Category: 5. Health

  • Rethinking how we study the impact of heat on heart health

    Rethinking how we study the impact of heat on heart health

    Scientists have been testing how heat affects our hearts for years. But here’s the thing: the most commonly used method might not provide much insight into what happens to the heart during heat waves.

    A new study led by the University of Ottawa, Human and Environmental Physiology Research Unit…

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  • Pregnancy irreversibly remodels the mouse intestine

    Pregnancy irreversibly remodels the mouse intestine

    Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This partially irreversible change may help mice support a pregnancy and prepare for a second.

    The organs of many female animals are remodelled by reproduction, but the…

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