A sweeping new genetic study has added a fascinating twist to the story of how humans first settled the Americas. By analysing nearly two hundred Indigenous genomes, researchers have found evidence of three separate migration waves into South America, including one that was completely unknown until now. The study also…

The Times of India · Jul 10

Why Penguins in Antarctica Take Turns in the Huddle and What It Reveals About Survival

The cold that makes the huddle necessaryWind chill on the Antarctic breeding grounds of emperor penguins can drop to -60°C. A lone penguin standing in that wind loses body heat faster than its metabolism can replace it. The emperor penguin's core body temperature sits around 37°C, roughly the same as…

Times Life · Jul 7

5 Lifestyle Changes That Control PCOS Hormones and Insulin Better Than Metformin Alone

Why Metformin Is Only Half the AnswerMetformin does one thing well: it lowers hepatic glucose production and improves insulin sensitivity. For women with PCOS, that matters, because insulin resistance sits at the root of most symptoms, the irregular cycles, the androgen excess, the weight that won't shift. But a 2020…

Times Life · Jul 7

Is it true that … we should eat every two to three hours to boost our metabolism?

Yes, digesting food requires energy, but you need to do more than snack for a meaningful impact

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6

PCOS and Cardiovascular Risk: What Your Hormonal Diagnosis Means for Your Heart

The cardiac risk nobody mentions at diagnosisWhen a gynaecologist confirms PCOS, the conversation almost always centres on irregular periods, weight, or fertility. The heart rarely comes up. A 2023 meta-analysis published in the European Heart Journal, covering data from over 900,000 women, found that those with PCOS face a 30…

Times Life · Jul 6

8 PCOS Symptoms That Go Beyond Periods: Acne, Weight Gain, Hormonal Shifts and More

Excess facial and body hair (hirsutism)Androgens are the driver here. In women with PCOS, elevated androgens, testosterone chief among them, stimulate hair follicles in places that typically respond to male-pattern hormonal signalling: the chin, upper lip, chest, and lower abdomen. A 2023 study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology…

Times Life · Jul 5

7 Signs of Low Testosterone That Indian Men Routinely Mistake for Normal Aging Symptoms

The Tiredness That Sleep Cannot FixMost men notice it first as an energy problem. They sleep seven or eight hours and wake up feeling like they haven't slept at all. Afternoon crashes arrive earlier. The motivation to get through the evening disappears by 7 PM. This gets filed under stress,…

Times Life · Jul 4